Poster: Reproduction of a tourism advertising poster of a French rail company's service to the town of Etretat in France. Poster depicts a woman with a bicycle and tennis racquet in front of an ocean scene. Poster text states: 'CHEMINS DE FER DE L'OUEST/GARE ST. LAZARE/ETRETAT/A 4 HEURES DE PARIS/TENNIS CLUB/CASINO-THEATRE-CERCLE-JEUX DIVERS'. Small print in lower right states: COLLECTION ROGER BRAUN'. Materials: Ink, Paper, Metal, Wood, Glasstennis

A 'Kleenball' (model) manual ball cleaner. Consists of two wooden cup shaped halves, each lined with strong bristle. Base has insert stating: 'PATENT/LAWN/"KLEENBALL"/TENNIS/BALL CLEANER'. Materials: Wood, Natural fibretennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Hub' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. Model name printed across crown on obverse. Name of manufacturer and place of origin (Boston, Mass. USA) printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Octagonal handle with makeshift leather end wrap attached with nails. Inscription on side of shaft: PATENTED JAN. 3, 05. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Longwood' model tennis racquet with convex laminated throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse . Manufacturer's trademark/logo features on shaft on reverse. . Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on right side of shaft. Small folded pieces of red leather used as cushioning under string loops on sides of throat. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Painttennis

A Wright and Ditson tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; single screw through shaft; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: WRIGHT/& DITSON/BOSTON/MASS./U.S.A. Model name across crown on obverse is illegible, but model is most likely a 'Longwood'. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Sears' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; black-painted hide reinforcements around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: SEARS. 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

A Wright and Ditson 'Champion' tennis racquet, with: laminated convex throat; cloth tape reinforcements around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription across throat on obverse: CHAMPION. Wright & Ditson Championship logo, with tennis player on ball trademark feature on throat on reverse. Patent details (JAN. 3 '05) featured along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, fine-grooved, octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Nylon, Leather, String, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Tournament' model tennis racquet, featuring concave throat and fine-grooved wooden handle with leather end wrap and butt cloth . White reinforcement tape around shoulders. Manufacter logo features on throat on reverse. Model name features on throat on obverse. Manufacturer logo printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Gut, Ink, String, Adhesive tapetennis

A Spalding 'Lakeside' model tennis racquet, featuring laminate convex throat & fine-grooved octagonal wooden handle. Leather end wrap and butt cloth. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Logo also printed on butt cloth. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Gut, Ink, String, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with a solid, convex throat and grooved handle. Decal logo on throat on obverse comprises of a winged ball, with inscription: VICTOR/.../SPORTING GOODS CO. Decal inscription across throat on reverse: CLUB. Illegible, hand carved monogram across right side of handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leather, Inktennis

A wooden racquet with a solid, convex throat, painted orange, and grooved handle. Decal logo on throat on obverse comprises of a winged ball, with inscription: VICTOR/.../SPORTING GOODS CO. Decal inscription across throat on reverse: CLUB. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leather, Ink, Painttennis

A wooden racquet with a solid, convex throat, painted orange, and grooved handle. Decal logo on throat on obverse comprises of a winged ball, with inscription: VICTOR/.../SPORTING GOODS CO. Decal inscription across throat on reverse: CLUB. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Leather, Ink, Painttennis

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

An 'Handicap' wooden tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Impressed inscription across throat on obverse: HANDICAP/SELECTED. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

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 Thornton 'The Monarch' Special tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, cloth tape reinforced shoulders with string whipping, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, Cloth tape, Inktennis

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 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 William Read & Sons Inc wooden tennis racquet . Has solid convex throat and octagonal handle with fine grooves. Manufacturer name and trademark printed across throat. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Guttennis

A wooden tennis racquet with composite convex throat and octagonal handle with fine grooves. Leather end wrap. Manufacturer name and trademark printed across throat: V....RY. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

Wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 inch head. 'AUSTRALASIAN' model, as inscribed across top of racquet head on obverse. Inscription across neck of obverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Company monogram across neck of reverse, and stamped on leather butt cap: L&C/TRADEMARK. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with the numbers '247' and '14' punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Cloth tapetennis

Wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 1/2 inch head. Handwritten inscription across side of racquet head on obverse: LOUIS A. RENFROW. Surname also written across outside of head. Inscription across neck of obverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO/NEW YORK. Company logo 'LEE' on neck of reverse, and stamped on leather butt cap. Butt cap has a red and gold sticker adhered over it, advertising a St.Louis sproting company which originally strung racquet. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with the numbers '500', 'FS78' and '14 1/2' punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 inch head. 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 concave throat. Inscription across throat on obverse: DRIVER. Red and yellow Reach 'baseball' trademark features on throat on reverse. Manufacturing details feature across right side of stem: A.J. REACH COMPANY/MAKERS/PHILADELPHIA, PA., U.S.A. Handwritten inscription along stem on obverse: J.B. FERGUSON. Initials across right side of handle: J B F. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Paint, Leather, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and octagonal handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: REX. Throat on reverse features a decal of two crossed racquets with a ball below. Inscription: E. KENT/TRADE/MARK. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and, carved octagonal handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: REX. Throat on reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Inscription of manufacturer's details along left side of stem: MADE BY E. KENT/PAWTUCKET, R.I., U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet with a convex throat, and a grooved, octagonal handle. Throat on obverse features decal inscription: AZTEC. Throat on reverse features a decal of a crowned garter with the inscription: E. KENT. Company logo also impressed in gold upon brown butt cover. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Gut, Ink, String, Leathertennis

A Tryon Eclipse tennis racquet with a solid, convex throat, and fine-grooved handle. Details feature on obverse. Model name ECLIPSE features across crown. Inscription across throat: EDW. K. TRYON CO./PHILADELPHIA,/PA. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A wooden tennis racquet with solid, convex throat, cloth whipping around shoulders, and fine grooved handle grip. Model name across crown on obverse is worn and unintelligible. Inscription along throat on obverse: T.H. PROSSER + SONS. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Clothtennis