A Spalding, "Fred Stolle" Pro-Flite Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, perforated leather handle grip, and white plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat. 'Two-tone diamond' symbol on shaft & shoulders. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on shaft. 'S' symbol on butt cap. Throat on reverse signed by Fred Stolle in black marker ink. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, String, Plastictennis

A Spalding, Impact-180 Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders. Manufacturer's name along sides of shaft; model name along shaft (both sides). 'S' symbol spray-painted across net. Hand grip bare wood (missing grip tape and butt cover). Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Painttennis

A Spalding, "Rosie Casals" Impact-240 Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders. Two tone green paint from grip to top of shoulders. Manufacturer's name along side edges of shaft and on butt cap; endorser name on throat and rest of model name along shaft (both sides). 'S' symbol spray-painted across net. Perforated leather hand grip and white plastic butt cap. Name 'WOODS' engraved by hand into throat on reverse and shaft on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Spalding, "Rosie Casals" Impact-240 Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders. Two tone green paint from grip to top of shoulders. Manufacturer's name along side edges of shaft and on butt cap; endorser name on throat and rest of model name along shaft (both sides). 'S' symbol spray-painted across net. Perforated leather hand grip and white plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Leather, Plastictennis

A Wilson 'Jack Kramer Autograph' racquet. 'S' logo on net. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, String, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastictennis

A wooden racquet featuring dyed wood frame, popular in the 1940's. Decal on throat on obverse comprises of the monogram 'MW' on a blue ribbon, in front of a starred and striped shield, crowned by an eagle. Decal inscription across throat on reverse: NATIONAL. The patent across right side of racquet, was issued in February 1939, for the "coloring of bent wood", developed by William Whyte, an employee of Cortland, who manufactured tennis racquets. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Vinyltennis

An oval, wooden racquet with a laminated convex throat. Decal inscription of model type around crown on obverse is illegible. Decal of company trademark features on throat of obverse. Within a football device is the inscription: TRADE MARK/SCH[MELZER]'S/KA[N]SAS [CIT]Y/S[P]ORTING GOODS. Hand carved name along throat on obverse: JEANETTE. Hand carved initials, in Greek script, across throat on reverse, read 'Pi Delta'. Hand carved inscription further down on handle reads: JOE BROWN. Decal inscription along right side of stem: SCHMELZER ARMS CO./KANSAS CITY, MO. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, transitional flat-top racquet with a solid convex throat, and fine grooved handle. Manufacturer's mark stamped across throat on obverse, comprises of a hexagram with the text: BEST IS BEST/S&S/L/THRO' THE WORLD. Stamped model name along stem on obverse: THE RENSHAW. Stamped inscription across throat on reverse: BENETFINK/LONDON. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, flat-top racquet with a solid convex throat, and fish-tail handle. Model trademark is a stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head, with the text: THE/DEMON. Manufacturer's mark stamped across throat on reverse, comprises of a hexagram with the text: BEST IS BEST/S&S/L/THRO' THE WORLD. Stamped over this: BENETFINK/LONDON. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, oval racquet with a solid convex throat, cloth tape supports, and fish-tail handle. Inscription across crown on obverse: THE DEMON. Model trademark is stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head device, with the text: THE/DEMON. Manufacturer's mark stamped across throat on reverse, comprises of a hexagram with the text: BEST IS BEST/S&S/L/THRO' THE WORLD. Inscription along left side of handle: MADE IN ENGLAND. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden, oval racquet with a solid convex throat, cloth tape supports, and fish-tail handle. Inscription across crown on obverse: THE DEMON. Model trademark is stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head device, with the text: THE/DEMON. Manufacturer's mark stamped across throat on reverse, comprises of a hexagram with the text: BEST IS BEST/S&S/L/THRO' THE WORLD. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden, oval racquet with a concave throat, cloth tape supports, and fish-tail handle. Inscription across crown on obverse: THE DEMON. Model trademark is stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head device, with the text: THE/DEMON. Manufacturer's decal trademark across throat on reverse, comprises of a hexagram with the text: BEST IS BEST/S&S/L/THRO' THE WORLD. Retailer's decal below: LISLE FRASER/WHOLESALE/AND/RETAIL/SPORTING GOODS/... Inscription stamped along left side of stem and handle: SLAZENGERS (CANADA) LIMITED...MADE IN CANADA. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tape, String, Painttennis

A concave, wooden racquet, with white-painted cloth taped shoulders, with red and green whipping, diagonal stringing, and a fish-tail handle. On throat on obverse is the Slazenger trademark of a hexagram, with an 'S' in the centre. Barely legible inscription stamped along right side of handle: SL[AZENGER] LTD. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Cloth tape, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Slazenger P.M.instructional racquet, with blue and white decoration. Decal on throat on obverse features a blue 'S' on a gold disc, with 'SLAZENGERS' below. Inscription at base of stem on obverse: P.M. Insstructions feature on base of racquet head, on both sides, and along right side of handle. Inscription along left side: SPECIALLY MADE BY SLAZENGER IN CONSULTATION WITH WORLD CHAMPION/FRED PER[RY A]ND L.T.A. TRAINING MANAGER DAN MASKELL. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Ribbon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Guttennis

A red, white, black and gold-painted wooden racquet with a white butt cap, featuring Slazenger logo and emblem. A shield device with an 'S' in the centre, features across the throat, on both sides. Inscription, from head to stem, on both sides: STARFIRE/LAMINATED/CONSTRUCTION/SLAZENGER. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Frank Sugg 'Court' tennis racquet with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved handle with fish-tail butt. Model and manufacturer's names impressed across the throat and along the shaft on the obverse, respectively. A circular cavity across the throat on the reverse may have contained a medallion featuring manufacturer's details, similar to the decal situated immediately below. It reads: RES[TR]UNG/FRANK SUGG LTD./LOR[D S]T. LIVERPO[OL]/S[H]EF[F]IE[L]D/.../C[ARD]IFF. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Inktennis

A wooden tennis racquet with laminated convex throat, & crosshatched handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: S&H/125TH ST N.Y. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Inktennis

A J. S. Jeffreys tennis racquet with concave composite throat, an octagonal handle with both fine and medium grooves. String whipping in three places around each shoulder. Has a leather end wrap and butt cloth. Manufacturer/retailer name printed across throat on obverse. On butt cloth are printed care instructions (not completely decipherable). Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Cloth, Inktennis

A Sportcraft Super Server tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Sportcraft logo features across base of head. Model name feature along shaft.Illustrated dcal of male tennis player features on lower shaft. Sportcraft 'S' trademark features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Enameltennis

A Sportcraft Super Server tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Sportcraft logo features across base of head. Model name feature along shaft. Illustrated decal of male tennis player features on lower shaft. Sportcraft 'S' trademark features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Enameltennis

A Sportcraft Super Server tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Sportcraft logo features across base of head. Model name feature along shaft. Illustrated decal of male tennis player features on lower shaft. Sportcraft 'S' trademark features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Enameltennis

A Snauwaert Orion tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, diagonal nylon stringing, and leather handle grip with floral perforations. Model name features across base of head, flanked by starburst devices. Diagonal grid design features on throat. Snauwaert logo features along shaft, with 'S' trademark in globe device below. 'S&D' trademark features on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Snauwaert Autograph, International Club tennis racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders. Snauwaert logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. 'S' trademark features on throat and butt cap. Design and manufacturing details feature on the sides of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Fibreglass, Adhesive tapetennis

A Snauwaert Brian Gottfried tennis racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders. Snauwaert logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. 'S' trademark features on throat and butt cap. Design and manufacturing details feature on the sides of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Fibreglass, Adhesive tapetennis

An unmarked SIRT tennis racquet, with the inscription MADE IN ITALY along the left side of shaft, and an 'S' trademark on the butt cover. Inscription on handle grip: THE "ORIGINAL"/KINGHORN TACKY GRIP. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ribbontennis

A Wilson "Butch" Buchholz Signature tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name, with a wreathed 'S'. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangular perforations. Inscription along left side of shaft: MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SEARS ROEBUCK & CO./BY WILSON SPORTING GOODS. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson "Butch" Buchholz Signature tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name, with a wreathed 'S'. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangular perforations. Inscription along left side of shaft: MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR [SEAR]S [ROEBUCK & CO]./BY WILSON SPORTING GOODS. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Stan Smith Monterey tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft feature model name and gold and white shield device with 'S' at centre. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Butt cap has metallic plate adhered to it, engraved with the name 'JOE'. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

S&SL brand "The Demon" model tennis racquet. Fish tail shaped butt. Stamp on neck states 'Made for the Melbourne Sports Depot'. Stamped on handle: 'Made in England'. Paper tape wrapped around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Gut, Adhesive tape, Inktennis

The collection of thirteen model horse drawn vehicles were carefully handmade by Mr Chas W Davis 1925 - 2002. He was a talented artist and saw doctor. This model of a horse drawn Small Wheel Lorry replicates the vehicle that enjoyed respect from the public during the 1880's and early 1900's. A model of a Small Wheel Lorry with a long four spoked wheeled wooden flay tray drawn by a brown horse. The wooden shafts are to control the horse whilst working. It has a grey wooden ice box with a metal lid with ICE painted in black letters inside a black lined outline on the side. On the side of they lorry or dray is painted WOOD - COAL - COKE - C. MEE LA1271 in black paint. These are long strong carts or drays without fixed sides for carrying heavy loads. They were the truck of the horse drawn era, from the large wool bale lorry to the suburban ice and wood lorry. It has been said they had their origins in the German farm wagon.ICE is painted in black capital letters on the side of the ice box. On the side of the lorry is painted - WOOD - COAL - COKE - C. MEE LA1271replicas, models, scale models, vehicles, horse drawn vehicles, toy horses, drays, carts