A 'Standard' tennis racquet, with solid convex throat , flat-topped oval head, and cloth tape reinforcements around shoulders. Hexagonal handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Cloth, Ink, Painttennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat. Throat on obverse features a decal of two crossed racquets with a ball below. Inscription: V. KENT/R./PAWT./I. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Inktennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and octagonal handle. Inscription across crown of head,and throat of obverse: BRUNSWICK/PENNANT. Company logo is a hoisted pennant. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metaltennis

'Puma' light-weight model wood tennis racquet. Made by Prosser & Sons Company, Australia. Leather grip. String whipping around shoulders. Teal and gold decals. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leathertennis

A Spalding Metalite tennis racquet, with an aluminium head, open throat and upper shaft, and wooden lower shaft and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Gut, Leather, Paint, String, Inktennis

An F.A. Davis wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and fine-grooved handle with fantail butt. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden flat-top racquet, with a convex throat, and fish-tail handle. Inscription across throat, and along the stem on obverse: THE/TOURNAMENT/2/GEO.G.BUSSEY&CO. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Stringtennis

An unstrung Slazenger 'The Whippet', wood/bamboo squash racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and synthetic handle grip. Materials: Wood, Enamel, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastic, String, Adhesive tape, Bambootennis

A Slazenger C.P.S.A. Graphite Comp, wood/graphite squash racquet, with open throat, and synthetic handle grip still sealed in original plastic wrap. Materials: Wood, Graphite, Ink, Synthetic material, Nylon, Plastictennis

A Slazenger Quadro Concept, graphite squash racquet, with open throat, and synthetic handle grip which is still sealed in original plastic wrap. Materials: Graphite, Nylon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Carlton badminton racquet, with wooden handle, and steel shaft and head, reinforced at joints by plastic tubes. Also, a leather handle grip with floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Metal, Glue, Leather, Nylon, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson Ace badminton racquet, with cplastic ribbon whiping around shoulders and shaft, and cloth handle grip. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Nylon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Metal, Cloth, Leather, Gluetennis

A Rollin Wilson Midget Model, children's squash racquet, with paper tape whipping around shoulders and handle. manufacturer and model details impressed onto throat. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paper, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A SCH Mahboob tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Ribbon, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Royal Staff Mark II tennis racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle with quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Leather, Plastic, Rubbertennis

A 'VIP' Fox laminated wood tennis racquet, with open throat, Wilson 'Championship' string netting, and TAD brand butt cap. Materials: Wood, Synthetic material, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Rubber, Painttennis

An Andreef 'Speedshaft' tennis racquet with large open throat. Plastic whipping and reinforcements around shoulders. Nylon whipping around base of throat. Handle grip and butt cloth. Model name painted across throat on both sides of racquet. Decal stating 'AA" on shaft on reverse. Endorsement: 'FRANK L. KOVACS 2ND/PERSONAL MODEL' painted onto shaft on obverse. Painted on crown on obverse: PLASTIC BOUND PAT. CONSTRUCTION. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Leather, Plastic, Nylontennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 inch head. Inscription across neck of obverse: DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/... Inscription across neck of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company logo 'LEE' is stamped on leather butt cap. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with size and production numbers punched in. A blue and yellow lozenge shaped sticker below the neck on reverse features information of racquet gut manufacturer. Materials: Wood, Leather, Metal, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Paper, Ink, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat. Burgundy whipping and white adhesive cloth around base of head. Inscription across throat and along the stem of obverse: THE/DEVONSHIRE. Decal on throat on reverse features company logo, incorporating monogram 'JB'. Inscription: JAMES W. BRINE/ATHLETIC SUPPLIERS/BOSTON, MASS./CAMBRIDGE, MASS. patent and manufacturing details feature across left side of stem. This racquet was named after the street the company was located on. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, String, Paint, Leather, Clothtennis

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

A wooden racquet with white cloth tape over parchment reinforcing, and a fine-grooved handle grip. The parchment reinforcing continues from the shoulders down the throat, creating the outline of a heart shape. Inscription across crown on obverse: SLAZENGERS'.Inscription along right side of handle: SLAZENGERS' NEW YORK. Inscription across throat on reverse: PATENT SHOULDERS. Butt cover features racquet maintenance instructions. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Cloth tape, Leather, Parchment, Stringtennis

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

An AMF Head Vilas, wood/graphite composite tennis racquet, with open throat design. Head logo features across base of racquet head. Model name features along shaft. AMF Head emblem and logo feature on top of handle, above grip. AMF Head logo features on plastic sticker over black butt cap. Registration number written along left side of shaft: W-189430. Materials: Wood, Graphite, Leather, Plastic, Nylon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Adhesive tapetennis

An AMF Head Vilas, wood/graphite composite tennis racquet, with open throat design. Head logo features across base of racquet head. Model name features along shaft. AMF Head emblem and logo feature on top of handle, above grip. AMF Head logo features on plastic sticker over black butt cap. Registration number written along left side of shaft: W-58305. Materials: Wood, Graphite, Leather, Plastic, Nylon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Adhesive tapetennis

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. Autograph in black marker, by Austin, features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, String, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Les Stoefen' model tennis racquet. String whipping around shoulders. On both sides of racquet, model name and manufactuer name printed across throat. Image of endorser featured on shaft on obverse. Name of manufacturer features on shaft on reverse. Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip and has leather end wrap held with tacks. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Park' model tennis racquet. String whipping around shoulders and around base of throat. On both sides of racquet the model name and manufacturer name are printed across throat. Manufacturer's trademark features on the shaft on both obverse and reverse . Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip. Butt cloth with manufacturer's trademark printed on it. Frame painted burgundy to half-way up the head. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Paint, Cloth, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Pim' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. Rounded flat top head with clear tape reinforcements around shoulders. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine-grooved octagonal handle, leather end wrap. Butt cap printed with WD and racquet care instructions. On right side of shaft, manufacturer name and country of manufacture are printed. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden tennis racquet with white plastic shoulder reinforcements, red string whipping, and a short, fine grooved handle. Inscription across throat and shaft on obverse: VARSITY/BANCROFT/FRED H. SMITH/"ON THE CIRCLE"/PAL[O] ALTO CAL. Inscription across throat, on reverse: F.J. BANCROFT/PAWTUCKET/R.I./... 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, Plastic, String, Clothtennis

An 'Handicap' wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, leather crown protector, and fine-grooved rounded handle. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: HANDICAP. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Nylon, Leathertennis