A Wright & Ditson 'WLS Blue Ribbon' tennis racquet. String whipping and blue plastic reinforcements around shoulders. Racquet model name 'BLUE RIBBON' , printed along throat on obverse and model name 'WLS' printed as lightning bolts across throat on reverse. Manufacturer name and place of manufacture printed on right side of shaft. Octagonal fine-grooved handle, with leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, String, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'WLS Blue Streak' tennis racquet. String whipping around shoulders and base of throat. Racquet model name 'BLUE STREAK', printed along throat on obverse and model name 'WLS' printed as lightning bolts across throat on reverse. Around the 'WLS' emblem there are three circular designs with 'SR/Co' (retailer name) contained within each. Manufacturer name and place of manufacture printed on right side of shaft. Octagonal fine-grooved handle, with leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

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 'DC Model' (i.e. Davis Cup Model) tennis racquet, with: concave throat; bevelled crown; string whipping around shoulders; and, bald, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: WRIGHT & DITSON/DC/MODEL. Wright & Ditson cursive logo features along throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Speed-Win' tennis racquet, with: ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft; and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Both faces feature: cursive Wright & Ditson logo across base of head; model name with winged missile emblem across throat, and, Wright & Ditson Championship logo with tennis player on ball trademark on shaft. 'WD' trademark features on cloth butt cover. Recent autograph along shaft on reverse: DON BUDGE "1938". Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Enamel, Clothtennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Melbourne Cup' tennis racquet, with: 'Shockproof' split shaft; string whipping around shoulders and shaft; and, leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Wright & Ditson coat-of-arms trademark features on throat on both faces; model name across base of head on obverse; Wright & Ditson cursive logo across base of head on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Gut, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Tournament' tennis racquet, probably manufactured for the Montgomery Ward retail chain, featuring: string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Model name features across base of head, with stylised tennis player serving ball emblem featuring on throat. Wright & Ditson cursive logo features along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright and Ditson 'Tournament' tennis racquet, manufactured for the Montgomery Ward retail chain, featuring: cane-reinforced hexagonal shaft; string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Model name features across base of head. 'MW' trademark features on throat and on butt cover. Wright & Ditson details feature along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Canetennis

An unstrung Reach, Wright and Ditson 'Award' tennis racquet, featuring: plastic reinforcements around shoulders and shaft; and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Model name features across throat. Reach, Wright & Ditson logo features across lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, String, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Enameltennis

A Spalding 'Union Club' flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid concave throat; bevelled head; and fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Model name, and Spalding logo within ball trademark impressed across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Guttennis

A Spalding 'Windemere' flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid concave throat; bevelled head; ribbon collar; inlaid cork handle grip; and wooden butt cap. Printed model name and Spalding logo within ball trademark feature across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leather, Ribbon, Corktennis

A Spalding 'The Slocum' flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; slender, octagonal handle; and wooden butt cap. Decal of model name and Spalding logo within ball trademark feature across black-painted throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Painttennis

A Spalding transitional flat-top, junior tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross hatched handle. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Decal of model name features across crown, but is illegible. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Spalding transitional flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, rare handle with baseball club butt. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Decal of model name features across crown, but is illegible. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Guttennis

A Spalding 'The Greenwood' transitional flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Decal of model name features across crown, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'The Greenwood' transitional flat-top tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Decal of Spalding logo in wreathed ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Decal of model name features across crown, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A destrung, Spalding 'The Practice' transitional flat-top, junior tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; and, cross-hatched handle. Decal of A.G. Spalding & Bros. Makers logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on obverse. Impression of model name features across crown, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Gold Medal' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem feature across throat on obverse. Decal of 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Gold Medal BW' tennis racquet, featuring: concave throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; a wide, flat shaft; and, mid-grooved, thick octagonal handle. SPALDING/BW features across throat on obverse. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem features across throat on reverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark is impressed on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Gold Medal' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; slightly bevelled head; double screwed throat; and, mid-grooved octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem feature across throat on obverse. Decal of 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. A.D. 1876.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and impressed on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Gold Medal' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled head; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem features across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse, and is impressed on butt cover. Handwritten inscriptiona cross butt cover: WATERS/"D" CO. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'Gold Medal Model B' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled head; whipping around shaft; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal of model name and wreathed medallions emblem features across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'International Model S' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; bevelled crown; hide strips along underside of shoulders; whipping around shoulders; and, deep-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal of model name, with wreathed medallions emblem, feature across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, String, Paint, Hidetennis

A Spalding 'Leader' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, handle with fine-grooved faces and deep-grooved sides. Decal of model name, with Native American emblem, feature across throat on obverse. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Made in U.S.A.' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved slender octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. Makers' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on obverse, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name feature across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated convex throat; and, fine-grooved slender octagonal handle. 'A.G. Spalding & Bros. A.D. 1876' logo encircling ball trademark features on throat on obverse, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name feature across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated 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, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name feature across throat on obverse. Initials 'IM' carved across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leathertennis

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 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated 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, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A Spalding 'Geneva' tennis racquet, featuring: laminated 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, and impressed onto butt cover. Decal of model name features across throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Ink, Gut, Leather, Painttennis