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

Tennis racquet. Slazenger brand, Challenge model. Wood, with gut strings. Leather covered grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Leathertennis

Badminton racquet. Yonex brand, B-760DF model. Metal with nylon strings. Leather covered grip. Materials: Metal composite, Nylon, Leathertennis

Badminton racquet. Yonex brand, B-760DF model. Metal with nylon strings. Leather covered grip. Materials: Metal composite, Nylon, Leathertennis

Badminton racquet. Yonex brand, B-760DF model. Metal with nylon strings. Leather covered grip. Materials: Metal composite, Nylon, Leathertennis

Tennis racquet and racquet head press. Dunkop brand maxply model racquet. Unbranded press. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Metaltennis

Tennis racquet and racquet head press. Chesterfield brand Thunderbird 707 model racquet. Unbranded press with a metal hinged release device. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Metaltennis

Tennis racquet and racquet head press. Dunlop brand Lewis Hoad model racquet. T.H. Prosser & Sons wooden head press with metal wingnut release fixtures. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Metaltennis

A Dayton Pilot tennis racquet, with a steel head and throat, and, wooden shaft and deep-grooved handle. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Decals of maker and model, with patents, feature on right side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cordtennis

A Dayton Pilot tennis racquet, with a steel head and open 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. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cordtennis

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 Dayton Pilot tennis racquet, with a steel head and open throat, and, wooden shaft and deep-grooved handle. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Metallic badge features on shaft on obverse, with the image of a tennis player below the inscription: DAYTON/STEEL/RACQUET. Decal of model features on right side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cordtennis

A Dayton Pilot tennis racquet, with a steel head and throat, and, wooden shaft and deep-grooved handle. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Decals of maker and model, with patents, feature on front, and right side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cordtennis

A Dayton Junior Pilot tennis racquet, with a wholly steel frame. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Racquet head stringing continues through into the fully opened throat. Decal of model features on left side of shaft. Materials: Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, Leather, Ink, Cord, Stringtennis

A Dayton-built, Wilson Indestructo, wholly metallic tennis racquet, with a wood or cork fibre handle grip wrapped around lower shaft. Strung with piano wire along and across head and open throat. Model and manufacturing details engraved into underside of butt cap. Materials: Metal, Glue, Paint, String, Cord, Wood fibretennis

An R.M. Co. (or M.R. Co.) West End flat top tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, and fine-grooved handle. Manufacturer and model details on throat on obverse, and seem to be a very early use of decal and laminated framing. Impressed inscription: ORIENTAL GUT, along right side of shaft implies silk was used for racquet strings. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Silk, Inktennis

An R.M. Co. (or M.R. Co.) West End flat top tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, and rare inlaid cork handle. Manufacturer and model details, in and around the image of a tennis racquet, feature on throat on obverse, and is a very early use of decal. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Corktennis

An Andersons Match wooden tennis racquet, with concave throat, cloth tape reinforcements around shoulders, and a fish-tailed handle butt. Impressed model name across throat on obverse. Decal of manufacturers trademark across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Cloth tapetennis

A Feltham 'The Alexandra' tilt-top tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, whipping around shoulders, a slither of wood lamination beyween the throat and outer frame, and a plain handle. Company name and trademark impressed across throat on obverse. Model name impressed across crown. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Guttennis

A Feltham 'The Alexandra' flat-top tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, a slither of wood lamination between the throat and outer frame, and a fine-grooved, rounded handle. Company name and trademark impressed across throat on obverse. Model name impressed across crown. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A 'Tether' wooden tennis racquet, with laminated convex throat, and fine-grooved handle. Manufacturer's trademark of a five-pointed star mounted above a wreath-framed crown features on the throat on obverse. The model name features across the crown of the racquet head. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leathertennis

A 'Tether' (?) wooden tennis racquet, with laminated convex throat, and fine-grooved handle. Manufacturer's trademark of a five-pointed star mounted above a wreath-framed crown features on the throat on obverse. The model name features across the crown of the racquet head, but is indecipherable due to wear. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leathertennis

An Horace Partridge Co. tennis racquet, with laminated convex throat, and fine-grooved handle. Decal of manufacturer's name, accompanied by an illustration of an upright sceptre, features across throat on obverse. Illegible model name features across crown on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

An Horace Partridge Co., Wimbledon model tennis racquet, with string whipping and hide reinforcements around shoulders, and deep-grooved octagonal handle. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse; decal of manufacturer, with partridge and rising sun trademark, across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Gut, String, Clothtennis

An Horace Partridge Co., Wimbledon, American Tate Expert tennis racquet, with string whipping and hide reinforcements around shoulders, open throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Decal of model name features across the lower head on obverse and reverse; decal of manufacturer, with partridge and rising sun trademark, across shaft on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Gut, String, Clothtennis

A John Piggott 'The J.P. Champion' tennis racquet, with solid, convex throat, cloth tape shoulder supports, and fine-grooved handle with fan-tailed butt. Model name in decal features along throat on obverse. Impressed manufacturer's details feature across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Cloth tape, Inktennis

An unstrung John Piggott 'The Gripwell' tennis racquet, with solid, convex throat, and furrowed handle with rounded butt. Model name in decal features along throat on obverse. Manufacturer's details in decal feature across throat on reverse. Initials 'AS' burnt across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Inktennis

A Sykes National Special tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, string shoulder whipping, and fine-grooved handle. Model name features on throat on obverse, manufacturer's details on throat on reverse. Impressed initials E.A.M. feature along right side of handle. Manufacturer's details also on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Guttennis

A Sykes National Special tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, string shoulder and crown whipping, and fine-grooved handle. Model and manufacturer's details feature across crown and throat on obverse. Manufacturer's details also on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Guttennis

An F.H. Ayres wooden tennis racquet, with large transitional flat-top head, solid convex throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Manufacturer's name along lower throat on obverse (in duplicate), and across butt cover. Illegible model name across crown. Retailers details along lower throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, Gut, Inktennis