Oliver brand 'Bluebird' tennis racquet. Varnished wood frame, leather grip. White painted mid-section, with red & black decals. Australian made. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, red whipping, and grooved handle. Inscription across throat and along stem: MARVEL/G.G.B.&CO.LONDON. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leathertennis

A Dunlop Hire, wooden squash racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Enamel, Nylon, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastic, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A Dunlop Graduate, wood/composite squash racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and cotton handle grip. Materials: Wood, Composite Materials, Nylon, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Cotton, Plastictennis

A rare Dunlop Mad Raq, graphite/composite squash racquet with open throat, and 3-way stringing pattern. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Composite Materialstennis

A tennis racquet with wedgeless, open throat, and originally featuring cloth tape binding the lower shoulders and upper shaft, and collaring mid-shaft and butt. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Bussey Club badminton racquet, with grooved handle grip. Impressed model name across throat, and manufacturer's name along shaft, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

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

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

A miniature Grays 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

A Best Ever, Best-Quality 7 Ply tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

A Newport Challenger tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and a vinyl handle grip with floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Vinyl, Plastictennis

A Markwort Speed King Professional tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Fibreglasstennis

A Gamma 'Big Bubba' oversize composite metal tennis racquet. Handle wrapped with non-original grip branded: 'BABOLAT TOUR GRIP'. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

A painted tennis racquet; composite materials; no visible model or maker markings. Marked post-maufacture with silver ink on butt: 'HB'. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Painttennis

A Dunlop 'Blue Max' mid-size, split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge. Materials: Leather, Adhesive tape, Synthetic material, Ink, Plastic, Metal, Graphite, Kevlar, Painttennis

A Dunlop 'Max LT' tennis racquet, with netting strings bearing inscription: 'TOA STRINGS LEOINA 86'. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Ink, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Fox 'King Pro' wood/graphite tennis racquet, with open throat, and Wilson 'Championship' string netting. Materials: Wood, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Paint, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A short stemmed Fox 'GT' split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge, and netted with Wilson 'Championship' strings. Materials: Metal, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis

A Prince 'Precision Response' demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Cushion Grip System' synthetic handle grip. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

A Prince 'Precision' tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duratac' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Duraflex 17' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

An unstrung Pro Kennex 'Power Dominator' split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge. Materials: Metal, Composite Materials, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Adhesive labeltennis

A Donnay 'Mid 25' wood/graphite composite tennis racquet, with nylon netting, and brown leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Graphite, Ink, Nylon, Metaltennis

This object has 33 parts (2008.960.1 - 2008.960.33). The parts are 33 identical racquets. Each part is a Slazenger 'Professional' wood racquet with no net. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ribbontennis

Wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 inch head. 'AUSTRALASIAN' model, as inscribed across top of racquet head on obverse. Inscription across neck of obverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Company monogram across neck of reverse, and stamped on leather butt cap: L&C/TRADEMARK. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with the numbers '247' and '14' punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden racquet with blue, red, green, and yellow whipping, green end wrap and butt cover ,twine stringing with distinct sweet-spot, and a grooved handle. Inscription across throat of obverse: BEVERLY HILLS. Decal trademark featured across throat on reverse, comprising of an encircled racquet presented behind two ribbon devices. Inscription: C.L.GODFREY/THE PEAK/OF QUALITY/TRADE MARK/PAWTUCKET,/R.I. Materials: Wood, Twine, String, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with blue, red, green, and yellow whipping, green end wrap and butt cover, twine stringing with distinct sweet-spot, and a grooved handle. Inscription across throat of obverse: BEVERLY HILLS. Decal trademark featured across throat on reverse, comprising of an encircled racquet presented behind two ribbon devices. Inscription: C.L.GODFREY/THE PEAK/OF QUALITY/TRADE MARK/PAWTUCKET,/R.I. Materials: Wood, Twine, String, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with enamel-painted shoulders, throat, and stem, and leather handle grip with trefoil perforations. Amongst a blue and green background are a number of decals advertising Slazenger, the quality of the racquet, and the retailer. Decals across base of head and throat on obverse: SLAZENGERS/BEAUFORT/CUSTOM STRUNG/DAWSON'S/SPORTING GOODS/SAN FRANCISCO. Decal on throat on reverse: SLAZENGERS/CHOICE OF/THE CHAMPIONS. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Ink, Paint, String, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Slazenger P.M.instructional racquet, with red and white decoration. Decal on throat on obverse: PM. Instructions feature on base of racquet head, on both sides, and along right side of handle. Inscription along left side: SPECIALLY MADE BY SLAZENGERS IN CONSULTATION WITH FRED PERRY/WORLD CHAMPION, AND DAN MASKELL COACH, ALL ENGLAND CLUB WIMBLEDON. Partly legible decal of retailer features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Ribbon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Guttennis

Two-part object. (1) A Fischer 'Powerwood' model tennis racquet, with teardrop shaped head, cloth whipping on shoulders, handle wrapped in perforated leather, and a plastic butt cap impressed with manufacturer logo. Modela name on base of head; manufacturer name and logo along shaft. (2) Brown vinyl racquet head cover printed with manufacturer logo and name in silver. Materials: Wood, Vinyl, Adhesive tape, Cloth tape, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Metaltennis