A Wilson, Don Budge Signature tennis racquet. Shaft features 'W' trademark. A decal white and gold chevron design features on the throat. Base of head features Wilson logo. Handwritten autograph along shaft on obverse, in silver ink, reads: DON BUDGE/1938 GRAND SLAM. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Painttennis

A Wilson, Alice Marble Invincible tennis racquet. Base of head features decal of Wilson logo in banner device, in front of 'W' trademark. Shaft features decal illustration of Marble in action pose, receiving the ball. Leather handle grip features four-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Painttennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Mary Hardwick Stylist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features decal head and neck illustration of Hardwick. Butt cover features blue 'W' trademark. Throat features stylised racquet on shield device. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Paint, Ribbon, Clothtennis

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

A Chemold Rod Laver tennis racquet, whit ribbon whipping around shoulders. Model name features across base of head. Australian national coat-of-arms features on throat. Lower shaft features decal of blue, red, and white Chemold trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Adhesive tape, Leather, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Bambootennis

A Masterbuilt Victorious tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping on shoulders and shaft, and featuring leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Base of head features model name. Throat features decal image of a silver cup trophy. Masterbuilt logo features along shaft. Plain white plastic butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Paint, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbontennis

A MacGregor Professional tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. MacGregor logo features across lower shaft. Model name, with a stylised red/blue cup trophy device, features on throat. Macgregor 'M' trademark feature on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibreglasstennis

A Rawlings, John Newcombe Autograph tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping on shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Rawlings logo features across base of head. Model name features along the shaft. Cursive 'R' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Leather, Ribbon, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Tenex Patriot tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Tenex Ball trademark features on crown. Tenex logo and model name feature along shaft. Tenex 'T' trademark with net and ball devices features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Enameltennis

An Oliver Bluebird Junior tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders,and leather handle grip. Oliver logo features across base of head. Decal of stylised crown device features on throat and left side of shaft. Model name features along lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Rubber, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Snauwaert Autograph, International Club 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

A Davis Hi Point, fibreglass composite tennis racquet, with an open throat and large head. Racquet features plain leather handle grip. Model name features across base of head. Davis logo features along shaft. TAD trademark features on rubber butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Fibreglass, Painttennis

A wooden tennis racquet with string whipping around shoulders, plastic reinforcement shaft, and fine grooved handle. Decal across throat and base of head, on obverse features the model name: RED FLASH. Inscription across shaft on reverse: A/DUNLOP/PRODUCTION. 'D' trademark features on red butt cover. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Revelation Professional Model tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and a leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Revelation logo features across base of head. Model name features along shaft. 'R' trademark features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

A Tryon Ace tennis racquet with a concave throat, string whipping around shoulders, shaft, and top of handle (now lost), and a rare, cork handle. Model name ACE features across throat, accompanied by illustration of a bi-plane, on obverse. TRYON/PHILA. trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Corktennis

A Talmo Model 3 tennis racquet, with cloth shoulder supports, reinforced with ribbon whipping, plastic collar around shaft, and a fine-grooved, fish-tail handle. Inscription across throat, on obverse: TALMO/REG'D/MODEL/3. Previous owner has written name on reverse of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Ribbon, Paint, Clothtennis

A wooden tennis racquet with solid, convex throat, and a slender, fine-grooved handle. Impressed inscription across and along throat on obverse: CHAMPION/E.H. SCHUTZE. Impressed inscription along throat on reverse: BERLIN.S.W.12. Impressed inscription along right side of handle: E.H. SCHUTZE. BERLIN./S.W. KOCHSTRASSE S5. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Ink, Guttennis

A wooden tennis racquet with solid, convex throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and a fine-grooved handle. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse, accompanied by impressed crown device: KING EDWARD. Impressed inscription on reverse: R. ALTSCHULER/MANNHEIM. Inscription along left side of shaft: JAQUES LONDON. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Ink, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

An Head 'Tournament Director' tennis racquet, with: aluminium frame with twin shaft; plastic bridge and butt cap; light brown leather handle grip; and 'Graphite 6' netting. Manufacturer's name features across base of bridge, and across butt cap. Model name features along outer left shaft. Materials: Metal, Graphite, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Paint, Ink, Papertennis

An Head 'Arthur Ashe Competition Edge' tennis racquet, with: graphite frame with open throat; grooved outer crown; plastic butt cap; and, leather handle grip over hard plastic shaft encasement. Manufacturer's name features across base of head. Model name features along left side of throat. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Inktennis

A Bancroft 'ProLite' composite (fibreglass over wood) tennis racquet, featuring string whipping around shoulders; solid throat; nylon net strings; black leather handle grip; and white butt cap. Manufacturer name printed on bridge. Logo embossed in red on butt cap. Model name printed along shaft. Materials: Fibreglass, Wood, Adhesive tape, Ink, Leather, Plastictennis

A grey Bancroft 'Laser' composite (graphite/fibreglass/wood) tennis racquet, featuring open throat; nylon net strings; black leather handle grip; and red & white butt cap. Manufacturer name printed on bridge. Logo embossed in red on butt cap. Model name printed along shaft. Materials: Fibreglass, Wood, Adhesive tape, Ink, Leather, Plastic, Graphitetennis

A Wilson 'T2000' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; cream plastic shaft casing and silver whipping. Handle wrapped with tan perforated leather. 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, Leather, String, Adhesive labeltennis

A Wilson 'Match point' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; plastic shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in black perforated leather. Black plastic butt cap with white adhesive label featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo in red. Manufacturer and model names printed on silver label wrapped around shaft casing. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Adhesive labeltennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Sears' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; black-painted hide reinforcements around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: SEARS. Wright & Ditson Championship logo, with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Kro-Flite' model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders. Has a leather wrapped hand grip and embroidered butt cloth . Manufacter name features across base of head. Model name and 'flying bird with sun' symbol features across throat. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, String, Paint, Adhesive tape, Cloth, Threadtennis

A Spalding 'Nassau No.6' model tennis racquet, featuring concave throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Has a leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. Manufacturer and model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Nassau No.6' model tennis racquet, featuring concave throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Has a leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. Manufacturer and model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Nationalist B' tennis racquet with concave throat, bevelled crown, string whipping around shoulders, and smooth octagonal handle. Model name across throat on obverse. Spalding cursive signature trademark features along throat on reverse. Spalding ball trademark impressed in gold on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, Leather, String, Painttennis

A Le Coq Sportif, Yannick Noah Crescendo tennis racquet (.1) and racquet head cover (.2). Company logo features across the base of the head, with rooster trademark across the throat and butt cap. Logo and trademark also feature on the cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Fibre, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Vinyl, Metal, String, Inktennis