An unstrung Spalding 'Top-Flite' tennis racquet, with: black with gold, perforated leather handle grip; and, ribbon whipping around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Leather, Paint, Ink, Ribbon, Vinyl, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Plastictennis

An Horsman 'Tether' wooden tennis racquet, with laminated convex throat, & grooved octagonal handle. Horsman "Centaur" trademark decal features below the model name, across the throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

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

An 'Handicap' wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: HANDICAP/SELECTED. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A 'Fantail' tennis racquet with solid convex throat, cloth tape reinforcements around shoulders and fine grooved handle with fantail butt. Name of model features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A Lowe & Campbell 'Hummer' tennis racquet, with concave throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Model name across throat on obverse; manufacturer's trademark on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, String, Leather, Clothtennis

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

A 'University' tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Model name impressed across throat on obverse. Letter 'A' carved into right side of handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat. Throat of obverse features the Horsman 'centaur' trademark in black and gold. Trademark also features on reverse, but with no gold fill. Manufacturing details feature across side of stem. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat. Inscription across crown on obverse: SERVICE. Inscription across throat on obverse: "HARVARD". The letter 'M' has been carved into the right side of the handle. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Concord tennis racquet, featuring brand name along shaft, and rose device accompanied by motto "A BETTER CHOICE" across red-painted throat. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Vinyl, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Concord tennis racquet, featuring brand name along shaft, and rose device accompanied by motto "A BETTER CHOICE" across green-painted throat. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Vinyl, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A destrung Spalding transitional flat-top, junior tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross hatched handle. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Inktennis

A Nawab Super Black & White tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with unique patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Cloth, Paint, Fibre, Stringtennis

A Slazenger Super Whippet , graphite/composite squash racquet, with small, recessed throat, and synthetic handle grip which is still sealed in original plastic wrap. Materials: Graphite, Nylon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Synthetic material, Plastic, Composite Materialstennis

A Wright & Ditson International squash racquet, with cloth shoulder reinforcements, string whiping around shoulders and shaft, rubber collar and handle grip. Materials: Paint, Wood, Lacquer, String, Ink, Gut, Rubber, Leather, Adhesive tape, Glue, Metaltennis

A Magnan Rex badminton racquet, with plastic whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with large floral-patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Plastic, String, Inktennis

A Champ Tournament Model tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with trapezoidal-patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Fibre, Vinyl, String, Hidetennis

Tennis racquet with solid, concave throat, red painted shoulders with string whipping, and fine grooved handle. Surname of a former owner written across shaft on obverse: HERBRANDT. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Gut, Paint, String, Guttennis

An American Pro (AmerPro) 'Jimmy Connors Sidewinder MP ' racquet. Net strings wrap over and around head frame. Non-original Wilson-branded rubber grip tape. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Rubbertennis

A Spalding Pro Response Series 'The Professional-95' tennis racquet, strung with Spalding 'Synthetic Gut', and featuring Gamma Sports 'Gamma Hi-Tech' handle grip. Materials: Composite Materials, Plastic, Synthetic material, Synthetic Gut, Paint, Inktennis

A Prince Longbody 'Thunder Lite Midplus' demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Duraflex 16' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Synthetic material, Plastictennis

A Prince Longbody 'Precision Approach Titanium' oversize, demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duraperf' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Duraflex 16' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Titanium, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

A 'Sport' children's tennis racquet with concave throat, and fine-grooved handle, manufactured for New York toy retailer, FAO Schwarz. Bell trademark features on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Cloth, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A wooden racquet with red and yellow whipping, red end wrap and burgundy butt cover, gut stringing with distinct sweet-spot, and a slender, grooved handle. Inscription across throat of obverse: WILDING. Decal trademark featured across throat on reverse, comprising of an encircled racquet presented behind two ribbon devices. Inscription: C.L.GODFREY/THE PEAK/OF QUALITY/TRADE MARK/NEW YORK/N.Y. Manufacturer's monogram/trademark with inscription, on right side of stem: QUALITY FIRST/CORTLAND LINE CO. INC./CORTLAND, N.Y./... Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A concave, wooden racquet, with white cloth-taped shoulders, blue/white plastic whipping, blue stem wraps, and a medium-depth grooved handle. Inscription across the crown: SLAZENGERS. Decals across base of head and throat on obverse: SLAZENGERS/QUEENS. Inscription stamped along right side of handle: SLAZENGERS/LONDON. Inscription along left side: MADE IN ENGLAND. Decal trademark of racquet retailer, across throat on reverse, comprising of a dragon within a garter, with inscription: SPORTS LTD./LEICESTER. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Cloth tape, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Plastictennis

A MacGregorTourney-I tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and throat, leather handle grip with X-formation perforations, and, two steel golf club shafts between the wooden head and handle, acting as the shaft. MacGregor logo features across throat (with gold crown device), top of handle, and plastic butt cap (with 'M' trademark). Model name features across base of racquet head, flanked by two gold crown devices: -COURT- TOURNEY-I -SUPER-. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibreglass, Painttennis

A MacGregorTourney-I tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and throat, leather handle grip with X-formation perforations, and, two steel golf club shafts between the wooden head and handle, acting as the shaft. MacGregor logo features across throat (with gold crown device), top of handle, and plastic butt cap (with 'M' trademark). Model name features across base of racquet head, flanked by two gold crown devices: -COURT- TOURNEY-I -SUPER-. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibreglass, Painttennis

A Davis CL-500, fibreglass composite tennis racquet, with an open throat and large head. Racquet features plain leather handle grip. Davis logo features across base of head. Model name features along split shaft. TAD "Kings of the Court" trademark features on lower shaft on reverse. Davis coat-of-arms "Duce virtute comite fortuna" trademark features on lower shaft on obverse. TAD trademark features on rubber butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Fibreglass, Painttennis

Two-part object. (1) A Dunlop 'Lady Maxply Fort' model tennis racquet, with whipping on shoulders & shaft, handle wrapped in Dunlop-branded leather, and a plastic butt cap impressed with manufacturer logo. Model name on base of head/throat on obverse; manufacturer name on base of head on reverse. Wilson branded strings. Handle has original plastic packaging wrap. (2) White vinyl racquet head cover with silver zipper, and printed with manufacturer logo and name in blue & red. Materials: Wood, Vinyl, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Painttennis