Fans are only just realising why there is a pineapple on top of the Wimbledon trophy
“Serving them was thus an indication of high status.
“The trophy is made of silver gilt, stands 18 inches high, and is inscribed: ‘The All England Lawn Tennis Club Single Handed Championship of the World’. “The names of all champions since the first, Spencer Gore in 1877, are engraved on the trophy, though a lack of space means champions since 2009 are commemorated on a black plinth with a silver ornamented band that now accompanies the cup.The Champions receive a three-quarter size replica of the cup instead of the real thing, which is kept at SW19 throughout the year.
It was first presented in 1887 and now features a silver plinth around the bottom which includes inscriptions of past winners.
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