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

An 'Handicap' wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, leather crown protector, and fine-grooved rounded handle. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: HANDICAP. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Nylon, Leathertennis

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 rare collared tennis racquet with solid concave throat, fine-grooved rounded handle, small racquet head, fully leather end wrap and butt cover, and of course, a ribbon collar around shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Ribbontennis

An unmarked wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Most likely a part of a tennis set. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

An unmarked wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cardboard crown protector,and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Most likely a part of a tennis set. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Cardboardtennis

An unmarked wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, string whipping around shoulders, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Most likely a part of a tennis set. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, String, Painttennis

An unmarked wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Most likely a part of a tennis set. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A wooden flat-top tennis racquet with solid concave throat, ribbon and cloth collar, and a leather handle grip extending up the whole length of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Cloth, Ribbontennis

A wooden flat-top tennis racquet with solid convex throat, bevelled frame, thin lamination between throat wedge and frame, leather collar, and a fine-grooved rounded handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A Frank Sugg transitional flat-top tennis racquet with solid convex throat, ivory inlay with manufacturer's details on throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Ink, Ivorytennis

A wooden tennis racquet with a solid convex throat, and interesting rounded handle, composed of laminated multi-coloured pieces of wood, creating two vertical bars along the length on each face. Two names, possibly the same person in different marital states, have been scratched into the throat on each face. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

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

A Thornton 'The Monarch' Special tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cloth tape reinforced shoulders with string whipping, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Cloth tape, Inktennis

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

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

A Merigold Brothers 'Eton' tennis racquet, with cloth tape reinforced shoulders, and a tapered handle. Model name is impressed across the throat on obverse. A decal of manufacturer's trademark, comprising of a marigold flower within a green garter features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Cloth tape, Leather, Inktennis

An H.B. Shattuck 'Eton' flat-top tennis racquet, with bevelled frame, solid concave throat, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Guttennis

A Green & Co. Champion tennis racquet, with concave throat, string whipping over cloth tape reinforced shoulders, and fine-grooved handle with fantail butt. Model name across throat on obverse; manufacturer's details across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, String, Cloth tape, Inktennis

A 'Champion' model transitional flat-top tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, black leather crown protector, and fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A Salmon & Webster 'Champion' tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and, a fine grooved handle with fish-tail butt and a rubber handle grip. Impressed inscription on handle grip: SALMON &/WEBSTER LTD./MAKERS OF THE/PARLOUR/SUPER STRONG/BAT. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Cloth tape, Rubbertennis

A rare tilt-top lawn tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: ALLAH EN/MISTRIE/SIALKOT. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Guttennis

A Peabody & Whitney 'Clifton' flat-top tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, bevelled head, red leather collar (now missing), and a slender, fine-grooved handle. Model name and manufacturer's details impressed across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A wooden tennis racquet with laminated convex throat, & crosshatched handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: S&H/125TH ST N.Y. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Inktennis

A wooden tennis racquet with cloth tape reinforced shoulders, and string whipping. Deep grooved handle; silver shaped plate attached to throat on obverse. Racquet maintenance instructions impressed across butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Ink, Cloth tape, Stringtennis

A transitional flat top tennis racquet with bevelled head, solid convex throat and fine grooved rounded handle. Engraved floral design across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

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

A 'Popular' tennis racquet with solid convex throat, string whipping around shoulders and fine grooved handle with fantail butt. Name of model features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis

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 FGP 'Field Club' tennis racquet with double strung net, highlighting intricate 'sweet spot'. Laminated wooden handle featuring intricate linear and arrow-shaped wood inlay design. Inscription across throat on obverse: FGP. Inscription across crown on reverse: FIELD CLUB. Trademeark decal on throat of reverse features domed neo-classical building. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Inktennis