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Tennis Australia
Cigarette swap card, Circa 1932
Ardath Cork cigarette card featuring Bill Tilden. Materials: Cardboard, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Newspaper, 16-Aug-14
16 Aug. 1914 issue of the 'Dallas Morning News' (Vol.29, No.320), featuring an article on Australia's victory in the 1914 Davis Cup, on page 7. Materials: Ink, Papertennis -
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Cameo, 1933-1940
A cup trophy, a racquet, two framed photographs, a magazine, and a mounted and framed cameo - all featuring or related to Alice Marble - mounted onto a burgundy velvet-lined board, in commemoration of the achievements of Alice Marble. Materials: Fibreboard, Velvet, Wood, Paint, Metal, Paper, Ink, Lacquer, Nylon, Photographic emulsion, Leather, Adhesive tape, Glue, Stonetennis -
Tennis Australia
Ball container, Circa 1945
A Spalding-branded box originally containing twelve Spalding 'Davis Cup ' tennis balls. Materials: Ink, Cardboardtennis -
Tennis Australia
Ball container, Circa 1970
A circular metal cannister containing three tennis balls. Printed on cannister is image of Rod Laver, with inscription: ROD LAVER/TOURNAMENT/TENNIS BALLS. Autographed by Laver. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastic, Rubber, Felttennis -
Tennis Australia
Ball container, Circa 1945
A circular metal cannister, with image of Davis Cup trophy. Inscription: SPALDING/.../TENNIS/BALLS. Materials: Metal, Ink, Felttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet string, Circa 1945
A circular metal tin, for Dunlop Branded tennis string. Materials: Metal, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Ball, Ball container, Box, Circa 1950
Rectangular blue, white and black paper covered cardboard box containing four white tennis balls. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Rubber, Felttennis -
Tennis Australia
Measuring device, Circa 1900
Cotton lawn tennis tape measure in a circular brown leather case, with metal winding arm. Surface of case has label outining the correct measurements for laying out a lawn tennis court. Materials: Cotton, Metal, Leather, Paper, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Clock, Horology, Circa 1920
Circular metal and glass wall clock with electrical cord. Printed on face of clock is text: TIME/TO/RESTRING/WITH ARMOUR'S/TENNIS STRINGS. Materials: Metal, Glass, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Magazine, Dec-52
Copy of magazine Sports Novels for December 1952 featuring an image of Frank Sedgman on the cover. Materials: Paper, Ink, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Magazine, Dec-52
Copy of the magazine Sports Novels for December 1952 featuring an image of Lewis Hoad on the front cover. Materials: Paper, Ink, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
Chemold 'Elite' tennis racquet, endorsed by Rod Laver. Facsimile of Laver's signature features along shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1960
Dunlop 'Lewis Hoad' signature tennis racquet. Decal head and neck image of Hoad features on shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Nylon, String, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Line marker, Circa 1920
A hand-pushed line marker with large and small paint-distribution cogs, delivering the line paint from the paint chamber to the application wheel behind it. Materials: Metal, Paint, Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Paperweight, 1939
Desk set consisting of an almost square wooden base, and glass paperweight in the form of a tennis ball. Inscription across base, below the Dunlop 'Maxply' logo: SOUVENIR OF AUSTRALIA'S/VICTORY IN DAVIS CUP. 1939. Materials: Glass, Wood, Ink, Lacquertennis -
Tennis Australia
Pinball machine, Circa 1970
'Volley' pinball machine by Gottlieb & Co. In two parts, body with metal legs and upright back section. Bolts attached in bag. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glass, Plastic, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Poster, Advertisement, 1999
Poster advertising The Championships Wimbledon, 1999; features reproduced 1998 painting of scene at Wimbledon (artist name indecipherable) . Materials: Paper, Ink, Metal, Wood, Glasstennis -
Tennis Australia
Hand Fan, Circa 1885
A fan decorated with graphic illustrations depicting children playing various games, including shuttlecock. Cloth (silk?) on wood frame. Illustrations apparently by Kate Greenway. Mounted to cloth-lined frame backing. Materials: Ink, Silk, Wood, Metal, Adhesive label, Glass, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Page from Magazine, 1875
Page from The Graphic (page 45, July 10, 1875) featuring partly coloured lithograph depicting a man and woman playing tennis in an enclosed courtyard. Architecture is North African. Title caption reads: 'A TENNIS COURT IN ALGERIA'. Materials: Ink, Paper, Glass, Metal, Adhesive label, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Page from Magazine, 04 Jan 1894
Colour lithograph by 'Wag' of 'MICHAEL MICHAILOVITCH' dated 4 January 1894. Materials: Paper, Ink, Metal, Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Gouache, Circa 1885
Almost full-length portrait of young woman standing (facing viewer) wearing long red skirt and peaked cap, and holding a flat top tennis racquet. Indecipherable signature lower right corner. Materials: Paper, Pigment, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Page from Magazine, Circa 1892
Page from unknown magazine featuring reproduced engraving portraits of four famous men, and in centre a reproduced photograph of three tennis players. Photograph caption reads: 'AMERICA'S FIRST THREE LAWN-TENNIS PLAYERS OF '92'. UV glass. Materials: Paper, Ink, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Page from Magazine, 1879
Four pages (reproductions of pages 655 and 658, original pages 656 and 657) from unknown magazine article entitled 'THE GAME OF LAWN TENNIS'. Includes illustrations of court layout, a racquet and tennis match scene. UV glass. Materials: Paper, Ink, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Woodtennis -
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Drawing, 19-Feb-54
Cartoon style drawing by Mullin depicting at left Trabert asking Seixas: 'NONE OF/ THOSE AUSSIES / AROUND HERE / ARE THERE?'. At right, upside down, a caricatured depiction of Rosewall and Hoad with caption: 'BACK FROM / DOWN UNDER,/ OUR VERY/ UNSUCCESSFUL /DAVIS CUP /TEAM IS NOW/ PLAYING IN / THE NAT'L / INDOOR / TOURNEY / AT THE 7TH / REGIMENT / ARMORY'. Also insc. in blue pencil: WT & SUN/SPORTS'. Also dated: '2-19-54'. Refers to Australia only loss of the Davis Cup during 1950s, being to the U.S. team. Materials: Paper, Graphite, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felttennis -
Tennis Australia
Collage of cartooons, 24-Jun-54
Collage of original cartoon style drawings by Mullin and clippings of the same cartoons reproduced in New York World Telegram and The Sun, Thursday June 24, 1954. Cartoons and article refer to Rosewall's victory over Trabert in Wimbledon mens singles semi-finals 1954. Materials: Paper, Graphite, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felttennis -
Tennis Australia
Collage, Circa 1949, Circa 2000
Collage: featuring (1) clipping of photograph reproduced in newspaper, signed 'BEST WISHES, PANCHO GONZALES'; and (2) Page 49 from September 1949 issue of Wide World magazine,also signed 'TO FRANCIS, PANCHO GONZALES' and featuring three images of Gonzales with captions. (3) a brass title plate with text: '1948 & 1949/ U.S. OPEN CHAMPION'. UV glass. Materials: Paper, Ink, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felttennis -
Tennis Australia
Drawing, 1964
Original drawing by Mullin for cartoon entitled 'THEY NEVER COME BACK', for publication in New York World Telegram. Large central naturalistic portrait of Gonzales, surrounded by caricatured vignettes referencing Gonzales comback in 1964 after semi-retirement. Glass backing on frame reveals handwritten inscr's.: 'MULLIN FOR TUES', 'VIA WESTERN UNION MESSENGER/CHARGE ACC'T WILLARD MULLIN/27 COLONIAL DRIVE PLANDOME L.I./(516) MA 7-2555/ PLEASE RUSH/ TO / ENGRAVING ROOM / 5TH FLOOR / WORLD TELEGRAM / 125 BARCLAY ST. / N.Y.C.' and ' PLEASE/DO NOT/CRUSH'. Frame glazed with UV glass. Materials: Paper, Graphite, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felt, Foamboardtennis -
Tennis Australia
Demonstration panel, Circa 2000
Demonstration panel for explaining how tennis balls are manufactured. Shows raw materials and components of tennis balls in downward sequence to a complete ball. No text. Materials: Felt, Rubber, Metal, Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Event Programme, 1976
Two copies of programme, and one copy of ticket from Borg vs. Laver Benefit Match, 1976. Top copy of programme shows cover; lower copy shows inside of programme featuring blurb about and image of each player. Left side featureas Borg and is hand signed in blue by Borg; right side features Laver and is hand signed in red by Laver. Front of ticket displayed. Materials: Paper, Ink, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felttennis