A Rawlings John Newcombe-endorsed 'Tie Breaker' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft, metal throat bridge; black plastic shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. Black plastic butt cap with adhesive label featuring 'R' logo. Manufacturer name on label on throat bridge (both sides). Endorser & model name on labels at base of head. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive label, Leathertennis

A Rawlings John Newcombe-endorsed 'Tie Breaker' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft, metal throat bridge; black plastic shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in Spalding-branded black leather. Black plastic butt cap with adhesive label featuring 'R' logo. Manufacturer name on label on throat bridge (both sides). Endorser & model name on label on base of head. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive label, Leathertennis

A Yonex (probably Alumina model) green metal tennis racquet, with flattened double shaft, white wooden shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in white rubber tape. Black plastic Dunlop-brand butt cap. Remains of silver, barely legible 'Yoneyama' sticker on base of head. Non-original grey tape mostly cover up logos on shaft casing. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Adhesive label, Rubbertennis

A Yonex (probably Alumina model) gold metal tennis racquet, with flattened double shaft, white wooden shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. Remains of manufacturer logo also appear on plastic butt cap. Racquet owner's name label (Dymo style yellow label) adhered to inner shaft and states: 'M. NAGEL'. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Adhesive labeltennis

A Yonex 'Alumina' model gold metal tennis racquet, with flattened double shaft, white plastic Yonex-branded shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in perforated brown leather. Manufacturer logo also appears on white plastic butt cap. Adhesive labels on base of head and inside shaft feature manufacturer alternative name (Yoneyama). Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Adhesive labeltennis

A Yonex'O.P.S.' green metal tennis racquet, with flattened double shaft, white plastic Yonex-branded shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. Manufacturer logo also appears on green plastic butt cap. Model label on shaft pillar. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Adhesive labeltennis

A Yonex model T-7500 gold metal tennis racquet, with flattened double shaft, white plastic Yonex-branded shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in black leather. Manufacturer logo also appears on white plastic butt cap. Model label appears on shaft casing on reverse. Adhesive labels on base of head feature manufacturer name & logo. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Adhesive labeltennis

A Yonex (probably model T-8500) green metal tennis racquet, with flattened double shaft, white plastic Yonex-branded shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in brown leather. Manufacturer logo also appears on green plastic butt cap. Model label lost (was on shaft pillar). Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylontennis

A Slazenger 'Plus' metal tennis racquet, with double shaft, blue metal throat reinforcement; blue metal shaft casing; and a handle wrapped in black perforated Slazenger-branded leather. Manufacturer name & logo appear on white plastic butt cap and on throat reinforcement on reverse. Model name appears on shaft pillar and on throat reinforcement on obverse. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive label, Nylon, Stringtennis

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 'The Hub' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. String whipping reinforcements around right shoulder. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap attached with nails. Imprinted on side of shaft: PATENTED 09 14. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Hub' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. String whipping reinforcements around shoulders. Plastic tape around base of throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap and butt cover. Manufacturer name and country of origin imprinted on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Reliance' model tennis racquet with concave throat. String whipping reinforcements and orange paint traces on 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 name and country of origin imprinted on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Paint, Stringtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Reliance' model tennis racquet with concave throat. Striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders and base of throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Handle spiral-wrapped with leather handgrip, leather end wrap and butt cap. Manufacturer name and country of origin imprinted on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, String, Plastic, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Reliance' model tennis racquet with concave throat. Striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders and base of throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Handle spiral-wrapped with leather handgrip, leather end wrap and butt cap. Manufacturer name and country of origin imprinted on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Plastic, Guttennis

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 'Challenge' model tennis racquet with transitional flat-top head and laminated convex throat. String whipping 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 name imprinted on right side of shaft. Inscribed on left side of shaft: PATENTED. Letters 'EWE' carved onto throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, 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 '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 and butt cloth. Butt cloth printed with maker name and care instructions. 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 '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 & Ditson wood tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded flat top head. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine-grooved octagonal handle and leather end wrap. Indechipherable model name printed on crown on obverse. 'PATENT APPLIED FOR' inscribed on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Surprise' model tennis racquet. Throat wedge has marble laminate. Striped plastic tape around shoulders and base of throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse and manufacturer's trademark features on throat on reverse. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on right side of shaft. Fine-grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Pale green paint splashed along one side of head. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Surprise' model tennis racquet. Throat wedge has marble laminate. String whipping and red plastic around base of throat featuring retailer's decal with trademark on obverse. Model name printed across throat on obverse and manufacturer's trademark/logo features on shaft on reverse. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on right side of shaft. Fine-grooved octasgonal handle with leather end wrap. Butt cloth features manufacturer's trademark and name. Initials: J.Q. written on shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Clothtennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Star' model tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Transitional flat top head. Model name printed across throat on obverse and manufacturer's trademark/logo features on shaft on reverse. Fine-grooved octasgonal handle with leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Star' model tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Transitional flat top head. Model name printed across throat on obverse and manufacturer's trademark/logo features on shaft on reverse. Fine-grooved octasgonal handle with leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

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 leather hand grip and has leather end wrap held with tacks. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Stringtennis

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 'All American' model tennis racquet. String whipping and paint around shoulders and around base of throat. On both sides of racquet, model name and manufactuer name printed across throat. Name of manufacturer and words: 'CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY' printed on shaft on obverse and reverse. Handle spiral-wrapped withperforated pattern leather hand grip. Leather end wrap held with tacks. Butt cloth with amnufacturer's initials as a logo printed on it. 'PATENT NO 1664466' printed on side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Plastic, Cloth, Painttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model open throat tennis racquet. String whipping and paint around shoulders and around base of throat. On obverse, model name is printed across throat. On reverse, manufacturer name is printed across throat. Printed on right side of shaft is name of manufacturer and words: 'MADE IN USA/LICENSED UNDER/PAT. NO 1664466' and 'STRUNG BY'. Printed on left side of shaft: PATENTED/TOP FLITE CONSTRUCTION'. Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip, with string whipping at top end of grip. End wrap missing. Butt cloth with manufacturer's trademark printed on it. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Painttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' model tennis racquet. Striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders and around base of throat. On obverse, model name and logo featuring a trophy, initials 'WD' and words 'FIBRE-SEALED' printed across throat. On reverse, the same logo and the manufacturer's name are printed across throat . Printed on obverse of shaft is name of manufacturer and words: 'CHAMPION QUALITY'. Printed on reverse of shaft is manufacturer's trademark. Handle spiral-wrapped with perforated leather hand grip. Butt cloth with manufacturer's initials printed on it. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Plastic, Painttennis