A wooden tennis racquet with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a bald leather handle. Decal across base of head, on obverse: SUPERIOR/DUNLOP/PRODUCTS. Head and neck decal image of Vincent Richards, with signature reproduction feature across shaft on obverse. Inscription along throat on reverse: DUNLOP/SPEED/THROAT. 'D' trademark features on black butt cover. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Spalding, Tracy Austin Junior tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders; leather handle grip with X-formation perforations; and, a plastic butt cap. Model name features across base of racquet head and lower shaft; manufacturer's name features along shaft; and, Spalding 'diamond in circle' trademark features on the throat and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, String, Painttennis

A Head 'Master' tennis racquet, featuring: twin shaft, 'I-beam', aluminium alloy frame; blue plastic bridge; black leather handle grip, with X-formation perforations, around black plastic shaft casing; and, black plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's logo and trademark across bridge. Model name along outer side of left shaft. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Leather, Paper, Inktennis

A Fila 'Grand Champion' graphite tennis racquet, with: split shaft, reinforced by narrow bridge across centre; leather handle; plastic butt cap; and, Wilson 'Championship' nylon netting. Fila logo and model name feature across lower right of head. Fila 'F' trademark features on base of shaft. 'Racquetech' sticker features on butt cap. Materials: Graphite, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Paint, Papertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Hub' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. String whipping reinforcements around right shoulder. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap attached with nails. Imprinted on side of shaft: PATENTED 09 14. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson wood tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded flat top head. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine-grooved octagonal handle and leather end wrap. Indechipherable model name printed on crown on obverse. 'PATENT APPLIED FOR' inscribed on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Golden Gate' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: GOLDEN/GATE. Wright & Ditson Championship logo, with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Patent details (JAN. 3 '05) featured along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

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 'Gold Medal' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; slightly bevelled head; double screwed throat; and, mid-grooved octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem feature across throat on obverse. Decal of 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. A.D. 1876.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and impressed on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Gold Medal Model B' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled head; whipping around shaft; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem features across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Lamina' tennis racquet, with tape whipping around shoulders; and, leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Inscription along obverse: A.G. SPALDING BROS/MULTI-PLY/LAMINA/SPALDING. Model name also across base of head on reverse. Spalding ball trademark features on throat of reverse, and impressed on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, String, Leather, Ink, Paint, Cloth tape, Adhesive tapetennis

A Spalding 'Junior Specialist' tennis racquet, with: whipping around fibre reinforced shoulders; leather handle grip; and, plastic butt cap. Model name features across base of head. Manufacturer's name features across shaft and handle grip. Spalding 'S' trademark features on lower shaft, and in raised relief on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibretennis

A Spalding 'Junior Specialist' tennis racquet, with: whipping around fibre reinforced shoulders; leather handle grip; and, plastic butt cap. Model name features across base of head. Manufacturer's name features across shaft and handle grip. Spalding 'S' trademark features on lower shaft, and in raised relief on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibretennis

A Spalding, "Pancho Gonzales" Pro-Champ Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, leather handle grip without perforations, and a white leather butt cloth. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat and along shaft. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, String, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

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

A Wilson, Mary Hardwick Valiant tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal head and neck illustration of Hardwick. Lower shaft and plastic butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Shaft features two stylised starburst devices between model name 'VALIANT' printed in cursive script. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson, Jack Kramer Flight tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal design of a gold crown above a black iron cross. Shaft features black 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features multiple perforations. Name scratched into right side of throat: JIM BARNHARD. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Plastictennis

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 Famous Player Series, Tony Trabert Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name beneath a diamond and chevron device. Shaft features a decal head and shoulders photo image of a young Trabert. Cloth butt cover features red 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Cloth, Stringtennis

A Wilson Advantage tennis racquet (.1), with brown and black vinyl racquet head cover (.2). Wilson logo features across base of head. Calligraphic swirl device features on throat. Model name features along shaft. Raised black 'W' trademark features on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Paint, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Vinyl, Synthetic material, Metal, Inktennis

A Wilson Mustang tennis racquet. Wilson logo features across base of head, flanked by two groups of three star devices around the shoulders. Model name, with bucking horse emblem, feature on throat, and, 'W' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Leather handle grip features X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Paint, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Inktennis

A wooden tennis racquet with parchment supports, blue and gold string whipping, and a grooved handle. Inscription along throat and shaft on obverse: SUPER/WINNER/BANCROFT. Inscription across throat, on reverse: F.J. BANCROFT/.../PAWTUCKET/R.I. U.S.A./... Accomapnying decal trademark comprises of an eagle grasping a tennis racquet, in front of the Globe, with motto: USED/THE WORLD OVER. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, String, Cloth, Parchmenttennis

A Bancroft Billie Jean King Tournament tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, bamboo lamination, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat and shaft feature model name. Lower shaft and butt cap feature red 'B' trademark. Materials: Wood, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Nylon, Bambootennis

c.1924 Arnott's Family Assorted biscuits were popular as they are today. The tin would have been reused as a storage container for other household items.An antique metal ARNOTT'S Famous Family Assorted Biscuits tin, NETT 5LBS 645. Trademark Registered. It is square shaped with a hinged lid. It has a paper label with black, yellow, red and white lettering, on the front, top and sides. 'Please keep the lid closed to preserve contents'. On the left side of the tin's paper label is a parrot sitting on a wooden perch eating a biscuit. Wheat stalks and flowers decorate around the bird. It is very rare.On the top of the tin is a paper label in black the red saying ' 'This tin is the property of Arnott's Biscuits Pty Ltd., N.S.W. Division. Forty Cents Deposit paid on this tin will be refunded on return in returned in good order and condition with this label attached. Keep the lid closed down. In red lettering 'Arnott's FAMILY ASSORTED'. Stamped on the base is ' 'This tin is the property of William Arnott Pty. Ltd. Homebush 5037'. No. 6095 stamped onto base. biscuits, biscuit containers, foodstuffs

This cruet set is part of a collection donated by Mrs. Jean Raper of Wodonga. It was produced by Harrison Brothers & Howson of Sheffield, England. This company was founded in 1847 by James William Harrison, Henry Harrison and William Howson. The firm, originally at Norfolk Street, Sheffield expanded in the 1880s to the Shoreham Street Works. A new factory was built at Carver Street in 1898. The trademark was taken over by Viners of Sheffield in 1923. The firm used the trade mark ALPHA PLATE, BEACON PLATE, HALPHROID and LUSTROUSThis item is from Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper. A condiment cruet set consisting of silver plate stand and handle and glass salt, pepper and vinegar holders. The maker's mark of Harrison Brothers and Howson is embossed on the underside of the stand.On base beneath a crown "ALPHA/HB&H/7932"domestic items, condiment set, silver plate

A wooden racquet with a 13 inch head. Inscription across throat of obverse reads: NARRAGANSETT/THIRTY. Company trademark across throat of reverse: NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./.../"LIVE-WOOD"/PAWTUCKET, R.I. Brown leather butt cap has company monogram 'NMCO STANDARD' stamped in gold, however, the address featured is that of its former Providence, R.I. factory. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, String, Gut, Plastic, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden racquet. Inscription across throat of obverse reads: NARRAGANSETT/FIFTY. Company trademark across stem of obverse: NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./.../"LIVE-WOOD"/.../PAWTUCKET, [R.I.] Inscription along the throat of reverse: DRIVER. Company symbol (an arrangement of triangles and squares) in centre of stem of reverse. Company logo 'NMCO STANDARD' is stamped in gold onto red cloth butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, String, Gut, Clothtennis

A wooden, transitional flat-top racquet with a laminated, convex throat, and a finely grooved, bulbous handle grip. Across the throat on the obverse is a decal of the model 'AS[HBY]' above the Bliss company trademark of a 'B' linked to an anchor, within a shield device. Around the crown on the obverse is the barely legible decal inscription, in blue: EXPERT. On right side of handle is stamped the barely legible inscription: ORIENTAL GUT. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with red whipping over glazed parchment reinforcments along underside of shoulders, and a deep-grooved handle grip. Inscription across crown on obverse: SLAZENGERS'. Decal model trademark comprising of black, red, and yellow garter with monogram 'I.Z.' on throat on obverse. Inscription along right side of handle: PATENTED/[OC]T. 12. 1915/SLAZENGERS' NEW YORK. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, String, Parchmenttennis

A wooden racquet with a blue painted throat, gold and white whipping, and cloth shoulder supports. Decal along throat on obverse: BLUE RIBBON. Inscription along throat on reverse: THOS. E. WILSON & CO. Imprint of company trademark across butt cover, inscription in front of large 'W' reading: .../THOS.E.WILSON & CO./NEW YORK CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO/... Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Cloth, String, Painttennis