A Fleetwing Tournament tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and a leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Fleetwing logo features across base of head. Green cup trophy features across throat. Model name features aong shaft. Wreathed 'F' trademark features on lower shaft and plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A SIRT Novasirt "Golden Cup" tennis racquet, with a Balmforth leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Cloth, Adhesive tapetennis

A Kun Nan Taisports Prize Cup tennis racquet with string whipping around shoulders, leather handle grip with triangular perforations, and white plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Leather, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' model tennis racquet. Striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders and around base of throat. On obverse, model name and logo featuring a trophy, initials 'WD' and words 'FIBRE-SEALED' printed across throat. On reverse, the same logo and the manufacturer's name are printed across throat . Printed on obverse of shaft is name of manufacturer and words: 'CHAMPION QUALITY'. Printed on reverse of shaft is manufacturer's trademark. Handle spiral-wrapped with perforated leather hand grip. Butt cloth with manufacturer's initials printed on it. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Plastic, Painttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' 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. Along the shaft on obverse are four vertical stripes and words: FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY'. On shaft on reverse are four vertical stripes and manufacturers trademark. Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip, across which is printed manufacturers name. Butt cloth with manufacturer's trademark printed on it, and in pencil: B 105. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Paint, Cloth, Plastictennis

A Wright and Ditson 'DC Model' (i.e. Davis Cup Model) tennis racquet, with: concave throat; bevelled crown; string whipping around shoulders; and, bald, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: WRIGHT & DITSON/DC/MODEL. Wright & Ditson cursive logo features along throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

An unstrung Wright and Ditson 'Challenge Cup' tennis racquet, with: bevelled crown; string whipping around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: CHALLENGE CUP. Wright & Ditson cursive logo features along throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Prize Cup' tennis racquet, with: string whipping around shoulders and shaft; cane-reinforced hexagonal shaft; and, W&D 'Autograph' brand leather grip over octagonal handle. Wright & Ditson Eagle trademark features on throat on obverse; Wright & Ditson player on ball, within shield trademark on throat on reverse. 'WD' trademark features on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Gut, Adhesive tape, Enamel, Canetennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Melbourne Cup' tennis racquet, with: 'Shockproof' split shaft; string whipping around shoulders and shaft; and, leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Wright & Ditson coat-of-arms trademark features on throat on both faces; model name across base of head on obverse; Wright & Ditson cursive logo across base of head on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Gut, Adhesive tapetennis

A Spalding 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet, with whipping around shoulders, fibre shoulder supports, leather handle grip with X-formation perforations, and plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name features across base of head. Model name, with Davis Cup trophy image, features on throat. Spalding 'Wreathed S' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Enamel, String, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibretennis

A Spalding 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet, with whipping around shoulders, fibre reinforced bow, shoulders and throat, leather handle grip, and plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name features across base of head. Model name features on throat. Various Spalding trademarks features on throat, lower shaft, and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibretennis

A Spalding 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet, with whipping around shoulders, fibre reinforced shoulders, leather handle grip with patterned perforations, and plastic butt cap. Model name features across base of head. Manufacturer's name features along shaft. Spalding 'S' trademark features on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibretennis

A Spalding 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet, with whipping around shoulders, fibre reinforced shoulders, leather handle grip with patterned perforations, and plastic butt cap. Model name features across base of head. Manufacturer's name features along shaft. Spalding 'S' trademark features on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibretennis

A Spalding 'Challenge Cup Oversize Bow' wood tennis racquet. Model name printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Manufacturer's logo features along shaft on both sides of shaft. On left side of shaft is printed: HANDCRAFTED NORTH AMERICAN/ASH AND HARDWOODS and OVERSIZE BOW FOR GREATER HITTING AREA. On other side of shaft is printed: FIBER REINFORCED/THROAT, BOW, AND SHAFT. Grip wrapped with leather printed with manufacturer name. White plastic butt cap features maker logo. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leathertennis

A Spalding Pancho Gonzales-endorsed 'Prize Cup' wood tennis racquet. Striped tape reinforcements around shoulders and ribbon around shaft. Manufacturer's name & model name printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Grip wrapped with perforated leather. Large Spalding 'S" logo and 'JAPAN' printed onto butt cap. Decal on side of shaft reads: CUSTOM DESIGNED BY SPALDING/FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Leather, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Spalding Pancho Gonzales-endorsed 'Prize Cup' wood tennis racquet. String whipping reinforcements around shoulders and around shaft. Manufacturer's name & model name printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Model name and manufacter's logo printed along shaft on both sides of racquet. Grip wrapped with perforated leather. Large Spalding 'S" logo and 'JAPAN' printed onto butt cap. Decal on side of shaft reads: CUSTOM DESIGNED BY SPALDING/FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Leather, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Spalding Pancho Gonzales-endorsed 'Prize Cup' wood tennis racquet. String whipping reinforcements around shoulders and around shaft. Endorser's signature, lion symbol & model name printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Manufacturer's name and logo printed along shaft on both sides of racquet. Grip wrapped with red plastic tape. Large Spalding 'S" logo printed onto butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Stringtennis

Object has two parts - Part (1) A Spalding Pancho Gonzales-endorsed 'Prize Cup' wood tennis racquet. String whipping reinforcements around shoulders and around shaft. Endorser's signature, lion symbol & model name printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Manufacturer's name and logo printed along shaft on both sides of racquet. Grip wrapped with perforated leather. Large Spalding 'S" logo printed onto butt cap. Unreadable writing in marker on butt cap. Part (2) Spalding racquet press, wood with steel bolts and springs in each corner for tightening press. Manufacturer name printed across base on obverse. Top piece on obverse painted black. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Slazenger Royal Cup, wood/fibre composite squash racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and cotton handle grip still sealed in original plastic wrap. Materials: Wood, Fibre, Ink, Cotton, Nylon, Plastic, String, Adhesive tape, Bambootennis

A Slazenger, Panther Cup squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Slazenger, Panther Cup squash racquet (1), with vinyl racquet head cover, featuring the Dunlop brand logo and trademark (2), since both brands were owned by the same company at this time. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylon, Vinyl, Synthetic material, Ink, Plastic, Metaltennis

A Pretty tennis racquet with solid convex throat, and leather collars around cupper shaft and butt. Model name is impressed in cursive script across throat, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leathertennis

A Pinguin Davis Cup Model President tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Fibretennis

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

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders and shaft; and fine-grooved handle. Model name and trophy logo feature across throat on obverse. Manufacturer details and trophy logo feature across throat on reverse. Manufacturer name & country of origin feature along right side of shaft and on shaft on obverse. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features on shaft on reverse. Leather end wrap, much of butt cloth lost. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Gut, String, Nylon, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders and shaft; and handle wrapped with leather perforated grip. Model & manufacturer's name anda trophy logo feature across throat on both obverse and reverse. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features on shaft on reverse. On obverse of shaft is printed:FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Nylon, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders; and handle wrapped with leather perforated grip. Has leather end wrap and 'DM' printed on butt. Model & manufacturer's name anda trophy logo feature across throat on both obverse and reverse. On reverse and obverse of shaft is printed:WRIGHT & DITSON/CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Gut, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' fibre-sealed tennis racquet with striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders; and handle wrapped with leather grip. Has 'WD' printed on butt. Model name, words 'FIBRE-SEALED', intials 'WD' and a trophy logo feature across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name, words 'FIBRE-SEALED', intials 'WD' and a trophy logo feature across throat on reverse. On obverse of shaft is printed:WRIGHT & DITSON/CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY. Manufacturer's 'man on tennis ball' trademark/logo features on reverse of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Leather, Plastic, Nylon, Fibreglasstennis

A Wilson, Jack Kramer Cup tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features plain gold trophy cup device. Shaft features decal head and neck illustration of Kramer. Shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangle-pattered perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

A Wilson, Jack Kramer, Kramer Cup tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features rendered gold trophy cup device. Shaft features decal head and neck illustration of Kramer. Shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangle-pattered perforations. Autograph by Kramer features along shaft on reverse. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis