A Yonex (probably Alumina model) gold metal tennis racquet, with flattened double shaft, white wooden shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. Remains of manufacturer logo also appear on plastic butt cap. Racquet owner's name label (Dymo style yellow label) adhered to inner shaft and states: 'M. NAGEL'. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Adhesive labeltennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Reliance' model tennis racquet with concave throat. String whipping reinforcements and orange paint traces on shoulders. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Manufacturer name and country of origin imprinted on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Paint, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Longwood' model tennis racquet with convex laminated throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse . Manufacturer's trademark/logo features on shaft on reverse. . Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on right side of shaft. Small folded pieces of red leather used as cushioning under string loops on sides of throat. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Painttennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Sutton' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; string whipping around shoulders; hide reinforcements along sides of shoulders and throat; and, moderate-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: SUTTON. 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 'Greenwood' tennis racquet, featuring: painted concave throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name features along throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Paint, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Favorite' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, mid-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. A.D.1876' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Inscription burnt into right side of handle: J.C. 06. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A destrung Spalding 'Model AH' tennis racquet, featuring: concave throat; bevelled crown; whipping over hide reinforced shoulders; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and on butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Paint, String, Hidetennis

A Spalding 'Model GX' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled crown; hide reinforced shoulders; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and on butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Paint, String, Hide, Guttennis

A Spalding 'Junior' tennis racquet, featuring: convex throat; grooved and bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; and, mid-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and on cloth butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Paint, String, Nylon, Clothtennis

A Spalding Kro-Bat model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, an concave laminated throat, fine-grooved handle and leather end wrap & butt cloth. Model & manufacter name feature across throat on obverse. Manufacturer signature features along throat on reverse. On side of shaft is printed: 'PAT. OCT. 03,, 1923'. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, String, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Oval' model tennis racquet, featuring laminate convex throat, fine-grooved wooden handle, leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Manufacturer logo printed on butt cloth. Writing on side of shaft says: 'PATENTED/JAN 3. '05.' Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Gut, Ink, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Oval' model tennis racquet, featuring laminate convex throat, fine-grooved wooden handle, leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Manufacturer logo printed on butt cloth. Writing on side of shaft says: 'PATENTED/JAN 3. '05.'. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Gut, Ink, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Speedwin' tennis racquet, with open throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders, throat, and plastic collar; and, grooved handle. Model name features across base of head on obverse. Name of manufacturer across collar on obverse, and across base of head on reverse. Spalding Gold Medallion trademark features across collar on reverse. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Silk, String, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Mercer Beasley Signature Model' training tennis racquet, with tape whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Manufacturer's name features across base of head. Model name features across throat. 'Beasley Target' design features on throat. Spalding 'Wreathed S' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A Spalding 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet, with whipping around shoulders, fibre reinforced bow, shoulders and throat, leather handle grip, and plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name features across base of head. Model name features on throat. Various Spalding trademarks features on throat, lower shaft, and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, String, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibretennis

A Spalding 'La Vitesse' tennis racquet, with: a split lower shaft; whipping around shoulders; fibre reinforced bow and head; leather handle grip; and, plastic butt cap. Model name features across lower right of head. Manufacturer's name features across throat, handle grip, and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibre, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Professional' tennis racquet, with handle grip wrapped in perforated leather and, plastic butt cap featuring manufacturer name/logo. Model name features on right shoulder. Manufacturer's name appears on base of head and their 'S' logo appears on lower shaft. Inscription on edge of shaft outlines the wood & fibre composition of racquet. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Fibretennis

A Spalding, "Doris Hart" Autograph Custom Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, leather handle grip with perforations, and a burgundy plastic butt cloth. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat. Fleur-de-lys symbol on throat. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

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

A Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: composite convex throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; and, mid-grooved handle. Model name features across throat on obverse. Manufacturer details feature along right side of shaft. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, String, Painttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders and shaft; and handle wrapped with leather perforated grip. Model & manufacturer's name anda trophy logo feature across throat on both obverse and reverse. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features on shaft on reverse. On obverse of shaft is printed:FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Nylon, Leathertennis

A Wilson Jack Kramer Pro Staff tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features gold crown device. Shaft features two diamond devices along its length. Shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip is the Fairway brand, by Balmforth. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Hidetennis

A Wilson, Maureen Connolly Stylist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name. Shaft features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Base of shaft and plastic butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Plastic, String, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson, Tony Trabert Stylist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat and stem features model name. Stem features decal head and shoulders photo image of an older Trabert. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Stringtennis

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