A Spalding 'GC-20' model racquet. Dymo label inside throat states: HOSPEL 414-546 /2995. Materials: Composite Materials, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

A Prince 'Woodie' wood/graphite tennis racquet, with Wilson 'Championship' nylon strings. Materials: Wood, Graphite, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Enameltennis

A Pro Kennex 'Bronze Ltd' oversize tennis racquet, featuring Ashaway strings. Materials: Graphite, Fibreglass, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Adhesive label, Nylontennis

A Wilson 'Jack Kramer Autograph' racquet with navy blue net. Autographed by Don Budge in blue marker. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, String, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastictennis

This object consists of 8 identical racquets. Each is a Spalding 'Lotus One' racquet with no net and a paper shop tag attached. Materials: Composite Materials, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

Chemold 'Elite' tennis racquet, endorsed by Rod Laver. Facsimile of Laver's signature features along shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

Rawlings 'John Newcombe' Linwood wood racquet. Vinyl blue/white strings and perforated leather handle grip.White painted shoulders and throat. Materials: Metal, Wood, Vinyl, Leathertennis

Eastern Sea brand wood tennis racquet with non-matching head press. Marked in several places with owner's name: 'Joan P. Sansom'. Materials: Metal, Wood, Leathertennis

Wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 1/2 inch head. Handwritten inscription across side of racquet head on obverse: LOUIS A. RENFROW. Surname also written across outside of head. Inscription across neck of obverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company logo 'LEE' on neck of reverse, and stamped on leather butt cap. Butt cap has a red and gold sticker adhered over it, advertising a St.Louis sproting company which originally strung racquet. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with the numbers '500', 'FS78' and '14 1/2' punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Contender' model tennis racquet, endorsed by George Lott. String whipping around shoulders and around base of throat. Parts of throat and shoulders painted burgundy. Racquet model name and endorser name printed across throat on obverse. Endorser image printed on shaft on obverse. On reverse, manufacturer name and image of endorser are printed across throat, and signature of endorser adhered as decal on shaft. On left side of shaft are manufacturer's name and country of manufacture. Octagonal, fine-grooved handle, withwith leather end wrap. Butt cloth features manufacturer's name and racquet care instructions. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Cloth, Stringtennis

A Broadway Tennis Racquet manufacturing Co. 'Pepin' wooden tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders. Octagonal handle with thin grooves, and trace remains of grip tape and butt cloth. Model name printed as decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name, details and slogan 'QUALITY' printed as decal across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Leather, Gut, Clothtennis

A wooden racquet with fibreglass reinforcing around shoulders and base of racquet head.Inscription across base of head on both sides: GLASSFIBRE SLAZENGER ARMOURED. Decal on throat on obverse features a gauntlet device with inscription: CHALLENGE/POWER/MODEL. Autograph of Ken Rosewall features along stem on obverse. Decal inscription across throat on reverse: HARRODS. Materials: Wood, Paint, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Fibreglasstennis

A wooden racquet, featuring the Slazenger panther emblem, on both sides of throat. Inscription, from head to stem, on both sides: SLAZENGER/CHALLENGE JUNIOR. Inscription along left side of stem: A SLAZENGER RACKET HAS WON/TEN OF THE LASTSIXTEEN/U.S. MENS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS. Racquet uses a Lamkin brand handle grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

An Ellsworth Vines Famous Player Series All-Star Model tennis racquet. Decal of Vines' head on starburst device features on throat. Wilson logo and winged tennis ball emblem feature on the stem. Butt cover features Wilson 'W' trademark. Racquet features leather handle grip with 4-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

An Eleanor tennant Famous Player Series All-Star Model tennis racquet. Decal of Tennant's head on starburst device features on throat. Wilson logo and winged tennis ball emblem feature on the stem. Butt cover features Wilson 'W' trademark. Racquet features leather handle grip with 4-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Davis Imperial, walnut-fibreglass composite tennis racquet, with an open throat and large head. Racquet features ribbon whipping around shoulders, and 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, Ribbon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Fibreglass, Painttennis

A Spalding, Tracy Austin Junior tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders; leather handle grip with X-formation perforations; and, a plastic butt cap. Model name features across base of racquet head and lower shaft; manufacturer's name features along shaft; and, Spalding 'diamond in circle' trademark features on the throat and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, String, Painttennis

A Spalding, Martina Navratilova Signature tennis racquet, with coated string whipping around shoulders; leather handle grip with continuous patterned perforations; and, a plastic butt cap. Model name features across base of racquet head. Manufacturer's name features across crown, along shaft, across handle grip, and across butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, String, Fibre, Adhesive tapetennis

A wooden tennis racquet with parchment supports, blue and gold string whipping, and a grooved handle. Inscription along throat and shaft on obverse: SUPER/WINNER/BANCROFT. Inscription across throat, on reverse: F.J. BANCROFT/.../PAWTUCKET/R.I. U.S.A./... Accomapnying decal trademark comprises of an eagle grasping a tennis racquet, in front of the Globe, with motto: USED/THE WORLD OVER. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, String, Cloth, Parchmenttennis

An unmarked wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Most likely a part of a tennis set. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A wooden tennis racquet with oval head, solid throat and rounded handle. Handle has fantail shaped end and is incised with fine grooves. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Gluetennis

An inlaid, tilt-top tennis racquet, with a strip of red leather binding the stem. Inscription across throat of obverse: HORSMAN/MAKER/7. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Lacquertennis

A transitional flat top tennis racquet with a convex throat. Inscription across throat on obverse: SEABRIGHT/TRADE MARK/HORSMAN/MAKER. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Leather, Stringtennis

Yonex brand tennis racquet. RQ-380 Widebody model. Model used by Monica Seles. This item signed on handle by Monica Seles. Materials: Metal composite, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

Tennis racquet. Spalding brand, Ashley Cooper Match Play model. Wood, with nylon strings. Red and white decals. Leather covered grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Leathertennis

Tennis racquet. Spalding brand, Gonzales Grand Prix model. Wood, with nylon strings. Red, blue and white decals. Leather covered grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Leathertennis

An Eureka Marathon wooden tennis racquet, with concave throat, string whipping around shoulders, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, String, Inktennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat. Inscription across throat on obverse: "HARVARD". Inscription across throat of reverse: SERVICE. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis

Glass fibre reinforced wooden racquet. A Slazenger 'Manuel Orantes Special'. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Rubber, Ink, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Paint, Plastic, Fibreglasstennis

A Forest Hills 7-Ply tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Painttennis