A Gebruder Becker, Sonder Klasse Model de Luxe tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with rare patterned peforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ribbon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Leather, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

An Head 'Universe 720' demonstration composite tennis racquet, featuring: oversized head; split shaft; and, a unique double handle, wrapped with Wilson 'Cushion-Aire' handle grips. Materials: Composite Materials, Nylon, Synthetic material, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ink, Painttennis

A metal tennis racquet frame with double shaft and green plastic string-buffers around head. Black plastic shaft casing and butt cap. Handle wrapped with brown leather grip tape. No model name. Materials: Metal, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastictennis

A Spalding 'Oval' model tennis racquet, featuring laminate convex throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, Stringtennis

A Dunlop Junior Professional, wood/composite squash racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and cotton handle grip, still sealed in original plastic wrap. Materials: Wood, Composite Materials, Nylon, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Cotton, Plastic, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A Dunlop Court Star, wood/composite squash racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and cotton handle grip, still sealed in original plastic wrap. Materials: Wood, Composite Materials, Nylon, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Cotton, Plastic, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A Bancroft Winner, wooden squash racquet, with adhesive tape whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a leather handle grip with linked quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Ink, Adhesive tape, Metal, Adhesive tape, Fibre, Glue, Leather, Cloth, Gut, Stringtennis

An unstrung Bancroft Super Winner, wooden squash racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a leather handle grip with triangular-patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Ink, Adhesive tape, Metal, Enamel, Fibre, Ribbon, Glue, Leather, Cloth, Bambootennis

A Jeffries & Malings tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, thick gut string net, and leather crown protector. Originally featured red leather collars around length of shaft, which are now lost. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Wilson Jack Kramer Superrally tennis racquet, enamel painted in black and gold. Butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip by Moody. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson Set Point tennis racquet. Shaft features Wilson logo and model name. Butt cap features 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson Citation tennis racquet. Wilson logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. 'W' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Painttennis

A Prince 'Triple Threat RIP' oversize 115 Demo tennis racquet, with Prince 'Perfection 16' strings, and original handle grip retail wrap, containing plastic netting brace. Materials: Composite Materials, Synthetic Gut, Ink, Plastic, Paper, Synthetic materialtennis

A wooden Horsman 'Cleveland' tennis racquet, with oriental gut (silk) strings, solid convex throat, and, fine-grooved, slender and smooth handle. Inscription across throat, on obverse: E.I. HORSMAN/CLEVELAND/N.Y. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Ink, Glue, Silktennis

A stemless wooden racquet, featuring an open, three-pronged throat connecting the head directly to the handle. The underside of the head, continuing around and down the inside of the outside prongs, is reinforced by fibreglass strips. Inscription across the base of the head, on obverse: BLUE. Manufacturer's trademark decal features at central prong on obverse. Decal inscription on outside of right prong lists all the worldwide patents for the racquet design. Decal inscription on outside of left prong: HAZELL'S STREAMLINE/REGD. & PATENTED/MADE IN ENGLAND. Company monogram on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Plastic, Fibreglass, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with enamel-painted shoulders, throat, and stem, and leather handle grip. Amongst a green and yellow background are a number of decals advertising Slazenger, and the model type. Decals across throat, and along stem on obverse: ROYAL CROWN/SLAZENGERS. Decal on throat on reverse: CORONATION/MODEL. Decal along right side of stem: SLAZENGER/THE CHOICE OF CHAMPIONS/SLAZENGERS. Racquet may have been issued to commemorate the coronation of either Kings Edward VIII (Jan 1936) or George VI (Dec 1936). Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Ink, Paint, Glue, Lacquer, Clothtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Mercer Beasley Signature Model' tennis racquet. Lower head painted white, throat painted black. Leather and braiding reinforcements around shoulders and around base of throat. Racquet model name, manufacturer name and words 'FIBRE/SEALED/THROAT' printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Manufacturer trademark printed on shaft on reverse and obverse. Handle spiral-wrapped with leather grip, with plastic tape sealing top of grip. Leather end wrap. White butt cloth featuring manufacturer initials. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Plastic, Painttennis

A Nassau Star tennis racquet, manufactured for New York Sporting Goods Co., featuring a solid convex throat, and cross-hatched handle. Decals of model and retailer feature across crown and throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Inktennis

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

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

A wooden racquet with a concave throat and hand carved, latticed handle. The throat on obverse features the inscription: HEXAGON C. Below inscription is the Horsman 'centaur' trademark in black and gold. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Paint, Leather, Cloth tape, Nylontennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and octagonal handle. Decal inscription across crown of head,and throat of obverse: HIGH SCHOOL/PENNANT. Company logo is a pennant, in front of crossed racquets, and supported by two balls. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metaltennis

S&SL brand "The Demon" model tennis racquet. Fish tail shaped butt. Stamp on neck states 'Made for the Melbourne Sports Depot'. Stamped on handle: 'Made in England'. Paper tape wrapped around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Gut, Adhesive tape, Inktennis

An unidentifiable tennis racquet, with raised lower shoulders, string whipping around, and hide reinforcing along length of shoulders, and, a Balmforth of England leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Leather, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Hidetennis

A Kun Nan Taisports Prize Cup tennis racquet with string whipping around shoulders, leather handle grip with triangular perforations, and white plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Leather, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Dunlop Fort 'Maxply' model tennis racquet, with whipping on shoulders & shaft, and handle wrapped in perforated leather. Model name on base of head/throat on obverse; manufacturer name on base of head on reverse. Materials: Wood, Vinyl, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A graphiet-composite squash racquet, not for sale, and most likely a prototype. Small sticker over plastic handle grip seal features weight and head/throat length information. Possibly a Dunlop product. Materials: Graphite, Ceramic, Fibre, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

An Adidas Ilie Nastase tennis racquet, with tape whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Autograph by Nastase features along shaft and neck, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Plastic, Fibre, Adhesive tapetennis

An A.R.Co. Crown tennis racquet, with fibreglass and hide shoulder reinforcements, bamboo laminated shaft, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, String, Fibre, Fibreglass, Bamboo, Hidetennis

A Pro Kennex 'Power Champ 3' experimental tennis racquet, featuring a 'wide contour design', and a rare double handle wrapped in Wilson 'Super Tack' handle grip. Materials: Graphite, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Synthetic material, Ink, Fibreglass, Nylon, Metaltennis