A Wright and Ditson 'Speed-Win' tennis racquet, with: ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft; and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Both faces feature: cursive Wright & Ditson logo across base of head; model name with winged missile emblem across throat, and, Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark on shaft. 'WD' trademark features on cloth butt cover. Recent autograph along shaft on reverse: DON BUDGE "1938". Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Enamel, Clothtennis

A Spalding Pancho Gonzales-endorsed 'Prize Cup' wood tennis racquet. String whipping reinforcements around shoulders and around shaft. Manufacturer's name & model name printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Model name and manufacter's logo printed along shaft on both sides of racquet. Grip wrapped with perforated leather. Large Spalding 'S" logo and 'JAPAN' printed onto butt cap. Decal on side of shaft reads: CUSTOM DESIGNED BY SPALDING/FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Leather, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Jack Kramer Staff Model tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features decal of head and neck photo image of Kramer. Throat features decal design of a gold crown within a corona. Base of shaft features 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Faint autograph by Kramer along left side of shaft. Initials carved into right side: K.W. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Ribbon, Paint, Plastictennis

A Dayton Pilot tennis racquet, with a steel head and throat, and, wooden shaft and deep-grooved handle. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Decals of maker and model, with patents, feature on front, and right side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cordtennis

A Wilson, Mary Hardwick Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features decal head and neck illustration of Hardwick. Lower shaft and butt cover features 'W' trademark. Throat features stylised crown and chevron devices. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Paint, Ribbon, Clothtennis

A Masterbuilt 100 tennis racquet, painted from shoulder to handle, with whipping on shoulders and shaft, and featuring a mottled black leather handle grip. Throat features model name accompanied by a heraldic shield containing various devices. Masterbuilt logo features along shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Leather, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Tenex Magnum tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Tenex Ball trademark features on crown and on shaft. tenex logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Painttennis

A Snauwaert Brian Gottfried tennis racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders. Snauwaert logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. 'S' trademark features on throat and butt cap. Design and manufacturing details feature on the sides of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Fibreglass, Adhesive tapetennis

An Head 'XRC' composite tennis racquet, featuring: open throat; leather handle grip around hard plastic shaft casing; and plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name across base of head, top of shaft casing, and butt sticker. Model name along left side of throat. Materials: Composite Materials, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Papertennis

A MacGregor laminated wood tennis racquet, with whipping around shoulders & shaft, handgrip wrapped in leather and a plastic butt cap printed with manufacturer's 'M' logo. Manufacturer name in orange along shaft. Painted black from handgrip to top of shoulders with orange/red details . Materials: Wood, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Vinyl, Plastic, Ink, String, Painttennis

A MacGregor laminated wood tennis racquet, with whipping around shoulders & shaft, handgrip wrapped in leather and a plastic butt cap printed with manufacturer's 'M' logo. Manufacturer name in orange along shaft. Painted black from handgrip to top of shoulders with orange/red details . Materials: Wood, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Vinyl, Plastic, Ink, String, Painttennis

A Snauwaert John Newcombe-endorsed 'Boronite Two' model tennis racquet, with handle wrapped in leather, and a plastic butt cap featuring manufacturer logo. Manufacturer name on base of head; endorser name and model name along shaft. Details about construction along edges of shaft. Materials: Wood, Vinyl, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Borontennis

A Wilson 'T2000' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; and cream plastic shaft casing. Handle wrapped with black non-original grip tape. Net anchored to metal wire wrapped around head frame. Cream plastic butt cap with white label featuring 'W' logo in red. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Adhesive labeltennis

A Wilson 'Triumph' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft, brown plastic throat bridge; plastic shaft casing featuring 'W' logo; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. White plastic butt cap also featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo. Manufacturer and model names on throat bridge (both sides). Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Painttennis

A Spalding, Impact-180 Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders. Manufacturer's name along sides of shaft; model name along shaft (both sides). 'S' symbol spray-painted across net. Hand grip bare wood (missing grip tape and butt cover). Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Painttennis

A Gautier & Fils Golden Extra tennis racquet with ribbon whipping around shoulders and cloven shaft, and and a cross-hatched handle. Model name features on throat on obverse. Company trademark on reverse. Company logo along left side of shaft. Inscription on butt cover: BABOLISEZ/GARDER PRESSE. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leathertennis

A Wilson Jack Kramer Pro Staff tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features gold crown device. Shaft features two diamond devices along its length. Shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Ceramic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Regent Junior Pro tennis racquet. Model name features across base of head. 'R' trademark features on the throat. Regent logo features across shaft and on butt cap. hand written name: T./EILAND features across throat and shaft, on both sides. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Paint, Vinyl, Plastictennis

A Regent, Don Budge Contender, Tournament Model tennis racquet. Regent logo features across the crown, and base of the head. Model name features on the throat and shaft. Decal head image of Budge features on lower shaft. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Leather, Ribbon, Ink, Plastictennis

A Regent, Leslie Wonderling tennis racquet. Regent logo features across the base of the head. Model name features on the throat, accompanied by a triple fleur-de-lis. 'R' trademark features at base of shaft. Model details feature on the right side of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Leather, Ribbon, Ink, Cloth, Adhesive tapetennis

When the ship Schomberg was launched in 1855, she was considered the most perfect clipper ship ever to be built. James Blaine’s Black Ball Line had commissioned her to be built for their fleet of passenger liners. At a cost of £43,103, the Aberdeen builders designed her to sail faster than the quick clippers designed by North American Donald McKay. She was a three masted wooden clipper ship, built with diagonal planking of British oat with layers of Scottish larch. This luxury vessel was designed to transport emigrants to Melbourne in superior comfort. She had ventilation ducts to provide air to the lower decks and a dining saloon, smoking room, library and bathrooms for the first class passengers. At the launch of Schomberg’s maiden voyage, her master Captain ‘Bully’ Forbes, drunkenly predicted that he would make the journey between Liverpool and Melbourne in 60 days. Schomberg departed Liverpool on 6 October 1855 with 430 passengers and 3000 tons cargo including iron rails and equipment intended the build the Geelong Railway and a bridge over the Yarra from Melbourne to Hawthorn. The winds were poor as Schomberg sailed across the equator, slowing her journey considerably. She was 78 days out of Liverpool when she ran aground on a sand-spit near Peterborough, Victoria, on 27 December; the sand spit and the currents were not marked on Forbes’s map. Overnight, the crew launched a lifeboat to find a safe place to land the ship’s passengers. The scouting party returned to Schomberg and advised Forbes that it was best to wait until morning because the rough seas could easily overturn the small lifeboats. The ship’s Chief Officer spotted SS Queen at dawn and signalled the steamer. The master of the SS Queen approached the stranded vessel and all of Schomberg’s passengers were able to disembark safely. The Black Ball Line’s Melbourne agent sent a steamer to retrieve the passengers’ baggage from the Schomberg. Other steamers helped unload her cargo until the weather changed and prevented the salvage teams from accessing the ship. Local merchants Manifold & Bostock bought the wreck and cargo, but did not attempt to salvage the cargo still on board the ship. They eventually sold it on to a Melbourne businessman and two seafarers. After two of the men drowned when they tried to reach Schomberg, salvage efforts were abandoned.32 In 1975, divers from Flagstaff Hill, including Peter Ronald, found an ornate communion set at the wreck. The set comprised a jug, two chalices, a plate and a lid. The lid did not fit any of the other objects and in 1978 a piece of the lid broke off, revealing a glint of gold. As museum staff carefully examined the lid and removed marine growth, they found a diamond ring, which is currently on display in the Great Circle Gallery.33 Flagstaff Hill also holds ship fittings and equipment, personal effects, a lithograph, tickets and photograph from the Schomberg. Most of the artefacts were salvaged from the wreck by Peter Ronald, former director of Flagstaff Hill. The Schomberg, which is on the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR S612), has great historical significance as a rare example of a large, fast clipper ship on the England to Australia run, carrying emigrants at the time of the Victorian gold rush. She represents the technical advances made to break sailing records between Europe and Australia. Flagstaff Hill’s collection of artefacts from the Schomberg is significant for its association with the shipwreck. The collection is primarily significant because of the relationship between the objects, as together they have a high potential to interpret the story of the Schomberg. It is archaeologically significant as the remains of an international passenger Ship. It is historically significant for representing aspects of Victoria’s shipping history and for its association with the shipwreck and the ship, which was designed to be fastest and most luxurious of its day Horse harness brass buckle 3½" x 3" The buckle is complete except for the middle shaft, Slight verdigris and encrustation. Recovered from the wreck of the Schomberg. warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, schomberg, shipwrecked-artefact, clipper ship, black ball line, 1855 shipwreck, aberdeen clipper ship, captain forbes, peterborough shipwreck, ss queen, horse harness, brass buckle, harness buckle

Ladies silk parasol with embroidered roses and leaves in shades of mauve, split cane shaft and handle with silver plated tip, handle screw off for folding.costume accessories, female, parasol