A Prince 'Precision Graphite' demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Softzorb' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Synthetic Gut 17' strings. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

This object consists of 4 identical racquets. Each is a Spalding 'Pancho Gonzales Professional' racquet with no net, and handle covered in original plastic retail packaging. Materials: Wood, String, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastic, Paint, Nylontennis

Multi-part object of 10 identical racquets (parts are numbered from 2008.992.1 to 2008.992.10). Each racquet is a Dunlop 'Californian' model with yellow net strings. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Leather, Painttennis

A Peck & Snyder 'The Beckman' tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cross-hatched handle, and, a wooden butt cap. Decals of model and maker feature across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Guttennis

A wooden flat-top tennis racquet with solid concave throat, ribbon and cloth collar, and a leather handle grip extending up the whole length of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Cloth, Ribbontennis

A Frank Sugg transitional flat-top tennis racquet with solid convex throat, ivory inlay with manufacturer's details on throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Ink, Ivorytennis

A Thornton 'The Monarch' Special tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cloth tape reinforced shoulders with string whipping, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Cloth tape, Inktennis

A William Read & Sons Inc wooden tennis racquet . Has solid convex throat and octagonal handle with fine grooves. Manufacturer name and trademark printed across throat. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Guttennis

Mark 77 brand tennis racquet. West German. Reinforced stringing across centre of net. Aluminium frame. Fluorescent cloth tape along top of head with words 'Fischer Besaitungstechnik'. Materials: Metal, Nylon, Cloth tapetennis

Mark 77 brand tennis racquet. West German. Reinforced stringing across centre of net. Aluminium frame. Fluorescent cloth tape along top of head with words 'Fischer Besaitungstechnik'. Materials: Metal, Nylon, Cloth tapetennis

A Grenvilles 'The Varsity' wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cloth tape reinforced shoulders with string whipping, and a slightly fantailed handle butt. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, String, Cloth tape, Inktennis

An H.H. Co. Multnomah tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and cloth tape wrapped around the lower half of the fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, String, Ink, Cloth tapetennis

An unstrung Wright and Ditson transitional flat-top tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT/& DITSON/BOSTON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Inktennis

A Slazenger Quadro Concept, graphite ceramic 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, Plastic, Ceramictennis

A wooden Spalding Steel King badminton racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, String, Ink, Adhesive tape, Metal, Paint, Leather, Gut, Gluetennis

A Spalding Favorite squash racquet, with painted cloth shoulder supports, string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, String, Ink, Adhesive tape, Metal, Paint, Leather, Cloth, Guttennis

A Dayton badminton racquet, with steel frame and strings, wooden handle and lower shaft, soft leather handle grip, and black cloth butt cover. Materials: Metal, Paint, Plastic, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Cloth, Wood, Lacquertennis

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

A Wilson Tournament badminton racquet, with red plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Ink, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Yashima MiniSmash wooden racquetball racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and leather handle grip with x-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, String, Paint, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Sportsply Royal Crown Dynacane Model tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, String, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Jelinek World Ace Challenger tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with arrowhead perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Vinyl, Adhesive tape, String, Painttennis

An All-Pro Ultra Top Qualitytennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders , and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Fibre, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Goodwin Trophy tennis racquet, with cloth tape reinforced shoulders, string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, String, Paint, Cloth tapetennis

A Wales Topspin tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Adhesive tape, Leather, Adhesive tapetennis

An unstrung L.T.R.P.C.A. "The Professional" tennis racquet, with slim shaft, ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle with arrowhead perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Leather, Cloth, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Franklin CFT-880 tennis racquet, with fibre-reinforced open throat and split shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibre, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

A wooden tennis racquet with a laminated, convex throat, and fine grooved handle. Inscription across crown and throat, on obverse: OLYMPIC/F.J. BANCROFT/PAWTUCKET/R.I. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Inktennis

A Prince 'Graphite Comp XB Mid Plus' tennis racquet, with Prince 'Technigrip' synthetic handle grip, and original handle grip retail wrap. Materials: Synthetic Gut, Graphite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ink, Synthetic materialtennis

A Prince Longbody 'Precision Equipe' midplus tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'DNA Helix 16' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis