A wooden, oval racquet with a solid convex throat, cloth tape supports, and fish-tail handle. Model trademark is a stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head device, with the text: THE/DEMON. Inscription, probably place of manufacture, stamped across throat on reverse: MURTON/NEWCASTLE. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

An oval racquet with an elongated head, red whipping, glazed, parchment-reinforced shoulders, and a deep-grooved handle grip. Inscription across throat on obverse: DOHERTY/SLAZENGERS/PATENT/STRINGING. Inscription along right side of handle: PATENTED/OCT. 12. 1915/SLAZENGERS' NEW YORK. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Ink, Parchmenttennis

A concave, wooden racquet, with white-painted cloth taped shoulders, with red and green whipping, diagonal stringing, and a fish-tail handle. On throat on obverse is the Slazenger trademark of a hexagram, with an 'S' in the centre. Barely legible inscription stamped along right side of handle: SL[AZENGER] LTD. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Cloth tape, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet, featuring a decal of the Slazenger black panther emblem, on both sides of throat. Inscription, from head to stem, on both sides: KEN ROSEWALL/FIBRE/ARMOURED/TOURNAMENT/SLAZENGER. Inscription along right side of stem: MADE IN ENGLAND. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A wooden racquet with solid, convex throat, gut or twine whipping/shoulder reinforcements, and fine grooved handle grip. Inscription across and along throat on obverse: EXTRA SPECIAL/WILLIAMS & CO. PARIS. Inscription across butt cover, in French: WILLIAMS & CO/PARIS/1. RUE CAUMARTIN. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Metaltennis

A Wilson Strata-Jet racquet, with red-painted open throat, glass-fibre throat collar, rawhide reinforced shoulders, a Balmforth Fairway leather grip, and white cloth butt cover with red-stitched 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Ink, Fibreglass, Hide, String, Clothtennis

A Wilson, Alice Marble Tournament tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft and butt cover feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle is perforated. Handwritten name, in biro, across cloth butt cover: SUE/WARNER. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Paint, Ribbon, Clothtennis

A Carnaby Personal Professional tennis racquet, featuring wood laminated frame, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Carnaby logo features across base of head, and butt cap. Model name features across throat and along shaft. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Metaltennis

A Carnaby Personal Professional tennis racquet, featuring wood laminated frame, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Carnaby logo features across base of head, and butt cap. Model name features across throat and along shaft. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Metaltennis

A Masterbuilt 500 tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping on shoulders and shaft, and featuring leather handle grip with floral perforations. Throat features model name. Masterbuilt logo features along shaft. Masterbuilt 'M' trademark features on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Paint, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tape, Ribbontennis

A Davis Olympyad tennis racquet, with whipping around the shoulders, and a leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Model name features across base of head, on obverse. TAD trademark, within diamond device, features on throat on reverse. Patent details feature on left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Stringtennis

A Caprico Wimbledon Cup Tournament Model tennis racquet, with open throat, ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Model name features across base of head and collar of shaft. Caprico logo features along shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Painttennis

An unstrung and gripless Universal Top Notch tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft. Model name features across base of head. Universal Racket Co. trademark features on throat, comprising of a globe resting on a triangular base, and flanked by crests and crowned with a star device. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Enamel, Leathertennis

A Hammer Triumph tennis racquet, featuring mounted knight trademark on throat. Inscription on obverse: TRIUMPH/HAMMER/DEUTSCHMEISTER GERATE/BAD/MERGENTHEIM/GEBR. HAMMER. Hammer 'H' trademark features on butt cover. Retailers details on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Ribbontennis

A Ken-Wel Forest Hills tennis racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft. Model name features across base of head. Ken-Wel logo and coat-of-arms trademark feature on throat. Ken-Wel logo also features on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastictennis

A Tryon Eclipse tennis racquet with a concave throat, red string whipping around shoulders, and fine-grooved handle. Model name ECLIPSE features along throat on obverse. TRYON/PHILA. trademark features on throat on reverse. Initials R.R. carved into lower handle on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Stringtennis

An Head 'Ti.S7' tennis racquet, featuring: oversized head, with perforated plastic crown cover; titanium frame with bridgeless head and split shaft; 'Ti.Fiber' net strings, strung across and along head and down shaft; Head 'Softac' synthetic handle grip, and 'Shockstop' plastic butt cap. Materials: Titanium, Plastic, Synthetic material, Metal, Ink, Painttennis

A Wilson 'Jack Kramer Autograph' model tennis racquet, with whipping on shoulders & shaft, and handle wrapped in perforated leather. Plastic butt cap with manufacturer's 'W' logo. Model name on throat and manufacturer name on base of head. Manufacturer 'W' logo on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Vinyl, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

A blue Wilson 'American Ace Midsize' model tennis racquet, with open throat and manufacturer's 'W' logo sprayed onto net. Manufacturer's name on throat. Model name along left side of shaft and on crown. Handle cover missing, yellow foam core exposed, and no butt cap or cover. Materials: Metal, Ink, Vinyl, Plastic, Inktennis

A 'Birmal' model tennis racquet manufactured by Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co. Ltd. Has open throat and handle wrapped with string whipping. Metal butt cap. Metal strings. Manufacturer name embossed on one edge of shaft. Model name and words: 'ALL METAL' embossed on other edge of shaft. Materials: Metal, String, Woodtennis

A 'Birmal' model tennis racquet manufactured by Birmingham Aluminium Casting (1903) Co. Ltd. Has open throat and handle wrapped with string whipping. Metal butt cap. Metal strings. Manufacturer name embossed on one edge of shaft. Model name and words: 'ALL METAL' embossed on other edge of shaft. Materials: Metal, String, Woodtennis

A PK-15 tennis racquet with open throat and handle wrapped with leather. Vinyl strings & plastic butt cap. Handle wrapped in plastic packaging wrap. Adhesive label on wrap marked with: 'L.RANGE PK-15...80C/20F'. Reinforcement strip along crown. Materials: Graphite, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, Adhesive tape, Adhesive label, Plastictennis

A Spalding ' Big Bow' fiber laminate tennis racquet with open throat, plastic butt cap and handle wrapped with suede leather. Manufacturer's name on base of head on reverse and model name on base of head on obverse. Manufacturer's 'S' logo features on lower section of throat and on butt cap. Materials: Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Vinyl, Fibreglass, Plastictennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Special' tilt-top tennis racquet, with: solid, concave throat; fine-grooved, angled handle; ribbon collar around shaft; and leather end wrap. Inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT & DITSON/BOSTON/SPECIAL. Initials C.F. carved into throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, Ribbontennis

A Wright and Ditson 'The Park' flat-top tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; fine-grooved, rounded handle; and leather end wrap. Inscription across crown and throat on obverse: TH[E P]ARK/WRIGHT & DITSON/BOSTON. Initials WHP carved into throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, Stringtennis

A Wright and Ditson transitional flat-top junior tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT/& DITSON/BOSTON/MASS./U.S.A. Two handwritten inscriptions across throat on reverse: JOHN HOWARD/.../TOM H. Materials: Wood, Gut, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Toournament' tennis racquet, with: solid convex throat; bevelled and gorged crown; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: TOURNAMENT. 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

An unstrung Wright and Ditson 'Challenge Cup' tennis racquet, with: bevelled crown; string whipping around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: CHALLENGE CUP. Wright & Ditson cursive logo features along throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

An unstrung Reach, Wright and Ditson 'Award' tennis racquet, featuring: plastic reinforcements around shoulders and shaft; and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Model name features across throat. Reach, Wright & Ditson logo features across lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Enameltennis

A Spalding 'Windemere' flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid concave throat; bevelled head; ribbon collar; inlaid cork handle grip; and wooden butt cap. Printed model name and Spalding logo within ball trademark feature across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leather, Ribbon, Corktennis