A wooden racquet with a concave throat. The throat on obverse features the decal inscription: LENOX. The throat on reverse features the decal logo, in gold, red and black, of a dog above a diamond device. Inscription within and below device: D & M/.../SPORTING GOODS/MADE IN/U.S.A. Logo also features on brown butt cover, impressed in gold. Inscription along left side of stem: MADE BY THE DRAPER-MAYNARD COMPANY/PLYMOUTH, N.H. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Nylon, String, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with concave throat, white-painted stem and throat, red-painted lower head, plastic whipping and collars, and black leather handle grip. Decal across base of head and throat, on both sides, features the inscription: JC HIGGINS/MOHAWK. Behind the model name is the image of an arrow head. Decal inscription along left side of stem: WRIGHT & DITSON/MADE IN U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Plastic, Clothtennis

A wooden racquet with white and red-painted stem, white throat and lower head, plastic whipping and collars, and brown leather handle grip. Decal across base of head and throat, on both sides, features the inscription: JC HIGGINS/DORIS HART/MODEL. Also featured on throat is a red love-heart design. Machine stitched inscription across cloth butt cover: MADE/IN/U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Plastic, Clothtennis

A wooden racquet with a red-painted concave throat, and grooved handle. Inscription across the throat on obverse, accompanied by an emblem of a hand grasping three thunder bolts: FLASH. Below on stem: MAGNAN. Manufacturer's emblem, featured on throat on reverse, comprises of the letter 'M' at the centre of a gold ribboned black badge. Inscription: N.J. MAGNAN CORP./NORTH ATTLEBORO,MASS, U.S.A. Illegible hand-written name and intials on head and stem also feature. Materials: Wood, Gut, Plastic, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis

A wooden, oval racquet with a solid convex throat, cloth tape supports, and fish-tail handle. Inscription across crown on obverse: THE DEMON. Model trademark is stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head device, with the text: THE/DEMON. Manufacturer's mark stamped across throat on reverse, comprises of a hexagram with the text: BEST IS BEST/S&S/L/THRO' THE WORLD. Inscription along left side of handle: MADE IN ENGLAND. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden racquet with laminated concave throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and medium grooved handle. Inscription across and along throat on obverse: DRIVA/(EXELA)/WILLIAMS & CO. PARIS. Inscription across butt cover, in French: WILLIAMS & CO/1. RUE CAUMARTIN/PARIS/A GARDER SOUS PRESSE. Adhered onto the throat on reverse is a small metallic - possibly silver - diamond device, containing within the initials L.C. Materials: Wood, Gut, Cloth tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Metal, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Pancho Segura Autograph Model' wood tennis racquet. String whipping/ribbon reinforcements around shoulders and shaft. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's name printed on throat on obverse and reverse. Endorser's image printed on throat on obverse and reverse. Endorser's signature features along shaft on obverse and reverse. Grip wrapped with perforated leather. White butt cloth printed with large Spalding 'S" logo. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Ribbontennis

A Spalding, "Fred Stolle" Challenge Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders & shaft, perforated leather handle grip, and white leather butt cloth. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat. 'Shining world globe' symbol on throat. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on shaft and butt cloth. Throat on reverse signed by Fred Stolle in black marker ink. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Park' model tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded flat top head. Manufacturer name and place of manufacture printed across throat on obverse. Model name printed on crown on obverse. manufacturer trademark across throat on reverse. On side of shaft is printed: PATENTED,/JAN. 3, 05,. Fine grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap. On leather butt cap is inscribed: B/E/200. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Pim' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. Rounded flat top head with cloth tape reinforcements around shoulders. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine-grooved octagonal handle and leather end wrap. On left side of shaft: PATENTED/JAN. 3, 05. On right side of shaft, manufacturer name and country of manufacture are printed. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Pim' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. Rounded flat top head with clear tape reinforcements around shoulders. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine-grooved octagonal handle, leather end wrap. Butt cap printed with WD and racquet care instructions. On right side of shaft, manufacturer name and country of manufacture are printed. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A ' The Ubique' tennis racquet with tansitional flat top head, convex solid throat with one bolt and a fishtail handle. Model name (Ubique is Latin for 'everywhere') is imprinted and inked across throat on obverse. Handle has fine grooves and two large furrows. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Guttennis

A Chicago Sports Equipment Co. 'Pickwick' tennis racquet, with 'Indestructo' plastic shoulder reinforcements and collar, and a fine-grooved octagonal handle. Model name across throat on obverse; manufacturer's name and trademark across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Cloth, Ink, Plastictennis

A CB Co. tennis racquet featuring: bevelled crown; laminated, convex throat; and fine-grooved bulbous handle. Manufacturer's trademark decal, comprising of monogram centred between two crossed racquets, with a ball immediately below, features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Inktennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and octagonal handle. Inscription across crown of head, throat, and along stem of obverse: WHITE SPECIAL/PENNANT/.../GUARANTEED. Company logo is a hoisted pennant. Cloth bindings around base of head also feature. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth, Ink, Leather, Metaltennis

A 'Tether' wooden tennis racquet, with laminated convex throat, and fine-grooved handle. Manufacturer's trademark of a five-pointed star mounted above a wreath-framed crown features on the throat on obverse. The model name features across the crown of the racquet head. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leathertennis

An F.H. Ayres Champion wooden tennis racquet, with tilt-top, solid convex throat, leather collar, slightly rounded square handle, and leather end wrap. Inscription across crown and throat on obverse: CHAMPION/F.H. AYRES/14 OZ/SUPERIOR. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, Guttennis

A wooden racquet featuring the decal inscription, along the throat on the obverse: WHIZ. Throat on reverse features red, gold and black decal of company logo, with the inscription 'CHAMPIONSHIP' across a ribbon situated in front of a tennis trophy, within a quartered shield. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet featuring the decal inscription, along the throat on the obverse: WHIZ. Throat on reverse features red, gold and black decal of company logo, with the inscription 'CHAMPIONSHIP' across a ribbon situated in front of a tennis trophy, within a quartered shield. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet featuring a decal image on both sides of the throat, of a gold shield featuring the Olympic symbol in the centre. Inscription from head to stem, on both sides: OLYMPIC/FIBRE/WELDED/THROAT/SLAZENGER. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Paint, Stringtennis

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

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

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

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

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

A wooden racquet, with purple plastic shoulder reinforcements, green and white whipping, and fine-grooved handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: CHAMPION. Inscription across throat on reverse: DAVEGA/SPORTS/DIVISION OF ATLAS STORES CORP. OF AMERICA. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Plastic, Ink, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A wooden, transitional flat-top Horsman 'Eclipse Special' tennis racquet, with oriental gut (silk) strings, solid convex throat, and, cross-hatched slender octagonal handle. Inscription across obverse, from crown to throat: SPECIAL/E.I. HORSMAN/ECLIPSE. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Ink, Glue, Silktennis

Cut-throat razor, White bone handle, "Magnetic Platypus Extra Hollow Ground", Made in Germany by Oswald- Solingen. With Boxflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, cut-throat razor, oswald- solingen, magnetic platypus extra hollow ground

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

Juliana Magan was the seventh child of miner Patrick Magan and his wife Mary (née Flanagan). She was Postmistress at Linton from 1898 until at least 1912. Juliana Magan married Daniel Garvey at St Francis' Catholic Church in Melbourne in 1916. Photograph is part of Old Lintonian collection ; no. 61.Black and white photograph of a lady with spectacles, wearing light long sleeved gown, with throat band and brooch at centre of v neckline."Jan 1915"mrs dan garvey, juliana magan, old lintonian collection, postmistresses