A generic, low-grade tennis racquet, with: painted, solid concave throat; string whipping around shoulders; plastic tape reinforcements around shoulders and collar; and plain handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, String, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A 'Freshman' tennis racquet with convex solid throat, an octagonal handle with fine grooves, and a leather end wrap. Model name printed across throat. Intials d and T inscribed on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leathertennis

Mark 77 brand tennis racquet. West German. Reinforced stringing across centre of net. Aluminium frame. Fluorescent cloth tape along top of head with words 'Fischer Besaitungstechnik'. Butt cap missing. Materials: Metal, Nylon, Leather, Plastictennis

A Pastime tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; gut stringing; cross-hatch carved handle; and leather end wrap and butt cover. Model name is impressed across throat, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Guttennis

A metal Chemold Rod Laver 'Grand Slam' tennis racquet with double shaft and metal bridge. Black plastic shaft casing and butt cap. Handle wrapped with brown leather grip tape. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Yonex 'Carbonex' model tennis racquet, with handle wrapped in leather, and a plastic butt cap featuring manufacturer logo. Manufacturer name on base of head;model name along shaft. No net Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Painttennis

A fibreglass tennis racquet, with solid throat and handle wrapped with perforated Balmforth leather grip. Head is flat top shape and slightly warped. Plastic string anchors at shoulders. Cloth butt cap. Materials: Adhesive tape, Fibreglass, Vinyl, Cloth, Leathertennis

An Alsace Sports tennis racquet with string whipping around shoulders and a cross-hatched handle. Model name features on throat on obverse. Company trademark on reverse, and on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Clothtennis

A Tony Roche World Ace tennis racquet, with fibre cross laminations across throat and shoulders, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Plastic, Fibre, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

A Court King tennis racquet, with hide shoulder reinforcements, string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle with floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Leather, Cloth, String, Adhesive tape, Fibre, Hide, Nylontennis

A Wilson Billie Jean King American tennis racquet. Throat features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Regent Junior Pro tennis racquet. Regent logo features across base of head, and on butt cap. Model name, JR. PRO, features across the throat. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Paint, Vinyl, Plastictennis

A double-handled grey composite metal tennis racquet. No model or maker markings. Dymo sticker between handles states: PATENT 4861030. non-original grip tape on handles. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Adhesive labeltennis

A Kuebler double handle grip 'Inertial' tennis racquet. Clear plastic vacuum sealed over one handle. White paper label on purple handle detailing racquet information. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Rubber, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tapetennis

A Prince Longbody 'Thunder Strike Titanium' oversize, demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'DNA Helix 16' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Titanium, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Pro Kennex 'Graphite Dominator' tennis racquet, strung with Wimbledon 'Court 5' nylon strings. Racquet features original plastic wrap around handle. Materials: Graphite, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Adhesive label, Nylon, Metaltennis

A Tennis Craft 'Speedflex Deluxe Model' tennis racquet, with clear/black nylon netting, and brown Balmforth perforated handle grip. Materials: Wood, Fibre, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Leather, Cloth, Paper, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylontennis

A 1991 photographic copy of an original c.1895 black and white photograph of a young girl posing with a tennis racquet. The image is mounted, and held in a deep set frame, featuring delicate floral carvings. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Metal, Photographic emulsiontennis

A Tennis Machines Company 'Serrano No-Awl Stringer' drop-weight tennis racquet stringing machine. The machine is accompanied by two circular weights, one light weight with a screw, the other is a heavy weight. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive label, Rubbertennis

A 'The Winner' wooden tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded handle with thin grooves, and leather end wrap and leather butt cap. Model name imprinted across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A woden tennis racquet with cloth tape shoulder supports, reinforced with string whipping, and a deep-grooved handle. Throat on obverse features a decal of a crown device, with the inscription, below: THE BERKELEY. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Leather, Stringtennis

A wooden tennis racquet with solid, convex throat, and a fine-grooved handle. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: SPECIAL. Impressed inscription on reverse: KUSTER/PERRY + CO NACHF/FRANKFURT*A*M. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Ink, Guttennis

A Gebruder Becker, Sonder Klasse Model de Luxe tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with rare patterned peforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ribbon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Leather, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

An Head 'Universe 720' demonstration composite tennis racquet, featuring: oversized head; split shaft; and, a unique double handle, wrapped with Wilson 'Cushion-Aire' handle grips. Materials: Composite Materials, Nylon, Synthetic material, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ink, Painttennis

A metal tennis racquet frame with double shaft and green plastic string-buffers around head. Black plastic shaft casing and butt cap. Handle wrapped with brown leather grip tape. No model name. Materials: Metal, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastictennis

A Spalding 'Oval' model tennis racquet, featuring laminate convex throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, Stringtennis

A Jeffries & Malings tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, thick gut string net, and leather crown protector. Originally featured red leather collars around length of shaft, which are now lost. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Wilson Jack Kramer Superrally tennis racquet, enamel painted in black and gold. Butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip by Moody. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson Set Point tennis racquet. Shaft features Wilson logo and model name. Butt cap features 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson Citation tennis racquet. Wilson logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. 'W' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Painttennis