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Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1932
A Wright and Ditson 'Gold Star' tennis racquet, with: string whipping around shoulders and shaft; hide strips along underside of shoulders; and, fine-grooved, short, octagonal handle. Decal inscription across base of head on obverse: GOLD STAR. Wright & Ditson cursive logo along shaft on obverse, and across base of head on reverse. Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark feature on shaft on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Hidetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1933
A Wright and Ditson 'Championship' tennis racquet, with: string whipping around shoulders and shaft; and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Decal inscription across base of head on obverse: CHAMPIONSHIP. Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Gut, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1935
A Wright and Ditson 'Speed-Win' tennis racquet, with: ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft; and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Both faces feature: cursive Wright & Ditson logo across base of head; model name with winged missile emblem across throat, and, Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark on shaft. 'WD' trademark features on cloth butt cover. Recent autograph along shaft on reverse: DON BUDGE "1938". Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Enamel, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1945
A Wright and Ditson 'Prize Cup' tennis racquet, with: string whipping around shoulders and shaft; cane-reinforced hexagonal shaft; and, W&D 'Autograph' brand leather grip over octagonal handle. Wright & Ditson Eagle trademark features on throat on obverse; Wright & Ditson player on ball, within shield trademark on throat on reverse. 'WD' trademark features on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Gut, Adhesive tape, Enamel, Canetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1935
A Wright and Ditson 'Melbourne Cup' tennis racquet, with: 'Shockproof' split shaft; string whipping around shoulders and shaft; and, leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Wright & Ditson coat-of-arms trademark features on throat on both faces; model name across base of head on obverse; Wright & Ditson cursive logo across base of head on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Gut, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1934
A Wright and Ditson 'Tournament' tennis racquet, probably manufactured for the Montgomery Ward retail chain, featuring: string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Model name features across base of head, with stylised tennis player serving ball emblem featuring on throat. Wright & Ditson cursive logo features along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1935
A Wright and Ditson 'Tournament' tennis racquet, manufactured for the Montgomery Ward retail chain, featuring: cane-reinforced hexagonal shaft; string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Model name features across base of head. 'MW' trademark features on throat and on butt cover. Wright & Ditson details feature along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Canetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1940
An unstrung Reach, Wright and Ditson 'Award' tennis racquet, featuring: plastic reinforcements around shoulders and shaft; and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Model name features across throat. Reach, Wright & Ditson logo features across lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Enameltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1883
A Spalding 'Union Club' flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid concave throat; bevelled head; and fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Model name, and Spalding logo within ball trademark impressed across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Guttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1885
A Spalding 'Windemere' flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid concave throat; bevelled head; ribbon collar; inlaid cork handle grip; and wooden butt cap. Printed model name and Spalding logo within ball trademark feature across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leather, Ribbon, Corktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1888
A Spalding 'The Slocum' flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; slender, octagonal handle; and wooden butt cap. Decal of model name and Spalding logo within ball trademark feature across black-painted throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1891
A destrung Spalding transitional flat-top, junior tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross hatched handle. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1893
A Spalding transitional flat-top, junior tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross hatched handle. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Decal of model name features across crown, but is illegible. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Guttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1893
A Spalding transitional flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, rare handle with baseball club butt. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Decal of model name features across crown, but is illegible. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Guttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1894
A Spalding 'The Greenwood' transitional flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Decal of model name features across crown, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1896
A Spalding 'The Greenwood' transitional flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Decal of model name features across crown, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1898
A destrung, Spalding 'The Practice' transitional flat-top, junior tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Decal of A.G. Spalding & Bros. Makers logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Impression of model name features across crown, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1898
A Spalding transitional flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Decal of A.G. Spalding & Bros. Makers logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on obverse. The initials 'G.M.D.' have been carved into shaft on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1907
A Spalding 'Gold Medal' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem feature across throat on obverse. Decal of 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1925
A Spalding 'Gold Medal BW' tennis racquet, featuring: concave throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; a wide, flat shaft; and, mid-grooved, thick octagonal handle. SPALDING/BW features across throat on obverse. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem features across throat on reverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark is impressed on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1903
A Spalding 'Gold Medal' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; slightly bevelled head; double screwed throat; and, mid-grooved octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem feature across throat on obverse. Decal of 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. A.D. 1876.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and impressed on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1907
A Spalding 'Gold Medal' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled head; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem features across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and is impressed on butt cover. Handwritten inscriptiona cross butt cover: WATERS/"D" CO. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1909
A Spalding 'Gold Medal Model B' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled head; whipping around shaft; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem features across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1912
A Spalding 'International Model S' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled crown; hide strips along underside of shoulders; whipping around shoulders; and, deep-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal of model name, with wreathed medallions emblem, feature across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, String, Paint, Hidetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1912
A Spalding 'Leader' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, handle with fine-grooved faces and deep-grooved sides. Decal of model name, with Native American emblem, feature across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1902
A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved slender octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Makers' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on obverse, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name feature across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1903
A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved slender octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. A.D. 1876' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on obverse, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name feature across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1907
A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name feature across throat on obverse. Initials 'IM' carved across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1905
A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Nylon, Leather, String, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1907
A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Painttennis