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Tennis Australia
Bat, Circa 1850
A solid wooden bat, with an elongated shaft, with the handle end slightly warped. Materials: Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Bat, Circa 1900
A solid wooden bat, with a a wedged back, and leather end wrap. Stamped in red ink, along the upper shaft of the back is: PRIORY HEATH. Priory Heath is a district of the city of Ispwich, in Suffolk, England. Materials: Wood, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Bat, Circa 1920
A Nicolls Champion, laminated wooden bat, with rubber handle grip. Model name features on reverse, Nicholls logo and East Sussex coat-of-arms trademark feature on obverse. Materials: Wood, Ink, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Bat, Circa 1850
A solid wood bat, probably used in a form of tennis requiring bats instead of racquets. Minimal wear across both faces suggest a soft ball was struck. Materials: Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Bat, Circa 1850
A club-shaped solid wood bat, used for striking a hard ball exclusively across one face. Handle end has a small crooked butt for sturdier grip. Along the right side of bat is a number - either 1850 or 1650. Materials: Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Bat, Circa 1850
A solid wood bat, with a slightly projecting butt, and wedged back. The flat face is indented, meaning the bat was used to strike a hard ball. Faint manufacturer's details feature across the base of the face: LUMLEY'S LTD/GLASGOW. Materials: Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Bat, Circa 1850
A solid wood bat with a wedged back. Nails projecting from the base suggest adornment with an end wrap.The flat face is heavily indented, meaning the bat was used to strike a hard ball. Materials: Wood, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Paddle, Circa 1910
A ply-wood paddle, with a handle/shaft slightly tapering from the butt to the throat. Obverse and reverse of shaft/handle feature basic carved design. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis -
Tennis Australia
Paddle, Circa 1910
A ply-wood paddle, with rounded butt. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis -
Tennis Australia
Paddle, Circa 1910
A ply-wood paddle, with squared butt. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1880
A children's toy tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, red painted collar, and plain handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Papertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1900
An FAO Schwarz children's tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, and fine-grooved handle. Schwarz bell trademark features on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1880
A children's toy tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, red painted collar, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Papertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1930
A Rollin Wilson Midget Model, children's tennis racquet, with paper tape whipping around shaft/handle. Manufacturer and model decal on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Twine, Paper, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
A Rollin Wilson Midget Model, children's squash racquet, with paper tape whipping around shoulders and handle. manufacturer and model details impressed onto throat. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paper, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1895
A children's tennis racquet, featuring solid convex throat, red-painted collar, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1900
A 'Live Oak' children's tennis racquet, featuring solid convex throat, red-painted collar, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1878
A children's tennis racquet, featuring slightly lobbed head, solid convex throat, wood/cardboard laminated frame and shaft, and paper collar and end wrap. Materials: Wood, Twine, Paper, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cardboardtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1885
A children's tennis racquet, with gut stringing continuing from head into open throat, and cloth bound lower shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Gut, Cloth tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1960
A pair of Dayton racquetball racquets, with metal frame and metal stringing, and fine-grooved wooden handle. Materials: Metal, Wood, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ink, Gluetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
A Yashima MiniSmash wooden racquetball racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and leather handle grip with x-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, String, Paint, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1977
A Wilson Slammer racquetball racquet, with one-piece metallic frame, plastic throat brace, plastic handle with leather grip, and cord tail. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Cord, Nylon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Gluetennis -
Tennis Australia
Paddle, Circa 1895
A ping-pong paddle, with stretched hide double face, leather-bound head framework, leather collar, and a rounded, solid wood handle. During this period of table tennis history, it was merely a parlour game, and very distant from the professional competitive sport it was to become. Materials: Wood, Hide, String, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquertennis -
Tennis Australia
Paddle, Racquet, Circa 1890
A piece of sporting equipment which seems to be a ping pong paddle with stretched hide face, on one side, and a junior lawn tennis racquet, with stringing, on the other side. Impressed gold designs geature around frame and shaft. During this period of table tennis history, it was merely a parlour game, and very distant from the professional competitive sport it was to become. Materials: Wood, Hide, String, Ink, Leather, Paint, Glue, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Paddle, Circa 1890
A Ping Pong paddle, with stretched hide double-face, and gold tape decoration around frame. During this period of table tennis history, it was merely a parlour game, and very distant from the professional competitive sport it was to become. Materials: Wood, Hide, Glue, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Paddle, Circa 1890
A pair of Ping Pong paddles, with stretched hide faces, and leather binding with impressed gold patterning. During this period of table tennis history, it was merely a parlour game, and very distant from the professional competitive sport it was to become. Materials: Wood, Hide, Leather, Glue, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1880
A toddler's tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, gut stringing, and leather collar around shaft. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Mold, Circa 1920
A two piece metal mold, shaped in the form of a tennis racquet, with a clip to clamp mold sections together. Materials: Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
A miniature Grays squash racquet, with plastic tape whipping around shoulders and shaft, and velvetine handle grip. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Ink, Paint, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Velvetinetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
A miniature Grays real tennis racquet, with plastic tape whipping around shoulders and shaft, and vinyl handle grip. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Vinyl, Ink, Paint, Cloth, Glue, Lacquertennis