NewYorkFirst.com: John Jaques Club Tournament Table Tennis

Ping Pong with a British Accent.

They taught the world to play ping pong. The story goes that colonial regiments maintaining the old British Empire in India and South Africa mimicked the game of lawn tennis on makeshift tables in the confines of their cramped barracks, the consequence of boredom-hours. Instead of rackets they used the flat of their caps or the lids from cigar boxes, and the rounded edges of bottle corks were used as balls.

The pastime didn't go unnoticed by John Jaques, the prodigious British game maker who formalized rules of the game and built the first standard tables in 1891. By the turn-of-the-century, ping pong had become a popular after-dinner amusement for upper class Victorians.

Over the past one hundred years, Jaques of London has consolidated its position as the foremost table tennis manufacturer with an innovative range of tables for years of play at any level. Jaques tables are still made in the same painstakingly perfect way, as they have been throughout their history. Nothing finer for the well-appointed recreation room or progressive workplace.

Exquisite British Worksmanship.
Magnificent, solid wood table, descended from the original ping pong tables of merrie olde England. Formidable, superfast cellulose surface. Patented leg-lock feature and duroxil resin bonded top. The thicker the top, the better the bounce, so the Prince Albert's 1-inch-thick top provides a livelier, true bounce, with greater consistency. Formidable, superfast cellulose surface finish. Furthermore, if you have the luxury of not having to move the table, this four-post leg framework has less moving parts, and greater stability. Chosen for more world championships than any other table. (Exacting competition standard net and posts set, bats and balls included).

Availability: The Prince Albert "Club Tournament" Table is shipped via “White-Glove” delivery, including scheduling at your convenience and across-the-threshold delivery to the room of your choice. Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for delivery and set-up.