A Wilson 'T2000' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; white plastic shaft casing featuring 'W' logo and silver whipping. Handle wrapped with non-original maroon 'Profile'-branded grip tape and red grip seal tape. Net anchored to metal wire wrapped around head frame. White plastic butt cap with adhesive label featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo in black. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Adhesive labeltennis

A Wilson 'T2000' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; white plastic shaft casing featuring 'W' logo and silver whipping; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. Net anchored to metal wire wrapped around head frame. White plastic butt cap with adhesive label featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo in black. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive labeltennis

Two part object. (1) A Wilson 'Jimmy Connors C-1' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; metal shaft bridge; plastic shaft casing featuring 'W' logo and metal whipping; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. Net anchored to metal wire wrapped around head frame. Green plastic butt cap with adhesive label featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo in red. Model name printed onto adhesive label on shaft bridge. (2) A green & white vinyl racquet head cover, with zipper, printed with manufacturer and model name. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Vinyl, Leather, Adhesive labeltennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Park' model tennis racquet. String whipping around shoulders and around base of throat. On both sides of racquet the model name and manufacturer name are printed across throat. Manufacturer's trademark features on the shaft on both obverse and reverse . Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip. Butt cloth with manufacturer's trademark printed on it. Frame painted burgundy to half-way up the head. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Paint, Cloth, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Surprise' model tennis racquet. Frame painted green to nearly half-way up the head. Striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders and around base of throat. On both sides of racquet the model name and manufacturer name are printed across throat. Manufacturer's trademark features on the shaft on both obverse and reverse . Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip, with cloth tape wrapped over the top at either end of grip. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Cloth, Plastictennis

A Spalding 'Natural' Specialist Frame tennis racquet, with wood grain finish on lower half of head and along edge of shaft and head; leather handle grip printed with manufacturer name; and, plastic butt cap featuring 'S' logo. Model name features along base of head. Manufacturer's 'S' logo appears on lower shaft. Inscription on side outlines the wood & fibre composition of racquet. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Fibretennis

A Spalding 'WTC' model wood tennis racquet. Frame painted white with green & yellow stripes up to top of shoulders. Model name and logo (tennis racquet with stars and two world globes) printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Manufacturer's logo features all facets of shaft. On left side of shaft is also printed: MADE EXPRESSLY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS/BY SPALDING. Grip wrapped with leather, whcih is sealed onto racquet with black tape at one end. White plastic butt cap features maker name/logo. Maker name/logo also printed across crown on both sides of racquet. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leathertennis

A Slazenger, Panther Cup squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Slazenger, Panther Cup squash racquet (1), with vinyl racquet head cover, featuring the Dunlop brand logo and trademark (2), since both brands were owned by the same company at this time. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylon, Vinyl, Synthetic material, Ink, Plastic, Metaltennis

A Slazenger, Panther Tournament squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylontennis

A Slazenger Panther Plus squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Ink, Nylontennis

A Slazenger Panther Club Junior squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylon, Enameltennis

A Slazenger Panther Club squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylontennis

A Slazenger Panther Club squash racquet (1), with vinyl cover (2). Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylon, Vinyl, Synthetic material, Ink, Plastic, Metaltennis

A Slazenger Panther Club squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylontennis

A Slazenger Panther Club squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Nylontennis

A Dunlop X-10 Squash, squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Adhesive tape, Enamel, Nylontennis

A Dunlop X-10 Squash, squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Adhesive tape, Enamel, Nylontennis

A Dunlop X-10 Squash, squash racquet (1), with racquet head cover (2). Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Adhesive tape, Enamel, Nylon, Vinyl, Plastic, Ink, Metaltennis

A Dunlop XLT-10 squash racquet. Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Synthetic material, Ink, Adhesive tapetennis

Four identical unstrung Head Professional squash racquets (.1-.4), each with racquet head covers. Racquets primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the hroat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Ink, Vinyl, Synthetic material, Metal, Inktennis

A Head Professional squash racquet (.1), with racquet head cover (.2). Racquet primarily comprises of a frame made from a singular piece of tubular metal, secured by a plastic bridge across the throat, and the hardened plastic handle below. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Ink, Nylon, Vinyl, Synthetic material, Metal, Inktennis

A Dayton badminton racquet, with steel frame and strings, orange support strings and whipping, and fine grooved wooden handle with plastic butt cap. Materials: Metal, Paint, Wood, Lacquer, String, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Dayton badminton racquet, with steel frame and strings, orange support strings and whipping, and fine grooved wooden handle with plastic butt cap. Materials: Metal, Paint, Wood, Lacquer, String, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A Dayton badminton racquet, with steel frame and nylon strings, and fine grooved wooden handle. Materials: Metal, Paint, Wood, Lacquer, Nylon, Inktennis

A Dayton badminton racquet, with steel frame and strings, and fine grooved wooden handle. Materials: Metal, Paint, String, Wood, Lacquertennis

A Dayton badminton racquet, with steel frame and strings, wooden handle and lower shaft, soft leather handle grip, and black cloth butt cover. Materials: Metal, Paint, Plastic, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Cloth, Wood, Lacquertennis

A children's tennis racquet, featuring slightly lobbed head, solid convex throat, wood/cardboard laminated frame and shaft, and paper collar and end wrap. Materials: Wood, Twine, Paper, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cardboardtennis

A Wilson Slammer racquetball racquet, with one-piece metallic frame, plastic throat brace, plastic handle with leather grip, and cord tail. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Cord, Nylon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Gluetennis

A piece of sporting equipment which seems to be a ping pong paddle with stretched hide face, on one side, and a junior lawn tennis racquet, with stringing, on the other side. Impressed gold designs geature around frame and shaft. During this period of table tennis history, it was merely a parlour game, and very distant from the professional competitive sport it was to become. Materials: Wood, Hide, String, Ink, Leather, Paint, Glue, Metaltennis