A Wilson, Tony Trabert Match Point tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal head and shoulders photo image of an older Trabert. Shaft features model name. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson Billie Jean King "King Cup" tennis racquet. Base of head features model name. Throat and shaft features alternate Wilson logo. Base of shaft features head and neck photo decal of King. Butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Ribbontennis

A Wilson Billie Jean King Prestige tennis racquet (.1), with red and white vinyl head cover (.2). Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and shaft features model name. Butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastic, Vinyl, Metaltennis

A Wilson Stan Smith Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo, flanked by two pairs of black and gold diamond devices. Throat and shaft features model name, with a shield device. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip manufactured by Victor Sports. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Bancroft Champion tennis racquet painted white from shoulders to handle, with hide reinforcements, plastic whipping from shoulders to shaft, and leather handle with patterned perforations. Throat on obverse features decal of Bancroft heraldic shield trademark. Throat on reverse features older, Bancroft Eagle and Globe trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Cloth, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Paint, String, Hidetennis

A Bancroft Forest Hills tennis racquet, with plastic whipping from shoulders to shaft, and leather handle with patterned perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, and a decal image of Forest Hills main court. 'B' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Paint, Stringtennis

A Bancroft Bill Tilden All Star tennis racquet, with plastic whipping from shoulders to shaft, and leather handle with clustered perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, and a decal bust illustration of Bill Tilden. Wreathed 'B' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A Bancroft Winner Junior tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle with triangle-patterned perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, with wreath device. Wreathed 'B' trademark on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Bancroft Monte Carlo, Bjorn Borg Model tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, 'BJ' trademark. Wreathed 'B' trademark on lower shaft, and red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Ribbontennis

A 'Hardcourt' tennis racquet, with: concave throat; whipping over cloth tape reinforced shoulders; flat and wide throat; an inlaid fibre crown protector; and, fine-grooved octagonal handle, with three deep-grooves along the two handle faces.Model name features across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's decal: F LTD./LONDON, features across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Fibretennis

A Broadway Tennis Racquet manufacturing Co. 'Pepin' wooden tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders. Octagonal handle with thin grooves, and trace remains of grip tape and butt cloth. Model name printed as decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name, details and slogan 'QUALITY' printed as decal across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Leather, Gut, Clothtennis

A wooden tennis racquet with nylon strings. Has composite throat which is open but has central supporting piece, and plastic reinforcements along shoulders and throat. Plastic tape around base of throat and above handle. Leather end wrap. Writing on butt cover states: MAX C. EASTMAN/971 BUTTERFIELD ROAD/SAN ANSELMO/TELEPHONE 456.... Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Leather, Plastic, Nylon, Papertennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 1/2 inch head. Inscription along neck and stem of obverse: WAVERLEY. Inscription across neck of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company logo 'LEE' imprinted in gold on leather butt cap. Inscriptions featuring manufacturing and patent details situated along the sides of the stem. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Paint, Gut, Leather, Metaltennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet. Inscription across base of head and throat of obverse: GOOD SHOT!/LEE. Inscription along stem of obverse: KAREL B. KOZELUH/M.P. Inscription across the throat of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Half of head and stem is painted white. Black leather handle and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Gut, Leather, Metal, Adhesive tapetennis

A wooden, open throat racquet. Inscription, starting across base of head of obverse, down the stem, reads: REGISTERED/MODEL/66/NARRAGANSETT MACHINE CO./.../"LIVE-WOOD"/.../PAWTUCKET, R.I. Company logo 'NMCO STANDARD' is stamped in brown onto curry-coloured, cloth butt cover. The handle features a bound, light brown, soft leather grip. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, String, Gut, Cloth, Plastictennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat and an octagonal handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: COLLEGIAN. Throat on reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Company logo also impressed, in gold, onto black butt cover. Inscription across left side of stem: DUCO PERMANENT/HIGH POLISH FINISH. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leather, Paint, Cloth, String, Plastictennis

A Dayton Air Flight tennis racquet, with a steel head and open, tongued throat, and, wooden shaft and deep-grooved handle. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Decal of model features on right side of shaft. Carved initials GCH feature on right side of lower handle. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cord, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with white plastic shoulder supports, and grooved handle. Inscription across the throat on obverse, accompanied by an emblem of a wreathed owl on a book: UNIVERSITY. Below on stem: MAGNAN. Manufacturer's emblem, featured on throat on reverse, comprises of the letter 'M' at the centre of a gold ribboned black badge. Inscription: N.J. MAGNAN CORP./NORTH ATTLEBORO,MASS, U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Plastictennis

A wooden racquet with cloth tape supports and whipping, and a grooved handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: CALIFORNIA/MODEL/A. Trademark, in red and black, on throat on reverse features company monogram 'CBP/CO' with the inscription: CALIFORNIA/ATHLETIC GOODS. Decal inscription along right side of handle: MANUFACTURED BY/CALIFORNIA BY-PRODUCTS CO./SAN FRANCISCO, U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Cloth, Cloth tape, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, oval racquet with a solid convex throat, cloth tape supports, and fish-tail handle. Inscription across crown on obverse: THE DEMON. Model trademark is stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head device, with the text: THE/DEMON. Manufacturer's mark stamped across throat on reverse, comprises of a hexagram with the text: BEST IS BEST/S&S/L/THRO' THE WORLD. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden racquet painted white on shoulders and throat, with red leather handle grip, end wrap and butt cover. Decal inscription across base of head on obverse: DEMON. Below on throat is a coat-of-arms, with a banner device below with inscription: SLAZENGERS. LONDON. Along stem on reverse is a sticker containing address details of former owners. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Ribbon, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with fibreglass reinforcing around shoulders and base of racquet head.Inscription across base of head on both sides: GLASSFIBRE SLAZENGER ARMOURED. Decal on throat on obverse features a gauntlet device with inscription: CHALLENGE/POWER/MODEL. Autograph of Ken Rosewall features along stem on obverse. Decal inscription across throat on reverse: HARRODS. Materials: Wood, Paint, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Fibreglasstennis

A wooden racquet, featuring the Slazenger panther emblem, on both sides of throat. Inscription, from head to stem, on both sides: SLAZENGER/CHALLENGE JUNIOR. Inscription along left side of stem: A SLAZENGER RACKET HAS WON/TEN OF THE LASTSIXTEEN/U.S. MENS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS. Racquet uses a Lamkin brand handle grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a laminated, concave throat, brown whipping, and fine-grooved handle. Decal along throat on obverse: BLUE RIBBON. Decal of company trademark across throat on reverse, inscription in front of large 'W' reading: THOS.E.WILSON & CO. Hand carved name along stem on obverse: JACK. Hand carved initials along throat on reverse: MV. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Cloth, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a laminated throat, red and green whipping, and cloth shoulder supports. Decal along throat on obverse: ONWENTSIA. Inscription along throat on reverse: THOS. E. WILSON & CO. Remanant of imprint of company trademark across butt cover, inscription in front of large 'W' reading: .../THOS.E.WI[LSON & CO./NEW YORK CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO/...] Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Cloth, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with yellow and blue whipping around shoulders. Decal image of Ellsworth Vines on stem on obverse. Inscription, from head to stem, on obverse: WILSON/ELLSWORTH VINES/PERSONAL/MODEL. Inscription on stem on reverse: WILSON/WEIGHT/BY/BALANCE. A red and blue chevron design features at the base of the stem on both sides. Butt cover features Wilson 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

An Ellsworth Vines Famous Player Series All-Star Model tennis racquet. Decal of Vines' head on starburst device features on throat. Wilson logo and winged tennis ball emblem feature on the stem. Butt cover features Wilson 'W' trademark. Racquet features leather handle grip with 4-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

An Ellsworth Vines Famous Player Series Autograph Model tennis racquet. Decal of Vines' head features on stem. Wilson logo and winged tennis ball emblem feature on the sbase of the racquet head. Butt cover features Wilson 'W' trademark. 'WV' monogram features across throat. Racquet features leather handle grip with perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

An Eleanor tennant Famous Player Series All-Star Model tennis racquet. Decal of Tennant's head on starburst device features on throat. Wilson logo and winged tennis ball emblem feature on the stem. Butt cover features Wilson 'W' trademark. Racquet features leather handle grip with 4-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson Le Sabre racquet, with brown painted throat and shaft, perforated brown leather grip, and white cloth butt cover with red-stitched 'W' trademark. Inscription: WILSON/LE SABRE/SUPER FLEX SHAFT. Decal design of a white chess rook and gold fleur-de-lis features on the throat. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Ink, String, Cloth, Plastictennis