A Wright and Ditson 'Country Club' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: COUNTRY/CLUB. Wright & Ditson Championship logo, with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Leader' tennis racquet, with: plastic tape around shoulders and shaft; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: LEADER. Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Plastictennis

A Spalding transitional flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Decal of A.G. Spalding & Bros. Makers logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on obverse. The initials 'G.M.D.' have been carved into shaft on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Nylon, Leather, String, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Greenwood' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Favorite' tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Paint, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Rally' tennis racquet with concave throat, bevelled crown, string whipping around shoulders, and grooved octagonal handle. Model name across throat on obverse. Spalding ball trademark features along throat on reverse, and impressed in gold on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, Leather, String, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Royal' tennis racquet with bevelled crown, string whipping around shoulders, and deep-grooved octagonal handle. Model name across throat on obverse. Spalding ball trademark features along throat on reverse, and impressed in gold on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, Leather, String, Painttennis

A Spalding tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders. Handle grip wrapped in perforated leather and plastic butt cap featuring manufacturer's name/logo. On side of shaft: 'FIBER REINFORCED THROAT AND BOW'. Manufacturer's name appears on throat. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Fibre, Paint, Stringtennis

A Grissoy Vedette Competition tennis racquet with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft and a cross-hatched handle. Brand name features across base of head, on obverse - model name on reverse. Company logo features along shaft on obverse. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Cloth, Ribbontennis

A Coming Star tennis racquet, with cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a fine-grooved handle. Model name features across throat on obverse. Storage recommendations, in french, feature across butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Cloth, Painttennis

A Fila, Fila1One tennis racquet. Model name features across base of head. Fila logo and 'F' trademark feature across lower shaft. 'F' tademark also features on butt cap, and repeatedly across leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Painttennis

A Grays Steelmaster badminton racquet, with wooden head and handle, and steel shaft reinforced with conical plastic tubes. Also, ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a leather handle grip with linked X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Ink, Adhesive tape, Metal, Ribbon, Enamel, Glue, Leather, Nylon, Fibre, Plastictennis

Four wooden Tournament badminton racquets (.1-.4), with purple adhesive tape whipping around shoulders and shaft, blue painted throat and lower shaft, bare, fine-grooved handle, and plastic burgundy butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Nylon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Metal, Paint, Leather, Plastic, Glue, Clothtennis

A ping-pong paddle, with stretched hide double face, leather-bound head framework, leather collar, and a rounded, solid wood handle. During this period of table tennis history, it was merely a parlour game, and very distant from the professional competitive sport it was to become. Materials: Wood, Hide, String, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquertennis

A Wilson, Mary Hardwick Match Point tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal head and neck illustration of Hardwick. Lower shaft and plastic butt cap features 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson Famous Player Model tennis racquet. Wilson logo features across base of head. Model name with a compass device feature on the throat. 'W' trademark features at the base of the shaft. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Ribbontennis

A Wilson, Tony Trabert Sovereign tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft feature model name. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson Andrea Jaeger Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-form perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, String, Plastictennis

A Wilson Andrea Jaeger Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-form perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, String, Plastictennis

A Wilson Andrea Jaeger Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-form perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, String, Plastictennis

A Wilson Andrea Jaeger Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-form perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, String, Plastictennis

A Wilson Stan Smith Capri tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Stan Smith american tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Capri tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastic, Inktennis

A Wilson Jimmy Connors Capri tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Wilson Chris Evert Sentry tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson Chris Evert Champion tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson Chris Evert, Miss Chris tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Base of shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis