A wooden tennis racquet with composite concave throat. Octagonal handle with this deep grooves and small trace of leather end wrap. Decal printed across throat on obverse states: OXFORD. Decal across throat on reverse depicts a shield with crown and ducks and states: CADILLAC. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and, a bulbous handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: PROFESSIONAL. Throat on reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Inscription of manufacturer's details along left side of stem: MADE BY E. KENT/PAWTUCKET, R.I., U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Inktennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and a grooved, octagonal handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: AZTEC. Throat on reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Company logo also impressed in gold upon brown butt cover. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, String, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and an octagonal handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: HARVARD. Throat on reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Inscription across left side of stem: MADE BY E. KENT/PAWTUCKET, R.I., U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leather, Painttennis

An F.H. Ayres wooden tennis racquet, with tilt-top, solid convex throat, string collar, smooth, rounded handle, and leather strip end wrap. Inscription across throat and shaft on obverse: F.H. AYRES/13 OZ/WARRANTED. Across throat on reverse: LONDON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, String, Guttennis

A wooden, oval racquet with a laminated convex throat. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: ST. GEORGE. Inscription along right side of stem: BRIDGEPORT ATHLETIC MFG CO./NEW YORK. Decal of manufacturer's trademark on throat on reverse: MAKERS/.../B.A.M.CO./.../B.G.I. TENNIS. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, oval racquet with a laminated convex throat. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: ST. GEORGE. Inscription along right side of stem: BRIDGEPORT ATHLETIC MFG CO./NEW YORK. Decal of manufacturer's trademark on throat on reverse: MAKERS/.../B.A.M.CO./.../B.G.I. TENNIS. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Country Club' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: COUNTRY/CLUB. Wright & Ditson Championship logo, with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Nylon, Leather, String, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Greenwood' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Favorite' tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Paint, Stringtennis

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

A lobbed headed racquet with solid convex throat, and laminated handle with rounded butt. Inscription across crown, on obverse: [THE ALEXAN]DRA. Inscription across throat on obverse: FELTHAM/LONDON. Feltham 'fleur de lis' trademark features in between text. Initials scratched into throat on reverse: ARF. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat, green-marbled, clear plastic shoulder supports, white and black whipping, and grooved handle. Inscription along the throat on obverse: SUPREME. Manufacturer's mark, featured on throat on reverse, comprises of the letter 'M' at the centre of a circular, banded shield. Inscription: N.J. MAGNAN CORP./NORTH ATTLEBORO,MASS,U.S.A. Manufacturer's details also feature across left side of stem. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Plastictennis

Part of S E Surman collection (album) page 46 top right. Charity Austin, née Ford or Foord was the wife of Thomas Austin, who ran a post office and stationery shop, afterwards a tailor's shop, next to the Grenville Shire offices in Sussex Street, Linton. Charity Austin acted as a nurse and midwife in the Linton district.Sepia portrait of a lady wearing decorated top lace fichu at throat.charity austin, mrs thomas austin, surman collection

William Todd Snr and Sarah Thompson, both born about 1823, married in Westmoreland, England in 1852, and came to Victoria in 1853 on the ship "Una". They lived at Amherst before settling at Linton. William and Sarah had at least eight children. Part of Old Lintonian collection ; No. 18.Sepia oval shaped portrait of a lady wearing jacket buttoned to throat.mrs william todd snr., sarah thompson, old lintonian collection

A Wright & Ditson 'The Hub' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. String whipping reinforcements around shoulders. Plastic tape around base of throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap and butt cover. Manufacturer name and country of origin imprinted on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson wood tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded flat top head. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Cross-hatched handle and leather end wrap. Owner's initials: G.P. carved into throat on reverse. Series of cuts carved into handle post-manufacture. Indecipherable model name printed on crown on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model wooden racquet with open throat and octagonal handle. String whipping around shoulders, throat pieces and around base of throat. Leather end wrap and butt cap. On obverse, model name appears as a decal atop throat on base of head. On both obverse and reverse the trademark, patent information and country of manufacture are printed on shaft. On reverse, Manufacturer name is printed as decal on base of head, above throat. Instructions on side of throat state: BAL/FROM/THIS/POINT. On one side of shaft:'WRIGHT & DITSON/MAKERS/MADE IN U.S.A./LICENSED UNDER/PAT.NO.1664466' and further down:'STRUNG BY'. On other side of shaft:PATENTED/TOP FLITE CONSTRUCTION. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat. The throat on obverse features the inscription: KNICKERBOCKER. Below inscription is the Horsman 'centaur' trademark in black and gold. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Paint, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, red whipping, and a ball handle. Inscription across the throat and along the stem of the obverse: THE/TOURNAMENT/2/GEO.G.BUSSEY&CO. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Stringtennis

A Wright and Ditson tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: BOSTON/WRIGHT & DITSON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Painttennis

Black and white photograph of Robert Wallace and Geoff White of Wallace and White Cabinet Makers of Whiter Street Lakes Entrance VictoriaBlack and white photograph of Robert Wallace and Geoff White of Wallace and White Cabinet Makers of Whiter Street Lakes Entrance Victoriabusinesses, people

Black and white photo shows the front of the Rutherglen State School No. 522 with women in long dresses and big hats. Probably for the opening of the school. The colour photograph is a post card reproduction of a painting "The Sabbath Hat" from Henry John Dobson, R.S.W. (1858-1928)Two postcards pasted onto either side of a piece of green cardboard, probably cut from an album. One photo is a black and white photograph. One is a colour reproduction of a painting.At bottom of black and white photograph: "State School, Rutherglen" On the top left corner of the colour photograph: "A Happy New Year" At bottom right corner of the colour photograph: "The Sabbath Hat" rutherglen state school, school buildings, sabbath hat painting, henry john dobson

Carte de Visite portrait woman. N White Photo Sandhurst printed on front & reverse.N White Mitchell St Sandhurstphotograph, person, female

2 blue canvas Australia Post bags with brass eyelets used mid 20th Century to deliver mail to householders in the City of Moorabbin . Small bag has Australia Post Stamped on it and the large bag has no markings but has white rope threaded through the brass eyeletsAustralia Post Canvas Bags donated by Judy Clark the daughter of George Reed who lived and worked in the City of Moorabbin in 20th century 2 Blue canvas bags with brass eyeletsa) AUSTRALIA POST OFFICE 869 No 5 b) no marking ; white rope australia post, post offices, mail, bentleigh, moorabbin, mckinnon, ormond, cheltenham, highett, early settlers, reed george

Black and white copy of an original portrait showing an older woman wearing a black high ruffle necked dress with a brooch at her throat and a black feathered hat.mrs robert simeon nelson (nee mary ann dawe) 1846-1887