A Cragin-Simplex 'Hornet' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders. PLastic tape around shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Model name and bee motif imprinted as decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name, trademark and details printed on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Plastic, Leathertennis

A 'Classic' tennis racquet with oval head, composite concave throat. Plastic reinforcements and string whipping around shoulders. Octagonal cross-hatched handle with leather end wrap and butt cap. Model name and crown motif imprinted as decal along throat on obverse. Printed along side of shaft: FRAME MADE BY/S.A.R. PERSENICO & C./CHIAVENNA (ITALY). Care instructions printed on end cap. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Plastic, Leathertennis

An 'Atlantic' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders. Trace remains from plastic tape around shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap and a butt cloth. Model name imprinted as decal across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leather, Clothtennis

A Winchester 'Precision' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping and plastic reinforcements around shoulders. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Model name imprinted as decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name and slogan: 'AS GOOD AS THE GUN' printed as decal across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leather, Plastictennis

A Philport-Clarkson 'Balance Model VIII' tennis racquet with composite concave throat. String whipping around shoulders and shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap and butt cap. Model name printed as shield-shaped decal across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name & details and statement: TAILOR MADE' printed as decal across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, String, Leather, Nylontennis

A wooden tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Model name: 'THE MSD' imprinted across throat on obverse. Along throat on reverse is imprinted: MADE FOR/MELBOURNE SPORTS DEPOT/MADE IN ENGLAND. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Leather, Guttennis

A composite wood tennis racquet with open throat. Octagonal handle wrapped with a grip. Has end wrap and butt cloth. String whipping at shoulders and at base of throat. Model name as incomplete decal imprinted across throat on obverse: '...MANDER'. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Leather, Gut, String, Inktennis

A 'Crown' wooden tennis racquet with composite concave throat. Octagonal handle with end wrap. Twine netting. String whipping and traces of cloth tape as reinforcements on shoulders. Model name as imprinted across throat on obverse. Decal of retailer on throat on reverse. On either side of shaft is imprinted retailer details. Owner's intials: AER scratched into one side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Leather, String, Ink, Cloth tape, Twinetennis

A 'The Winner' wooden tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded handle with thin grooves, and leather end wrap and leather butt cap. Model name imprinted across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

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

An Andreef 'Speedshaft' tennis racquet with large open throat. Plastic whipping and reinforcements around shoulders. Nylon whipping around base of throat. Handle grip and butt cloth. Model name painted across throat on both sides of racquet. Decal stating 'AA" on shaft on reverse. Endorsement: 'FRANK L. KOVACS 2ND/PERSONAL MODEL' painted onto shaft on obverse. Painted on crown on obverse: PLASTIC BOUND PAT. CONSTRUCTION. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, String, Ink, Leather, Plastic, Nylontennis

A 'Wonder' wooden tennis racquet with solid concave throat and octagonal handle with fine grooves. Plastic reinforcecments on shoulders, leather end wrap and butt cloth. Model name printed across throat on obverse: WONDER. Retailer details printed across throat on reverse: R.H. MACY & CO. INC./NEW YORK. Letters BEHR carve into handle on reverse. Letters EL burned into handle on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Gut, Leather, Plastic, Clothtennis

Wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 1/2 inch head. Partial inscription across top of racquet head on obverse: 'LEE SPECIA...', i.e. a 'Lee Special' model racquet. Inscription across neck of obverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Company monogram across neck of reverse, and stamped on leather butt cap: L&C/TRADEMARK. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with the numbers '403' and '14 1/2' punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

Wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 inch head. 'AUSTRALASIAN' model, as inscribed across top of racquet head on obverse. Inscription across neck of obverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Company monogram across neck of reverse, and stamped on leather butt cap: L&C/TRADEMARK. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with the numbers '247' and '14' punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden racquet. Inscription across neck and stem of obverse: DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/.../LEE/POWER/MODEL. Inscription across neck and stem of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK/DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/.../CUSTOM BUILT. A partially illegible inscription, adhered to the side of the stem, reads: RHYTHMIC SWING/BALANCED. Materials: Wood, Leather, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Painttennis

A 13 1/2 inch head, wooden racquet. Inscription across neck and stem of obverse: DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/.../LEE/CUSTOM BUILT. Inscription across neck and stem of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK/DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/.../POWER/MODEL. A sticker with orange text adhered onto neck of obverse reads:STRUNG WITH/DU PONT/NYLON. The butt cap is missing - instead, the bare butt is painted white, upon which is handwritten: SIMON E./BRUCE. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Painttennis

A wooden racquet, unstrung. Inscription across the throat and stem of obverse, and below an image of a black bat: THE BAT/SPECIAL/MASTER/MODEL. Inscription across the throat and stem of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK/THE BAT. Inscription along left side of stem: CUSTOM BUILT. Partial inscription across right side of stem: [R]HYTH[MIC]/BALANC[ED]. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A wooden racquet. Inscription across the throat and stem of obverse, and below an image of a black bat: THE BAT/LEEL/MASTER/MODEL. Inscription across the throat and stem of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK/THE BAT/CUSTOM BUILT. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, Metal, Paint, String, Gut, Cloth tape, 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 grooved handle. Crown of the racquet head features the illegible inscription: NA... This is obviously the model name. The throat of obverse features the Horsman 'centaur' trademark in black and gold. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat. Inscription along the throat on reverse: LAWFORD. The symbol associated with Narragansett Machine Company, made up of a squares and triangles design, features below on the stem. Inscription along the throat on the obverse: MARATHON. The Marathon racquet was a in-house brand-name for all Montgomery Ward sporting goods. The 'Lawford' is obviously the model name. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, String, Plastic, Clothtennis

S&SL brand "The Demon" model tennis racquet. Fish tail shaped butt. Stamp on neck states 'Made for the Melbourne Sports Depot'. Stamped on handle: 'Made in England'. Paper tape wrapped around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Gut, Adhesive tape, Inktennis

Yonex brand tennis racquet. RQ-380 Widebody model. Model used by Monica Seles. This item signed on handle by Monica Seles. Materials: Metal composite, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

Wilson brand "Jack Kramer Pro Staff" model tennis racquet. Marked 'To Philip...All the best...John McEnroe'. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Paint, Leather, Plastictennis

'Slazengers' brand, 'Player' model wood tennis racquet. Flat or tilt top head. Leather taped grip. Black cloth tape wrapped around throat. Peeling green and white paint on throat and shaft. Purchased for $5 from Wagga Antique Centre, Fitzmaurice St, Wagga. Purchase date unknown, but probably between 1990 and 2005. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leather, Cloth tapetennis

'Tournament' model wood tennis racquet. Made by A.J.Reach Company, Philadelphia, USA. Leather strip around butt. String whipping around shoulders. Squaed wooden handle with grooved surface. Swing tag indicates purchased for $5 from Wagga Antique Centre, Fitzmaurice St, Wagga. Purchase date unknown. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leathertennis

'Puma' light-weight model wood tennis racquet. Made by Prosser & Sons Company, Australia. Leather grip. String whipping around shoulders. Teal and gold decals. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leathertennis

Premier brand "Power play' model tennis racquet. Made in Pakistan. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Painttennis

Tennis racquet. Spalding brand, Ashley Cooper Match Play model. Wood, with nylon strings. Red and white decals. Leather covered grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Leathertennis

Tennis racquet. Spalding brand, Gonzales Grand Prix model. Wood, with nylon strings. Red and white decals. Leather covered grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Leathertennis