An Ellsworth Vines Famous Player Series Autograph tennis racquet. Wilson logo in banner device in front of 'W' trademark, feature on the base of the racquet head. Butt cover features Wilson 'W' trademark. 'WV' monogram features across throat. Racquet features leather handle grip with 4-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

An Ellsworth Vines Famous Player Series International Model tennis racquet. Wilson logo features on the base of the racquet head. Decal head and neck image of Vines features on throat. Butt cover features 'IT'S A WILSON' logo. Racquet features leather handle grip with 4-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, String, Adhesive tapetennis

A Chemold Roy Emerson Pacer tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and vinyl handle grip with X-formation perforations. Chemold logo features across base of head. Model name features on throat. Chemold trademark with large 'C' features on lower shaft and black plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tape, Vinyltennis

A Rawlings, John Newcombe Signature tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and mottled leather handle grip. Rawlings logo features across base of head. Model name features across throat. Inscription: LAMINATED CONSTRUCTION features along shaft. Rawlings 'R' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Paint, Leather, Rubber, Bambootennis

A Tenex 410 Commander tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Tenex Ball trademark features on crown. Tenex logo and model name feature along shaft. Tenex 'T' trademark with net and ball devices features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Painttennis

A Fleetwing Court King tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Fleetwing logo features across base of head. Model name features across throat, accompanied by a crown device. Wreathed 'F' trademark features on lower shaft and plastic butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

Two identical Head 'Tournament Director' tennis racquets (.1 and .2), with: aluminium frame with twin shaft; plastic bridge and butt cap; dark brown leather handle grip; and 'Graphite 6' netting. Manufacturer's name features across base of bridge, and across butt cap. Model name features along outer left shaft. Materials: Metal, Graphite, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Paint, Ink, Papertennis

A Yamaha 'Secret EX' Carbon Graphite tennis racquet, featuring: open throat, truncated shaft; nylon net strings; grey synthetic handle grip; black plastic shaft casing; and black plastic butt cap. Manufacturer name printed on inner sides of head. Logo embossed on butt cap. Model name printed on outer edges of shaft pillars. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Longwood' model tennis racquet with convex laminated throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse . Manufacturer's trademark/logo features on shaft on reverse. . Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on right side of shaft. Small folded pieces of red leather used as cushioning under string loops on sides of throat. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Painttennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Sutton' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; string whipping around shoulders; hide reinforcements along sides of shoulders and throat; and, moderate-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: SUTTON. Wright & Ditson Championship logo, with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Favorite' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, mid-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. A.D.1876' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Inscription burnt into right side of handle: J.C. 06. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A destrung Spalding 'Model AH' tennis racquet, featuring: concave throat; bevelled crown; whipping over hide reinforced shoulders; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and on butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Paint, String, Hidetennis

A Spalding 'Model GX' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled crown; hide reinforced shoulders; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and on butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Paint, String, Hide, Guttennis

A Spalding 'Junior' tennis racquet, featuring: convex throat; grooved and bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; and, mid-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and on cloth butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Paint, String, Nylon, Clothtennis

A Spalding Kro-Bat model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, an concave laminated throat, fine-grooved handle and leather end wrap & butt cloth. Model & manufacter name feature across throat on obverse. Manufacturer signature features along throat on reverse. On side of shaft is printed: 'PAT. OCT. 03,, 1923'. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, String, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Speedwin' tennis racquet, with open throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders, throat, and plastic collar; and, grooved handle. Model name features across base of head on obverse. Name of manufacturer across collar on obverse, and across base of head on reverse. Spalding Gold Medallion trademark features across collar on reverse. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Silk, String, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Mercer Beasley Signature Model' training tennis racquet, with tape whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Manufacturer's name features across base of head. Model name features across throat. 'Beasley Target' design features on throat. Spalding 'Wreathed S' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Spalding 'La Vitesse' tennis racquet, with: a split lower shaft; whipping around shoulders; fibre reinforced bow and head; leather handle grip; and, plastic butt cap. Model name features across lower right of head. Manufacturer's name features across throat, handle grip, and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibre, Painttennis

A Spalding, "Doris Hart" Autograph Custom Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, leather handle grip with perforations, and a burgundy plastic butt cloth. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat. Fleur-de-lys symbol on throat. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

A piece of sporting equipment which seems to be a ping pong paddle with stretched hide face, on one side, and a junior lawn tennis racquet, with stringing, on the other side. Impressed gold designs geature around frame and shaft. 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, Ink, Leather, Paint, Glue, Metaltennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: composite convex throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; and, mid-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, Leather, Gut, String, Painttennis

A Wilson Jack Kramer Pro Staff tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features gold crown device. Shaft features two diamond devices along its length. Shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip is the Fairway brand, by Balmforth. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Hidetennis

A Wilson, Maureen Connolly Stylist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Shaft features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Base of shaft and plastic butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Plastic, String, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson, Tony Trabert Stylist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and stem features model name. Stem features decal head and shoulders photo image of an older Trabert. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Wilson, Tony Trabert Match Point tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal head and shoulders photo image of an older Trabert. Shaft features model name. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson Billie Jean King "King Cup" tennis racquet. Base of head features model name. Throat and shaft features alternate Wilson logo. Base of shaft features head and neck photo decal of King. Butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Ribbontennis

A Wilson Billie Jean King Prestige tennis racquet (.1), with red and white vinyl head cover (.2). Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastic, Vinyl, Metaltennis

A Wilson Stan Smith Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo, flanked by two pairs of black and gold diamond devices. Throat and shaft features model name, with a shield device. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip manufactured by Victor Sports. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Bancroft Forest Hills tennis racquet, with plastic whipping from shoulders to shaft, and leather handle with patterned perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, and a decal image of Forest Hills main court. 'B' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Paint, Stringtennis

A Bancroft Bill Tilden All Star tennis racquet, with plastic whipping from shoulders to shaft, and leather handle with clustered perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, and a decal bust illustration of Bill Tilden. Wreathed 'B' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Painttennis