A Wright and Ditson transitional flat-top junior tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT/& DITSON/BOSTON/MASS./U.S.A. Two handwritten inscriptions across throat on reverse: JOHN HOWARD/.../TOM H. Materials: Wood, Gut, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Toournament' tennis racquet, with: solid convex throat; bevelled and gorged crown; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: TOURNAMENT. Wright & Ditson Championship logo, with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

An unstrung Wright and Ditson 'Challenge Cup' tennis racquet, with: bevelled crown; string whipping around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: CHALLENGE CUP. Wright & Ditson cursive logo features along throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

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

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

A Spalding 'Geneva 3D' 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, Gut, Leather, Paint, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Oval' model tennis racquet, featuring laminate convex throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Leather end wrap and butt cloth. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Lakeside' model tennis racquet, featuring laminate convex throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Leather end wrap and butt cloth. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leathertennis

An Army & Navy wooden hard racquets racquet, with solid concave throat, string whipping over cloth taped reinforced shoulders, and cloth-backed vinyl wrapped around a form of carpet underlay for the handle grip. Retailer's name impressed into shaft on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Gut, Cloth tape, String, Leather, Vinyl, Carpettennis

A wooden tennis racquet with cloth shoulder reinforcements, black whipping, and fine grooved handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: CHAMPION. Inscription across throat, on reverse: F.J. BANCROFT/PAWTUCKET/R.I. Manufacturing details also feature along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, String, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden tennis racquet with a solid convex throat, and interesting rounded handle, composed of laminated multi-coloured pieces of wood, creating two vertical bars along the length on each face. Two names, possibly the same person in different marital states, have been scratched into the throat on each face. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A Zimmerman 'Nonpareil' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders and also originally around shaft. Racquet has fine grooved octagonal handle. Model name and manufacturer's trademark feature across throat on reverse. Customised with name of individual; decal inscription on throat on obverse: IDA NAN/HARRINGTON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, String, Inktennis

A Goldsmith 'Hermis' tennis racquet with elongated oval head and concave wedge throat. Decal of manufacturer on throat on obverse states: THE SPORTING GOODS WITH A GUARANTEE/TRADE/MARK/REG U.S. PATENT/GOLDSMITHS/HERMIS. Handle hand carved/customised. Has butt cloth and string whipping around shoulders Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Guttennis

A Winchester 'Precision' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping and plastic reinforcements around shoulders. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Model name imprinted as decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name and slogan: 'AS GOOD AS THE GUN' printed as decal across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leather, Plastictennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet, with a 13 1/2 inch head. Inscription along throat of obverse: CADILLAC. Inscription across base of head of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Inscriptions featuring manufacturing and patent details situated along the sides of the stem. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Gut, Leather, Metal, Clothtennis

A wooden racquet, with a split open throat. Inscription across the base of the head of obverse: "RANGER". Inscription across the base of the head of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO. Company logo 'LEE' is stamped upon orange leather butt cap. Manufacturing details feature on left side of stem. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, Gut, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet, with a split open throat. Inscription across the base of the head of obverse: "RANGER". Inscription across the base of the head of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO. Company logo 'LEE' is stamped upon orange leather butt cap. Manufacturing details feature on left side of stem. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, Gut, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a 13 inch head. Inscription across throat of obverse reads: NARRAGANSETT/FORTY. Company trademark across throat of reverse: NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./NMCO/STANDARD/PROVIDENCE, R.I. U.S.A. Burgundy leather butt cap features same trademark, stamped in gold. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, String, Gut, Plastictennis

A wooden racquet with black leather handle grip. Inscription, starting across base of head of obverse, and down the stem, reads: NARRAGANSETT/EIGHTY/NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./.../"LIVE-WOOD"/.../PAWTUCKET, R.I. Inscription across base of head on reverse: GOLD COAST. Company symbol features below on stem. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, String, Guttennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat, black whipping, and, a bulbous handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: DUCHESS. Throat on reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Inscription of manufacturer's details along left side of stem: MADE BY E. KENT/PAWTUCKET, R.I., U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, String, Painttennis

A Sykes National Special tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, string shoulder whipping, and fine-grooved handle. Model name features on throat on obverse, manufacturer's details on throat on reverse. Impressed initials E.A.M. feature along right side of handle. Manufacturer's details also on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Guttennis

A wooden flat-top racquet with a convex throat. Inscription across throat and stem on obverse: THE OLYMPIC/GGB/BUSSEY & CO./LONDON/SOLE MAKERS/13 1/2. Racquet features leather end wrap, leather stem wrap (with gold ribbon around centre), and leather crown wrap. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ribbontennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and a cork inlaid handle. Inscription across the throat and stem of the obverse: DOUBLE/MAIN/1/GGB/BUSSEY'S/TENSIVE/GRIP. Inscription across right side of stem: GEO. G. BUSSEY & CO./LONDON. Inscription across left side of stem: HIGH TENSION. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leather, Corktennis

A wooden racquet with a dipped, concave throat, red whipping with parchment supports, and deep-grooved handle. No inscriptions feature on main body of racquet, however design is similar to the 'Demon Driver' model. Inscription, impressed in gold, on brown leather butt cap: WHEN NOT IN USE/GGB/KEEP IN PRESS. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Parchment, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with concave throat, plastic whipping, and leather handle grip. Decal across throat on obverse features the inscription: J.C. HIGGINS/WHIZ. Incorporated into the logo a speeding tennis ball design. Around the crown on the obverse is a decal with a partially legible inscription, possibly reading as PLY-FLEX. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Plastic, Inktennis

A wooden, transitional flat-top racquet with a laminated convex throat. Decal profile bust image across throat on obverse is of a male North American native. Inscription across right side of stem is largely lost, but originally read: THE BRIDGEPORT GUN IMPLEMENT CO./NEW YORK, U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, oval racquet with a laminated convex throat. Decal iscription across throat on obverse: B.G.I./SPECIAL. Inscription along right side of stem, is mostly illegible, but read: BRIDGEPORT ATHLETIC MFG CO./... Decal of manufacturer's trademark on throat on reverse: MAKERS/.../B.A.M. CO./.../B.G.I. TENNIS. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Stringtennis

A concave wooden racquet with orange whipping silver foil butt cover. Inscription along throat on obverse: CHALLENGE. Inscription across throat on reverse: "BENTLEY"/NIAGARA/FALLS. Inscription across paper and foil butt cover: KEEP IN A PRESS/BENTLEY/RACQUETS/NIAGARA FALLS/N.Y., U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Papertennis

A wooden racquet painted from shoulders to handle, with black leather handle grip, and red butt cover. Decal inscription across base of head on obverse: SLAZENGER. Below on throat is a decal head and neck image of a demon wearing a red cap, with the inscription: THE/DEMON. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Gut, Ribbon, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, Slazenger 'Vilas' racquet with burgundy, yellow, and blue paint work, featuring the Slazenger panther emblem at the base of the stem, on both sides, and a Balmforth leather handle grip. Inscription from crown to stem, on both sides: VILAS INTERNATIONAL FRAME/SLAZENGER/.../GUILLERMO VILAS. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Paint, Plastic, Stringtennis