A wooden racquet with enamel-painted shoulders, throat, and stem, and leather handle grip with trefoil perforations. Amongst a black and yellow background are a number of decals advertising Slazenger, and the quality of the racquet. Decals across base of head, throat, and along stem on obverse: MATCHPOINT/THE CHOICE/OF CHAMPIONS/SLAZENGER. Throat on reverse features illustration of a sword through a crest, with inscription 'SLAZENGER' above. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Ink, Paint, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet, painted white from shoulders to handle, featuring a decal of a heraldic shield with a caduceus, on both sides of throat. Inscription, from crown to stem, on obverse: SLAZENGER/KEN ROSEWALL/SIGNATURE/FIBRE/ARMOURED/SLAZENGER. Faint autograph of Rosewall features along stem of obverse. Blue 'Dymo' adhesive tape on throat on reverse: J.M.C. Materials: Wood, Paint, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Ink, Ribbon, Adhesive labeltennis

A wooden racquet with green, white and black striped "indestructo" plastic shoulder reinforcements, brown lozenge decal on both faces of stem, and short, leather handle grip. Inscription across throat on obverse: MCLAUGHLIN (sic)/SCHOLASTIC. Inscription across throat on reverse: WILSON. Inscription along left side of stem: INDESTRUCTO REINFORCEMENT/WRAPPING.Right side; SELECTED/SECOND GROWTH ASH. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Metal, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Plastic, Stringtennis

An Ellsworth Vines Match Play tennis racquet. Wilson logo, with winged tennis ball emblem features on the throat. Decal head and neck image of Vines features on stem. Butt cover features 'IT'S A WILSON' logo. Racquet features plain leather handle grip. Engraved on right side of handle is: ORREN W. HYMAN DELTA SIGMA. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Paint, String, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Mary K. Brown International Model tennis racquet. Throat features a decal head profile illustration of Browne, in front of a faux-Olympic rings device. Wilson logo in front of winged tennis ball emblem features on the shaft. Brown leather handle grip with four-leaf clover perforations also feature. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Leather, Adhesive tape, Paint, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Wilson, Alice Marble Invincible tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal of Wilson 'W' trademark, with interweaved ribbon device. Shaft features decal illustration of Marble in action pose, receiving the ball. Leather handle grip features four-leaf clover perforations. Butt cover features logo: IT'S A/WILSON. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Painttennis

A Wilson, Mary Hardwick Valiant tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal head and neck illustration of Hardwick. Lower shaft and plastic butt cap features red 'W' trademark. Shaft features two stylised starburst devices between model name 'VALIANT' printed in cursive script. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Paint, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Chemold Rod Laver tennis racquet, white ribbon whipping around shoulders and a leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Model name features across base of head. Australian national coat-of-arms features on throat. Lower shaft features decal of 'Town and Country' trademark, through which the racquet was sold. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Adhesive tape, Leather, Rubber, Plastic, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Bambootennis

A Chemold Rod Laver Tournament tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, and mottled black leather grip. Model name features across base of head, flanked by Classical Greek motifs. A coat-of-arms with lion and deer features on throat. Lower shaft and plastic butt cover feature blue, red, and white Chemold trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ribbon, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Leather, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Chemold Roy Emerson tennis racquet, with open throat, ribbon whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with repetitive quatrefoil perorations. Chemold logo features across base of head. Model name features along split shaft of throat. Red, white and blue Chemold trademark features at base of shaft. Plain, white plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Plastic, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Painttennis

A MacGregor Lloyd Budge Tournament tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with arrowhead patterned perforations. MacGregor logo features across base of head and lower shaft. Model name, with 'T' motif within a shield device, features on throat and across shaft. Macgregor logo with 'M' trademark feature on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A Garcia Pro - 240, Harold Solomon Autograph tennis racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft. Model name features across base of head and throat. Company logo features along shaft. 'Garcia USA' logo with tennis racquet in shield device features at lower shaft. Garcia 'G' trademark features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Painttennis

A Seamless Bobby Riggs Signature tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and bevelled shaft, and, leathwer handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Seamless logo features across base of head. Model name features across the throat. Inscription: FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY features along the shaft. Seamless trademark symbol features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbontennis

A Dunlop, Rod Laver, Grand Slam tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, which are enamel painted along with throat and shaft. Model name features along throat and shaft, accompanied by decal images of the flags of U.S.A., Great Britain, Australia, and France. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device, above Dunlop logo, features across base of the shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis

A Dunlop McEnroe Tournament Mid tennis racquet, with midsize frame, ribbon whipping around shoulders, and unbroken plastic seal around handle grip. Model name features across base of head. Dunlop logo and trademark feature on all four sides of shaft. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device also features on black plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Enameltennis

A Revelation Mercury tennis racquet, with an open throat/split shaft, ribbon whipping around shoulders, and a leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Model name features across base of head. Revelation logo features along lower shaft, accompanied by trademark comprising of geometric shapes. 'F' trademark features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

A Spalding, "Rosie Casals" Impact-336 Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders. Manufacturer's name along shaft and on butt cap; endorser name across base of head and rest of model name along lower shaft (both sides). 'S' symbol spray-painted across net. Perforated leather hand grip and white plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Leather, Plastictennis

A Spalding, "Erik van Dillen" Impact-444 Model tennis racquet. Manufacturer's name along shaft and on butt cap; endorser name across base of head and rest of model name along lower shaft (both sides). 'S' symbol spray-painted across net. Perforated leather hand grip and white plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

An Head 'Arthur Ashe Competition 3' tennis racquet, with: wood/aluminium/plastic composite frame with open throat; grooved outer crown; plastic butt cap; and, Spalding synthetic handle grip over hard plastic shaft encasement. Manufacturer's name features along lower shaft, and across butt sticker. Model name features along throat. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Wood, Nylon, Synthetic material, Adhesive tape, Ink, Papertennis

A Wilson 'T2000' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; yellow plastic shaft casing featuring 'W' logo and silver whipping. Handle wrapped with brown perforated leather. Net anchored to metal wire wrapped around head frame. Yellow plastic butt cap with white label featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo in red. Remains of a white sticker on handlegrip. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Adhesive label, Leather, Stringtennis

A Spalding, "Pancho Gonzales" Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, leather handle grip with perforations, and a white plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat. Blue and green parallel stripes along shaft. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, String, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: concave throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; transparent red plastic collar; 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, Nylon, String, Paint, Plastictennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Jack Kramer Top Notch tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal design of a crowned eagle. Shaft features decal of head and neck photo image of Kramer. Leather handle grip features multiple perforations. Autographs by Kramer along reverse of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Ribbon, Paint, Plastictennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Maureen Connolly Match Point tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features gold fleur-de-lis device. Shaft features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Cloth butt cover features blue 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis

A Wilson, Maureen Connolly Cup tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Shaft features decal image of a rendered cup trophy. Base of shaft and plastic butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangle-patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Stringtennis

A Wilson, Tony Trabert Finalist tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name above a eagle emblem. Shaft features a decal head and shoulders photo image of a young Trabert. Cloth butt cover features red 'W' trademark. Wilson handle grip features clustered perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ribbon, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Cloth, Stringtennis

A Wilson "Butch" Buchholz Signature tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features model name, with a wreathed 'S'. Lower shaft and butt cap feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features triangular perforations. Inscription along left side of shaft: MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SEARS ROEBUCK & CO./BY WILSON SPORTING GOODS. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Plastictennis

A Regent Junior Pro tennis racquet. Regent logo features across base of head, flanked by two wheat stalks. Model name, and decal illustration of male youth playing tennis, feature on the throat. Photo decal of head of Alex Olmedo, encircled by a wreath, features at base of shaft. Decal of endorsement features along the sides of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ribbon, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Paint, Leather, Adhesive tape, Cloth, Stringtennis

A Regent, Don Budge Contender, Tournament Model tennis racquet. Regent logo features across the base of the head and on white butt cover. Model name features on the throat and shaft. Decal head image of Budge features on lower shaft. Endorsement and model details feature on the sides of the shaft. Leather handle grip features hexagonal perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Leather, Ribbon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis

A Regent, Don Budge Contender, Tournament Model tennis racquet. Regent logo features across the base of the head and on white butt cover. Model name features on the throat and shaft. Decal head image of Budge features on lower shaft. Endorsement and model details feature on the sides of the shaft. Leather handle grip features hexagonal perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Leather, Ribbon, Ink, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis