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Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1905
A Frank Sugg 'Court' tennis racquet with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved handle with fish-tail butt. Model and manufacturer's names impressed across the throat and along the shaft on the obverse, respectively. A circular cavity across the throat on the reverse may have contained a medallion featuring manufacturer's details, similar to the decal situated immediately below. It reads: RES[TR]UNG/FRANK SUGG LTD./LOR[D S]T. LIVERPO[OL]/S[H]EF[F]IE[L]D/.../C[ARD]IFF. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1905
A rare Wisden 'Crawford the Exceller' tennis racquet, with rare spliced throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and, a unique whipped, cricket bat shaped handle. Manufacturer's details impressed along shaft on obverse; model details impressed across throat on reverse. The initials E.W. impressed across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Cloth tape, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1893
A J. Dowling transitional flat-top tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Initials 'HR' carved into butt. Manufacturer's details impressed along shaft on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Guttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1915
A Zimmerman 'Nonpareil' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders and also originally around shaft. Racquet has fine grooved octagonal handle. Model name and manufacturer's trademark feature across throat on reverse. Customised with name of individual; decal inscription on throat on obverse: IDA NAN/HARRINGTON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, String, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1882
A Bailey's 'Young America' tennis racquet with solid concave throat, leather collar around shaft and plain rounded handle. Name of model features across crown on obverse, and manufacturer's details across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1874
A tilt-top real tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, and extra long fine-grooved handle/shaft. Protruding end wrap formed from long piece of leather strip. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1874
An extreme tilt-top real tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, leather collar around shaft, and leather handle grip. Throat on both faces features impressed trademark of an elephant above three crowns. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Feb 1874
A tilt-top Sphairistike lawn tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, leather crown protector, and white leather handle grip wrapped along almost the whole length of the shaft. Impressed inscription along throat and shaft on obverse: FRENCH & CO./46 CHURTON ST./LONDON/SPHAIRISTIKE. This historical racquet was literally one of the first lawn tennis racquets - sold as part of a lawn tennis set - to be produced by French & Co., upon the order of Major Wingfield, in anticipation of the patenting and publication of his game rules. Once the patent was granted, Wingfield had his rules published in two days, and had copies slipped into the already constructed French & Co. tennis sets, and from that point, the lawn tennis craze began. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1881
A tilt-top tennis racquet with: solid convex throat; rare double strung net; whipping around uncharacteristically short shaft; and, a fine-grooved, rounded handle. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: P.T.A.S./+WORTHING+/-1881-/X. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Trophy, 1860
A real tennis racquet, with tilt-top head, and solid convex throat, manufactured by Brouaye, and presented as a trophy. Manufacturer's name is across crown on obverse.The throat piece is wrapped in a blue coloured piece of parchment, and is gold embossed with decoarative floral designs. Amongst these designs on the obverse, is the date '1860'. The handle is wrapped in padded pink velvet, and is framed by a braided silver collar around the shaft, and a braided silver butt cap. Engraved inscription across the silver collar: JUNIOR PRIZE RACQUET/WON BY/B.M. DAVIES ESQ./1860. Davies was an undergraduate student at Oxford from 1860-62, and won this, the Junior Prize in 1860, and later, the Senior Prize in 1862. A point of interest, the 1862 racquet trophy was once owned by Australian tennis champion, Lew Hoad. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Hide, Velvettennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1878
A wooden tennis racquet, with a slight tilt-top, solid concave throat; and red leather collar around shaft. The letter F is impressed into both faces of the throat. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Glue, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1907
A T.M. Gardiner ' The Assocation No. 2' tennis racquet with oval head, convex solid throat with one bolt and a fishtail handle. Model name is imprinted and inked across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name imprinted and inked along edge of throat on obverse. Owner name engraved into lacquer on side of shaft. Handle has two large furrows. Cloth Tape reinforcements around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Gut, Cloth tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1860
A tilt-head Real tennis racquet. Solid convex throat and square handle. Throat and central shaft covered with paper. Metal wire wrapped around shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Papertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1955
A tilt-head Grays Cambridge Real tennis racquet. Solid convex throat. Square finely grooved handle. Cloth tape reinforcing around crown. Manufacturer name and emblem as decals across throat on obverse. Inscription on right side of shaft: MADE IN ENGLAND. Inscription on left side of shaft: FRAME ONLY MADE/BY/GRAYS OF CAMBRIDGE. Symbol on throat on reverse depicting crossed tennis racquets, a flower and crown and the numbers 15 and 30. On shaft on reverse inscription: STRUNG BY L.W.R. KEEBLE/HAMPTON COURT. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Cloth tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1911
A 'Sterling' 'Vim' tennis racquet by United States Athletic Co. Laminated convex throat and fine grooved octagonal handle. Leather end wrap. Cloth butt cap. The two model names featured across throat, one on each both side. On side of shaft inscription: 'MADE BY/UNITED STATES ATHLETIC CO/2222 DIVERSEY PARKWAY/CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. Strings Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Nylon, Leather, String, Ink, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1915
A 'Riley Hexagon' tennis racquet with concave laminated throat and oval head. Cloth tape and string whipping reinforcements on shoulders. Hexagonal handle with thin grooves on obverse and reverse panels. Leather end wrap. leter: MN scratched into handle/shaft. Ink & impressed model label across throat on obverse: RILEY/HEXAGON. Retailer decal across throat on reverse: THE/PIONEER/SPORTS/LIMITED. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Cloth tape, String, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1927
A Forest Hills Racket Company 'Flash' tennis racquet with bevelled head, and whipping and plastic reinforcements around shoulders. Remains of whipping around shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap and end cloth. Decal on throat on reverse is manufacturers name. Model name in decal on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Cloth, Ink, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1927
A Victor 'Algonquin' tennis racquet with flat top head, and plastic reinforcements and (remains of) whipping around shoulders. Plastic also around shaft. Octagonal handle with fine grooves, leather end wrap and end cloth. Decal on throat on reverse is manufacturers name. Model name and abstract design in decal on throat on obverse. Decal across throat on reverse states: STANDARD and includes a shield with knight's helmet. Retailer and manufacturer's names printed just above handle on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Ink, Plastic, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1925
A Cragin-Simplex 'Hornet' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders. PLastic tape around shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Model name and bee motif imprinted as decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name, trademark and details printed on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Plastic, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
A 'Classic' tennis racquet with oval head, composite concave throat. Plastic reinforcements and string whipping around shoulders. Octagonal cross-hatched handle with leather end wrap and butt cap. Model name and crown motif imprinted as decal along throat on obverse. Printed along side of shaft: FRAME MADE BY/S.A.R. PERSENICO & C./CHIAVENNA (ITALY). Care instructions printed on end cap. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Plastic, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
An 'Atlantic' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders. Trace remains from plastic tape around shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap and a butt cloth. Model name imprinted as decal across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leather, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1925
A Philport-Clarkson 'Balance Model VIII' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders and shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap and butt cap. Model name printed as shield-shaped decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name & details and statement: TAILOR MADE' printed as decal across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, String, Leather, Nylontennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1918
A 'Crown' wooden tennis racquet with composite concave throat. Octagonal handle with end wrap. Twine netting. String whipping and traces of cloth tape as reinforcements on shoulders. Model name as imprinted across throat on obverse. Decal of retailer on throat on reverse. On either side of shaft is imprinted retailer details. Owner's intials: AER scratched into one side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Leather, String, Ink, Cloth tape, Twinetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1943
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1932
A wooden racquet with an open throat, split by a steel threading shaft, with inscription: CRAVEN. PAT. The base of the head on both sides features the decal inscription: SHUR-TITE. The stem on the obverse features a decal logo, in gold, red and black, of a dog above a diamond device. Inscription within and below device: D & M/.../SPORTING GOODS/MADE IN/U.S.A. Logo also features on red butt cover, impressed in gold. Inscription along right side of stem: MADE BY THE DRAPER-MAYNARD COMPANY/PLYMOUTH, N.H. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Gut, String, Leather, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Racquet Press, Circa 1975, Circa 1940
Wilson tennis racquet and screw press. Punched label on side of shaft states V.N. Siddall. Wooden racquet head press with four wingnut screws. Labelled "The Davis Press...E.A. Davis London" Materials: Wood, Synthetic Gut, Lacquer, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
'Slazengers' brand, 'Player' model wood tennis racquet. Flat or tilt top head. Leather taped grip. Black cloth tape wrapped around throat. Peeling green and white paint on throat and shaft. Purchased for $5 from Wagga Antique Centre, Fitzmaurice St, Wagga. Purchase date unknown, but probably between 1990 and 2005. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leather, Cloth tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1985
Badminton racquet. Unbranded. Metal with nylon strings. Red grip tape. Text on shaft states: 'Tempered Steel Shaft'. Materials: Metal composite, Nylontennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1932
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1930
A Wright and Ditson Durabil 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, String, Ink, Plastictennis