A Davis Imperial Deluxe tennis racquet, with plastic ribbon whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Davis logo features across base of head. Model name, with 'D' trademark, features across throat. TAD "Kings of the Court" trademark features on lower shaft on obverse. Davis coat-of-arms "Duce virtute comite fortuna" trademark features on lower shaft on reverse. TAD trademark features on rubber butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Ribbontennis

A Dunlop Lew Hoad Popular Model tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with floral perforations. Dunlop logo features across base of head. Head and neck photo decal image of Hoad features on throat. Model name, and dynamic 'D' in arrowhead device, feature across the shaft. Dynamic 'D' trademark in arrowhead device features on plastic butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Adhesive tape, String, Adhesive tapetennis

A Dunlop Elite tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, fibreglass reinforcing, and leather handle grip still sealed in plastic wrap. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device along with Dunlop logo features across base of head, sides of shaft, and repetitively across the handle grip. Model name features on throat, accompanied by ornamental swirl. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device also features on lower shaft and black plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tape, Fibreglass, Nylon, Ribbontennis

A Prosser Super Phenomenon tennis racquet with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, cloth shoulder reinforcements, twine reinforcing around throat, rare angular shaft and leather handle grip. Model name features across base of head and throat on obverse, accompanied by a fleur-de-lis and trapezoid devices. Inscription along shaft on obverse: T.H. PROSSER + SONS LTD. Inscription across base of head on reverse: PROSSER'S. T.H.P. trademark features on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Leather, Ribbon, Twinetennis

A Spalding, Tracy Austin Autograph tennis racquet, with coated string whipping around shoulders and shaft; leather handle grip with continuous patterned perforations; and, a plastic butt cap. Model name features across throat. Manufacturer's name features across base of racquet head and across handle grip. Spalding 'diamond in circle' trademark features across shaft, and on butt cap (in raised relief). Traditional 'S' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Plastic, String, Paint, Adhesive tapetennis

An Head 'Arthur Ashe Competition 2, Boron Flex' tennis racquet, with: wood/boron/plastic composite frame with open throat; grooved outer crown; plastic butt cap; and, dark brown leather handle grip over hard plastic shaft encasement. Manufacturer's name features across base of head, across top of shaft encasement, and across butt cap. Model name features along left side of shaft. Patent number on butt sticker. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Papertennis

Two part object (two identical racquets). (1) A black Bancroft 'Enforcer' aluminium tennis racquet,featuring: twin shaft, white plastic bridge; no net strings; black leather handle grip with platinum stripe and brand name; black plastic shaft casing; and black plastic butt cap. Manufacturer name & logo printed on bridge on obverse. Logo also embossed on butt cap. Model name printed on bridge on reverse. (2) A racquet identical to part (1) Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Adhesive label, Ink, Leathertennis

A Wilson 'T2000' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; yellow plastic shaft casing & gold whipping. Handle wrapped with brown leather. Net anchored to metal wire wrapped around head frame. Yellow plastic butt cap with white label featuring 'W' logo in red. White plastic reinfrcement strip fixed around crown. Adhesive label inside shaft states: STRUNG WITH PRIDE & TLC/SOUTH COAST TENNIS & GOLF SHOPS. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Adhesive label, String, Leathertennis

A Wilson 'T3000' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft; metal shaft bridge; red plastic shaft casing featuring 'W' logo and silver whipping. Model name printed on metal adhesive label fitted to shaft bridge. Handle wrapped with brown leather. Net anchored to metal wire wrapped around head frame. Red plastic butt cap with white label featuring manufacturer's 'W' logo in red. Plastic reinforcement strip attached to crown. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Adhesive label, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Challenge' model tennis racquet with transitional flat-top head and laminated convex throat. String whipping and cloth tape reinforcements around 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's trademark/logo impressed into butt. Manufacturer name imprinted on right side of shaft. Inscribed on left side of shaft: PATENTED. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tape, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Comet' model tennis racquet. Plastic reinforcements and painted moulded wood on shoulders. Plastic reinforcement around base of throat. Throat wedge painted burgundy. Model name and comet logo printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features on shaft on obverse and reverse. Handle has spiral-wrapped leather grip and leather end wrap. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on right side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Paint, Nylon, String, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Les Stoefen' model tennis racquet. String whipping around shoulders. On both sides of racquet, model name and manufactuer name printed across throat. Image of endorser featured on shaft on obverse. Name of manufacturer features on shaft on reverse. Handle spiral-wrapped with perforated leather hand grip and has leather end wrap held with tacks. Remains of retailers sticker on butt. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Plastic, Papertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Surprise' model tennis racquet. Frame painted green to nearly half-way up the head. Striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders and around base of throat. On both sides of racquet the model name and manufacturer name are printed across throat. Manufacturer's trademark features on the shaft on both obverse and reverse . Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip, with cloth tape wrapped over the top at either end of grip. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Cloth, Plastictennis

A Spalding "Top-Flite Professional" model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders and shaft. Has leather wrapped handle and leather butt cloth. Manufacturer name features across base of head. Model name and triple triangle symbol feature across throat. Wreathed 'S' symbole features on lower shaft and on butt cloth. Clear plastic packaging wrap still on handgrip. 'Wilson Chamionship'-branded stringing. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, String, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Kro-Flite' model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders and shaft. Fibre reinforcement where throat meets shaft. Has perforated-leather wrapped around handle and embroidered butt cloth . Manufacter name features across base of head. Model name features on fibre reinforcement. Has 'SYNCRO/STROKE' decal/symbol on shaft. Wreathed 'S' logo on lower shaft and butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Vinyl, Ink, String, Paint, Adhesive tape, Cloth, Threadtennis

A Spalding wood tennis racquet, featuring concave throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Stamp on throat states: 'FRANK LAFFORGUE/YALE/CLUB/NEW YORK CITY'. Writing on side of shaft states: 'MAN'F G'D BY A.G. SPALDING & BROS/FOR FRANK LAFFORGUE/YALE CLUB'. Has a leather end wrap and tape reinforcements on shoulders .. Non-original suede wrapped around hand grip & held in place with metal nails. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leather, Cloth tapetennis

A Spalding, "Pancho Gonzales" Tournament Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, leather handle grip with perforations, and a white leather butt cloth . Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat and along shaft. Black and white photo, head and neck decal image of Gonzales features on throat. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cloth. Intials 'AB' on butt cloth in purple marker pen. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, Stringtennis

A Spalding, "Fred Stolle" Pro-Flite Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, perforated leather handle grip, and white plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat. 'Two-tone diamond' symbol on shaft & shoulders. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on shaft. 'S' symbol on butt cap. Throat on obverse signed by Fred Stolle in black marker ink. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, String, Plastictennis

A Spalding, "Fred Stolle" Pro-Flite Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, perforated leather handle grip, and white plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat. 'Two-tone diamond' symbol on shaft & shoulders. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on shaft. 'S' symbol on butt cap. Throat on reverse signed by Fred Stolle in black marker ink. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, String, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders and shaft; and fine-grooved handle. Model name and trophy logo feature across throat on obverse. Manufacturer details and trophy logo feature across throat on reverse. Manufacturer name & country of origin feature along right side of shaft and on shaft on obverse. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features on shaft on reverse. Leather end wrap, much of butt cloth lost. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Gut, String, Nylon, Leathertennis

A Wilson Famous Player Series, Jack Kramer Staff Model tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Shaft features decal of head and neck photo image of Kramer. Throat features decal design of a gold crown within a corona. Base of shaft and cloth butt cover feature 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Retailer sticker features on left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Ribbon, Paint, Plastic, Clothtennis

A Bancroft Paul Martin, Gold Key Racquet Club tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, hide and bamboo reinforcements, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat and shaft feature model name, including Gold Key Racquet Club coat-of-arms. Lower shaft features Black 'B' trademark. Older red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Nylon, Hide, Bambootennis

A Spalding 'Rebel' model metal tennis racquet, with double shaft, blue plastic throat bridge; home-made fibre and tape shaft casing; and handle wrapped in brown leather. Has adhesive tape encasing butt. Manufacturer's name embossed in white across throat bridge on one side, on other side of throat bridge model name is embossed also in white. Round blue adhesive label on butt (non-original) marked with: '574'. Materials: Metal, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive label, Nylon, Fibretennis

Silver trophy inscribed: 'AMATEUR DOUBLES/1904/RACQUET CHAMPIONSHIPS OF AMERICA/WON BY/L.A. SHAW JNR/MATTHEW BARTLETT/TENNIS AND RACQUET CLUB'. and on reverse: 'RACQUET CLUB/PHILADELPHIA'. Stamped on base: 'JW' and 'HS' and 'STERLING'. Materials: Silver/Metaltennis

A Frank Sugg 'Court' tennis racquet with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved handle with fish-tail butt. Model and manufacturer's names impressed across the throat and along the shaft on the obverse, respectively. A circular cavity across the throat on the reverse may have contained a medallion featuring manufacturer's details, similar to the decal situated immediately below. It reads: RES[TR]UNG/FRANK SUGG LTD./LOR[D S]T. LIVERPO[OL]/S[H]EF[F]IE[L]D/.../C[ARD]IFF. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Inktennis

A tilt-head Grays Cambridge Real tennis racquet. Solid convex throat. Square finely grooved handle. Cloth tape reinforcing around crown. Manufacturer name and emblem as decals across throat on obverse. Inscription on right side of shaft: MADE IN ENGLAND. Inscription on left side of shaft: FRAME ONLY MADE/BY/GRAYS OF CAMBRIDGE. Symbol on throat on reverse depicting crossed tennis racquets, a flower and crown and the numbers 15 and 30. On shaft on reverse inscription: STRUNG BY L.W.R. KEEBLE/HAMPTON COURT. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Ink, Cloth tapetennis

A MacGregor Sarah Palfrey Cooke "Personal Model" tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, shaft and handle, and leather handle grip with triangular perforations. Model name features on base of head, on obverse. MacGregor logo features across base of head on reverse. 'M' trademark inside clover device features on throat. Head and neck linear illustration, with signature reproduction of Cooke features on lower shaft on reverse. Inscription along left side of shaft: HALL PATENTED CONSTRUCTION/"THE ORIGINAL LAMINATED RACKET". Materials: Wood, Enamel, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A MacGregor Frank Parker Championship tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, shaft and handle, and leather handle grip with triangular perforations. MacGregor logo features on base of head, and on plastic butt cover. Model name features on throat. Head and shoulders linear illustration of Parker features on lower shaft on obverse. 'M' trademark inside clover device features on lower shaft on reverse. Inscription along left side of shaft: HALL PATENTED CONSTRUCTION/"THE ORIGINAL LAMINATED RACKET". Materials: Wood, Enamel, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Plastictennis

A MacGregorTourney-I tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and throat, leather handle grip with X-formation perforations, and, two steel golf club shafts between the wooden head and handle, acting as the shaft. MacGregor logo features across throat (with gold crown device), top of handle, and plastic butt cap (with 'M' trademark). Model name features across base of racquet head, flanked by two gold crown devices: -COURT- TOURNEY-I -SUPER-. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibreglass, Painttennis

A MacGregorTourney-I tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and throat, leather handle grip with X-formation perforations, and, two steel golf club shafts between the wooden head and handle, acting as the shaft. MacGregor logo features across throat (with gold crown device), top of handle, and plastic butt cap (with 'M' trademark). Model name features across base of racquet head, flanked by two gold crown devices: -COURT- TOURNEY-I -SUPER-. Materials: Wood, Leather, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibreglass, Painttennis