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Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1983
An Slazenger 'Jimmy Connors Tournament' tennis racquet with open throat, plastic butt cap and handle wrapped with leather. Original clear plastic shop packaging wrap on handle. Manufacturer name along side edge of left throat pillar. Model name printed along side edge of right throat pillar. Various national flag decals placed around head frame and crown. Plastic butt cap features manufacturers name and cat logo. Logo also featured at top of handle. Materials: Metal, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Leather, Ink, Vinyltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet & cover, 4-Apr-01
Two part object. (1) A titanium lite carbon Volkl 'Quantum 1' tennis racquet with open throat, rubber butt cap and handle wrapped with perforated leather. Model name printed on left shoulder and right throat pillar, manufacturer name on right shoulder and left throat pillar. Butt cap states 'SENSOR HANDLE SYSTEM'. Crown printed with words: 'POWER BOOST'. (2) A full length black synthetic racquet cover with mesh panel, woven shoulder strap and printed with manufacturer name and logo and model name. Materials: Rubber, Vinyl, Leather, Titanium, Carbontennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1933
A Wright & Ditson 'Surprise' model tennis racquet. Throat wedge has marble laminate. String whipping and red plastic around base of throat featuring retailer's decal with trademark on obverse. Model name printed across throat on obverse and manufacturer's trademark/logo features on shaft on reverse. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on right side of shaft. Fine-grooved octasgonal handle with leather end wrap. Butt cloth features manufacturer's trademark and name. Initials: J.Q. written on shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1930
A Wright & Ditson 'Championship Red Ribbon' tennis racquet. String whipping around shoulders and around base of throat. Racquet model name 'RED RIBBON' , printed along throat on obverse and model name 'CHAMPIONSHIP' printed across throat on reverse. Manufacturer name and place of manufacture printed on right side of shaft. Octagonal fine-grooved handle , with leather end wrap and butt cap. On butt cap is printed 'HIGH QUALITY/JC HIGGINS/TRADEMARK/SPORTING GOODS'. Net strung in diagonal formation. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1926
A Wright & Ditson 'WLS Blue Streak' tennis racquet. String whipping around shoulders and base of throat. Racquet model name 'BLUE STREAK', printed along throat on obverse and model name 'WLS' printed as lightning bolts across throat on reverse. Around the 'WLS' emblem there are three circular designs with 'SR/Co' (retailer name) contained within each. Manufacturer name and place of manufacture printed on right side of shaft. Octagonal fine-grooved handle, with leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1886
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1910
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1932
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1906
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1896
A wooden, transitional flat-top racquet with a solid, convex throat, and a plain handle. Across the throat on the obverse is a decal of the model 'HARVARD' above the Bliss company trademark of a 'B' linked to an anchor, within a shield device. On right side of handle is stamped the barely legible inscription: ORIENTAL GUT. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1897
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1915
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1914
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1985
An Head 'XRC' composite tennis racquet, featuring: open throat; leather handle grip around hard plastic shaft casing; and plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name across base of head, top of shaft casing, and butt sticker. Model name along left side of throat. Materials: Composite Materials, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Papertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1982
A Wilson 'Triumph' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft, brown plastic throat bridge; plastic shaft casing featuring 'W' logo; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. White plastic butt cap also featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo. Manufacturer and model names on throat bridge (both sides). Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1980
A Wilson 'Extra' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft, plastic throat bridge; plastic shaft casing ; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. Cream plastic butt cap with featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo. Manufacturer name on throat bridge (both sides). Model name on outside edges of shaft pillars. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1905
A Wright and Ditson tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; single screw through shaft; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT/& DITSON/BOSTON/MASS./U.S.A. Model name across crown on obverse is illegible, but model is most likely a 'Longwood'. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Guttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1925
A Wright and Ditson 'Klay Kort' tennis racquet, with: bevelled crown; string whipping around shoulders and shaft; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: KLAY KORT. Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1926
A Wright and Ditson 'Harvey Snodgrass' tennis racquet, with: bevelled crown; string whipping around shoulders and shaft; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: HARVEY SNODGRASS. Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1931
An unstrung Wright and Ditson 'Ace' tennis racquet, with: plastic tape around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, short, octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: ACE. Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Handwritten inscription above: GREATA. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1934
A Spalding 'Mercer Beasley' training tennis racquet, with whipping around shoulders, streamlined shaft and fine-grooved handle. Model name across base of head on obverse; manufacturer's name across reverse. Inscription along throat on obverse: BACKHAND. Inscription alon throat on reverse: FOREHAND. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Gut, String, Leather, Ink, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1933
A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with: bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; and, grooved handle. Model name features across throat on obverse. Manufacturer details feature along right side of shaft. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Gut, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
A Regent Junior Pro tennis racquet. Model name features across base of head. 'R' trademark features on the throat. Regent logo features across shaft and on butt cap. hand written name: T./EILAND features across throat and shaft, on both sides. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Paint, Vinyl, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
A wooden racquet, with black string whipping, fine-grooved handle, and partially double-strung gut face. Inscription along throat on obverse: DAVEGA DRIVER. Inscription across throat on reverse: DAVEGA/"THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE"/NEW YORK CITY. Inscription across butt cover: DAVEGA. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Paint, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1924
A Dayton Pilot tennis racquet, with a steel head and throat, and, wooden shaft and deep-grooved handle. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Decals of maker and model, with patents, feature on front, and right side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cordtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1935
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, with leather end wrap. Owner name: 'WOODS' inscribed on shaft on obverse and reverse, and adhered using decals on left side of shaft. Two further decals adhered onto left side of shaft including one red with white cross, and one white with black spot. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Stringtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1910
Real tennis racquet. Finely grooved bare wood handle. Leather cuff around butt. Concave throat piece. Materials: Wood, Metal, Guttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1895
A transitional flat top tennis racquet with solid convex throat and fish head shaped handle. No strings/net. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Gluetennis