In August 2025,  we received an email from a family in NSW regarding a previously unknown racquet making firm called C.O.F.Anderson from Vale lane, Auburn.

Colin Olsen Flett Anderson must have commenced his racquet making skills with another local firm prior to setting up his own company.  In 1925, he applied to complete a business course in preparation for the big step forward and you can see he added tennis racquet maker as his career on the course application form.

The firm must have survived for a quite a few years guessing the 1928-1932 era but we do know that the depression forced the closure.   Searching Trove for old ads from the company or retailers hasn’t led to any confirmation of the models produced but we do have an actual racquet called the SPECIAL and a sales card referring to the SWIFT.    Both Chesterfield NSW and Hedley VIC had a Swift model so it is quite possible that Anderson may have been acquired by one of them.

The racquet is well made with a wood scored grip.

Thanks to Robin Buchanan for the information, another addition to the development of  the Australian Industry.