A Wright & Ditson 'Contender' model tennis racquet, endorsed by George Lott. String whipping around shoulders and around base of throat. Parts of throat and shoulders painted burgundy. Racquet model name and endorser name printed across throat on obverse. Endorser image printed on shaft on obverse. On reverse, manufacturer name and image of endorser are printed across throat, and signature of endorser adhered as decal on shaft. On left side of shaft are manufacturer's name and country of manufacture. Octagonal, fine-grooved handle, with leather end wrap. Owner name: 'WOODS' inscribed on shaft on obverse and reverse, and adhered using decals on left side of shaft. Two further decals adhered onto left side of shaft including one red with white cross, and one white with black spot. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Stringtennis

A rare Wisden 'Crawford the Exceller' tennis racquet, with rare spliced throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and, a unique whipped, cricket bat shaped handle. Manufacturer's details impressed along shaft on obverse; model details impressed across throat on reverse. The initials E.W. impressed across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Cloth tape, Inktennis

A transitional flat top wooden tennis racquet with solid convex throat and octagonal cross-hatched handle.Throat piece has black-coloured section within it. Trace remains of leather end wrap and remains of cloth crown protector. Very faded decal appears to consist of symbol (possibly a seahorse)and the letter B. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Stuart Surridge Iris-brand, 'Argyle' tennis racquet, with: concave throat; whipping over cloth tape reinforced shoulders; deep eyelet channel around outer crown; flat throat; and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Model and manufacturer's details across throat on obverse; retailer's trademark across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Cloth tapetennis

A 'Park' wooden tennis racquet with concave composite throat, string whipping in three places around shoulders, an octagonal handle with fine grooves, a leather end wrap and leather butt cap. Care instructions printed on end cap:WHEN NOT IN USE/PLEASE/KEEP IN A PRESS. Model name printed across throat. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, String, Leather, Inktennis

A Forest Hills Racket Company 'Flash' tennis racquet with bevelled head, and whipping and plastic reinforcements around shoulders. Remains of whipping around shaft. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap and end cloth. Decal on throat on reverse is manufacturers name. Model name in decal on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leather, String, Cloth, Ink, Plastictennis

A Hewson & Hutchinson 'Acme' tennis racquet with oval head, solid convex throat and string whipping around shoulders. Rounded fishtail handle with fine grooves and butt cloth. Imprinted across throat on reverse is manufacturersor retailers details: HEWSON & HUTCHINSON/YORK&HARROGATE. Model name imprinted on throat on obverse: "ACME". Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Cloth, Stringtennis

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 wooden, slotted handle racquet. Inscription across neck of obverse: DREADNOUGHT/DRIVER/... Inscription across neck of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company logo 'LEE' is stamped on leather butt cap. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with size and production numbers punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a split open throat, and long handle. The base of the head on the obverse features decal inscription: PRESIDENT. The short stem on the reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Remnants of the inscription DUCO PERMANENT/HIGH POLISH FINISH, feature across left side of stem. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Stringtennis

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

A wooden racquet with a concave, laminated throat, cloth whipping, and grooved handle grip. Inscription along the throat on obverse: NEWPORT. Manufacturer's mark, featured on throat on reverse, comprises of a cross device at the centre of a circular, banded shield. Inscription: N.J. MAGNAN CO./QUALITY/NO.ATTLEBORO MASS. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Cloth tape, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat, red plastic shoulder supports, and grooved handle. Inscription along the throat on obverse: CHAMPION. Manufacturer's mark, 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 concave wooden racquet with blue, black, and gold whipping and short, leather handle grip. Inscription along throat on obverse: RELIANCE. Inscription across throat on reverse: "BENTLEY"/NIAGARA/FALLS. Inscription along right side of stem: MADE IN CANADA. Name carved into leather grip on reverse: C. GREEN. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Clothtennis

A wooden flat-top racquet with a laminated, convex throat, and cross-hatch handle grip. Model name, situated on the throat on obverse, is erased and replaced with a now illegible hand-written name. Model is most likely the 'Ashby'. Below is a decal of the Bliss company trademark of a 'B' linked to an anchor, within a shield device. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Metal, Leather, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, transitional flat-top racquet with a laminated, convex throat, andcross-hatched handle grip. Across the throat of the obverse is a decal of the model 'ASHBY' above the Bliss company trademark of a 'B' linked to an anchor, within a shield device. Around the crown on the obverse is the barely legible decal inscription, in blue: JUNIOR. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leathertennis

A wooden, flat-top racquet with a solid convex throat, and fish-tail handle. Model trademark is a stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head, 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. Stamped over this: BENETFINK/LONDON. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, transitional flat-top racquet with a solid convex throat, cloth tape supports, and fish-tail handle. Inscription across crown on obverse: SPECIAL DEMON. Model trademark is a stamped on throat on obverse, featuring a horned demon's head device, with the text: THE/DEMON. Manufacturers name along stem on obverse: SLAZENGER + SONS. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

A red, white, black and gold-painted wooden racquet with a white butt cap, featuring Slazenger logo and emblem. A shield device with an 'S' in the centre, features across the throat, on both sides. Inscription, from head to stem, on both sides: STARFIRE/LAMINATED/CONSTRUCTION/SLAZENGER. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

A wooden racquet with solid, convex throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and fine grooved handle grip. Inscription across and along throat on obverse: "TOURNAMENT"/WILLIAMS & CO. PARIS. Inscription across butt cover, in French: WILLIAMS & CO/1. RUE CAUMARTIN/PARIS/A GARDER SOUS PRESSE. Materials: Wood, Gut, Cloth tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Metaltennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Don Budge Super Stroke tennis racquet. Shaft features a decal head and neck illustration of Budge. base of head features Wilson logo in banner device behind 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features four-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Painttennis

A Wilson, Don Budge Signature tennis racquet. Shaft features 'W' trademark. A decal white and gold chevron design features on the throat. Base of head features Wilson logo. Handwritten autograph along shaft on obverse, in silver ink, reads: DON BUDGE/1938 GRAND SLAM. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Painttennis

A Wilson, Alice Marble Invincible tennis racquet. Base of head features decal of Wilson logo in banner device, in front of 'W' trademark. Shaft features decal illustration of Marble in action pose, receiving the ball. Leather handle grip features four-leaf clover perforations. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Painttennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Mary Hardwick Victory tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features decal head and neck illustration of Hardwick. Butt cover features blue 'W' trademark. Throat features stylised diamond and chevron devices. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Paint, Ribbon, Clothtennis

A Chemold Rod Laver tennis racquet, whit ribbon whipping around shoulders. Model name features across base of head. Australian national coat-of-arms features on throat. Lower shaft features decal of blue, red, and white Chemold trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Adhesive tape, Leather, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Bambootennis

A Masterbuilt Victorious tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping on shoulders and shaft, and featuring leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Base of head features model name. Throat features decal image of a silver cup trophy. Masterbuilt logo features along shaft. Plain white plastic butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Paint, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbontennis

A MacGregor Professional tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. MacGregor logo features across lower shaft. Model name, with a stylised red/blue cup trophy device, features on throat. Macgregor 'M' trademark feature on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibreglasstennis

A Rawlings, John Newcombe Autograph tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping on shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Rawlings logo features across base of head. Model name features along the shaft. Cursive 'R' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastic, Leather, Ribbon, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Tenex Patriot tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Tenex Ball trademark features on crown. Tenex logo and model name feature along shaft. Tenex 'T' trademark with net and ball devices features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Enameltennis

An Oliver Bluebird Junior tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders,and leather handle grip. Oliver logo features across base of head. Decal of stylised crown device features on throat and left side of shaft. Model name features along lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Rubber, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis