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The sport originated in Victorian England, where it was played among the upper-
class as an after-dinner parlour game.It has been suggested that makeshift
versions of the game were developed by British military officers in India in around
1860s or 1870s, who brought it back with them. A row of books stood up along
the center of the table as a net, two more books served as rackets and were used
to continuously hit a golf-ball.
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It has been suggested that the game was first developed by British military
officers in India or South Africa who brought it back with them. Old PaddleA row
of books was stood up along the center of the table as a net, two more books
served as rackets and were used to hit a golf-ball continuously from one end of
the table to the other. (Perhaps after a few too many after dinner brandies!)
Alternatively table tennis was played with paddles made of cigar box lids and
balls made of champagne corks.
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