A transitional flat top tennis racquet with solid convex throat and fish head shaped handle. No strings/net. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Gluetennis

Badminton racquet. Unbranded. Metal with nylon strings. Red grip tape. Text on shaft states: 'Tempered Steel Shaft'. Materials: Metal composite, Nylontennis

A Grenvilles Regal wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Nylon, Leathertennis

A Seaway Blue Bird tennis racquet. Made in Pakistan. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Vinyl, Paint, Ink, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Papertennis

A Dunlop Power SL, graphite/composite squash racquet with open throat. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Composite Materialstennis

A toddler's tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, gut stringing, and leather collar around shaft. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

An unstrung Rossignol Lady Pro Tournament tennis racquet. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Plastic, Fibre, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Kmart All Pro Super tennis racquet. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Leather, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

An unstrung Courtstar tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Leather, Fibre, Stringtennis

A Gamma 'Cyclone 21 XL' tennis racquet. Handle wrapped in clear plastic wrap. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Leathertennis

A red double-handled composite metal tennis racquet. Handles wrapped in blue grip tape. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

A Kuebler 'Resonanz Inertial' tennis racquet. Clear plastic vacuum sealed over handle. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Leathertennis

Zebest 'Future Star 1' racquet. Handle wrapped in non-original fluoro pink grip tape. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

An unstrung Dunlop 'Turbo 660' tennis racquet, with split shaft frame, and black plastic bridge. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tapetennis

A 'Red' Fox wood/graphite, open throat tennis racquet, netted with Prince strings. Materials: Wood, Graphite, Paint, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Plastictennis

A Wimbledon 'Nova Oversize' tennis racquet with PGS (Polymer Grip System). Handle wrapped in clear plastic. Materials: Graphite, Nylon, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Sportime 'Maximum' tennis racquet, with Wilson 'Championship' nylon strings. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Nylontennis

A Wilson 'Jack Kramer Autograph' racquet. Autographed by Jack Kramer in black marker. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, String, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastictennis

Real tennis racquet. Finely grooved bare wood handle. Leather cuff around butt. Concave throat piece. Materials: Wood, Metal, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Autograph' model tennis racquet, endorsed by George Lott. String whipping and cloth tape around shoulders and whipping around base of throat. Racquet model name and manufacturer name printed across throat on reverse. Signature of endorser adhered as decal on shaft on reverse. Endorser image printed on shaft on obverse. On obverse, decal stating: 'HIS RACQUET' and name of endorser are printed across throat. On left side of shaft are manufacturer's name and country of manufacture. Octagonal, fine-grooved handle, with leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, String, Cloth tapetennis

A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model composite wood racquet with open throat and octagonal handle. Spiral-wrapped perforated grip tape sealed at ends with plastic tape. Striped plastic reinforcement at top of grip. Striped plastic reinforcements and white paint around shoulders. Green painted section on shaft with gold writing on obverse: WRIGHT & DITSON/CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY and on reverse is manufacturer's name and icon. Manufacturer's name and racquet model also printed in cursive script across base of head on both sides of racquet. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis

A wooden racquet with orange and white painted surface and decal illustration of Ted Williams on the throat. Inscription across both sides of the racquet, from crown to stem: LAMINATED CONSTRUCTION/FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY/CERTIFIED AND APPROVED BY/TED WILLIAMS/FOR ACTIVE AMERICANS/FIBER/FACE/SEARS/ROEBUCK AND CO. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Fibreglass, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Mary Hardwick Stylist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features decal head and neck illustration of Hardwick. Butt cover features blue 'W' trademark. Throat features stylised racquet on shield device. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Paint, Ribbon, Clothtennis

A Davis Hi Point, fibreglass composite tennis racquet, with an open throat and large head. Racquet features plain leather handle grip. Model name features across base of head. Davis logo features along shaft. TAD trademark features on rubber butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Fibreglass, Painttennis

An F.H. Ayres transitional flat-top tennis racquet, with solid, convex throat, fine-grooved handle; and leather end wrap and butt cover. Hand carved monograms: on obverse, CAM; and, on reverse GHC. Manufacturer's logo impressed along sides of shaft, on obverse. Racquet is housed within a Badminton set (TA 2009.287). Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Leathertennis

Snauwaert 'Caravelle' tennis racquet. Varnished wood (white ash) and fibre frame, leather grip. Navy blue decals. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leathertennis

A John Wanamaker Germantown tennis racquet, with laminated convex throat, and octagonal fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Painttennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat. Inscription across throat on overse: "HARVARD". Inscription along throat on reverse: AZTEC. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis

A Royal tennis racquet with open throat, oversized head, and vinyl handle grip. Made in Pakistan. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Plastic, Vinyl, Paint, Inktennis

An NSG National King Professional tennis racquet. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Nylon, Cloth, Adhesive tape, String, Paint, Fibretennis