Also known as Zim Zam, Tether Tennis or Swingball, this simplest of concepts was a huge seller in its day.
Basically, just a tennis ball attached to a cord connected to a vertical pole with a coil on top, the game has been known since the early 1900s.
One person or two could play at the beach, on picnics or in their own backyard.
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Also known as Zim Zam, Tether Tennis or Swingball, this simplest of concepts was a huge seller in its day.
