A Franklin CFT-880 tennis racquet, with fibre-reinforced open throat and split shaft, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Fibre, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

A miniature Paramount tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft, and adhesive tape handle grip. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Nylon, String, Ink, Paint, Glue, Lacquertennis

Tennis racquet with solid, concave throat, red painted shoulders with string whipping, and fine grooved handle. Surname of a former owner written across shaft on obverse: HERBRANDT. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Gut, Paint, String, Guttennis

Tennis racquet with solid, concave throat, red painted shoulders with string whipping, and fine grooved handle. Surname of a former owner written across shaft, and on cloth strip along lower handle, on obverse: HERBRANDT. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Gut, Paint, String, Gut, Clothtennis

Tennis racquet with solid, convex throat, shoulders with string whipping, and fine grooved handle, flaring slightly at the butt. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Gut, String, Gut, Leathertennis

Children's tennis racquet with solid, convex throat, and fine grooved handle, flaring slightly at the butt. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Gut, Leather, Painttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model wooden racquet with concave throat and octagonal grooved handle. String whipping around shoulders and string whipping and plastic reinforcements around base of throat. Leather end wrap. On obverse, model name appears as a decal along throat. On reverse,trademark and manufacture information is printed as decal across throat. On one side of shaft:'WRIGHT & DITSON/MAKERS/MADE IN U.S.A.' and on other side of shaft:'STRUNG BY'. On other side of shaft:PATENTED/TOP FLITE CONSTRUCTION. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, String, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model composite wood racquet with open throat and octagonal handle. Spiral-wrapped perforated grip tape sealed onto handle with plastic tape. Striped plastic reinforecments and bronze paint around shoulders. Green painted section on shaft with gold writing on obverse: WRIGHT & DITSON/CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY and on reverse is manufacturer's name and icon. Manufacturer's name and racquet model also printed in cursive script across base of head on both sides of racquet. Leather end wrap and 'WD' printed on butt. On obverse and reverse, manufacturer's name is printed as decal across base of head. Obverse and reverse both feature model name and eagle symbol across shaft. On one side of shaft in green section:'PAT. NO.1664466'. At base of throat on each side of racquet is featured a shield symbol with letters: 'WD'. In marker on shoulder, probably owner's initials: HCP. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'All American' model composite wood racquet with open throat and octagonal handle. Spiral-wrapped perforated grip tape sealed at ends with plastic tape. Striped plastic reinforcement at top of grip. Striped plastic reinforcements and white paint around shoulders. Green painted section on shaft with gold writing on obverse: WRIGHT & DITSON/CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY and on reverse is manufacturer's name and icon. Manufacturer's name and racquet model also printed in cursive script across base of head on both sides of racquet. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, String, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis

A destrung Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: composite convex throat; bevelled crown; and, fine-grooved handle. Model name features across throat on obverse. WRIGHT & DITSON MAKERS/U.S.A. features along right side of shaft. Wright & Ditson 'tennis player on ball' trademark features across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: composite convex throat; bevelled crown; and, fine-grooved handle. Model name features across throat on obverse. WRIGHT & DITSON MAKERS/U.S.A. features 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, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: composite convex throat; bevelled crown; and, fine-grooved handle. Model name features across throat on obverse. Manufacturer details feature along right side of shaft, and across butt cover. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: composite convex throat; bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; 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, Gut, String, Painttennis

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 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, and on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, String, Paint, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Columbia' tennis racquet, with: bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; 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, and on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, String, Painttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with: bevelled crown; whipping around shoulders; and, 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, Gut, Stringtennis

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 Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders and shaft; and handle wrapped with leather perforated grip. Model & manufacturer's name anda trophy logo feature across throat on both obverse and reverse. Wright & Ditson Championship 'tennis player on ball' trademark features on shaft on reverse. On obverse of shaft is printed:FOR CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Nylon, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders; and handle wrapped with leather perforated grip. Has leather end wrap and 'DM' printed on butt. Model & manufacturer's name anda trophy logo feature across throat on both obverse and reverse. On reverse and obverse of shaft is printed:WRIGHT & DITSON/CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Gut, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Davis Cup' fibre-sealed tennis racquet with striped plastic reinforcements around shoulders; and handle wrapped with leather grip. Has 'WD' printed on butt. Model name, words 'FIBRE-SEALED', intials 'WD' and a trophy logo feature across throat on obverse. Manufacturer name, words 'FIBRE-SEALED', intials 'WD' and a trophy logo feature across throat on reverse. On obverse of shaft is printed:WRIGHT & DITSON/CHAMPIONSHIP QUALITY. Manufacturer's 'man on tennis ball' trademark/logo features on reverse of shaft. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Leather, Plastic, Nylon, Fibreglasstennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Park' model tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded flat top head. Manufacturer name and city of origin printed across throat on obverse. Model name printed on crownon obverse. Cross-hatched handle and leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Park' model tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded flat top head. Manufacturer name and place of manufacture printed across throat on obverse. Model name printed on crown on obverse. manufacturer trademark across throat on reverse. On side of shaft is printed: PATENTED,/JAN. 3, 05,. Fine grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap. On leather butt cap is inscribed: B/E/200. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Park' model tennis racquet with solid convex thoat. Transitional flat top-shaped head. Model name features across crown on obverse. Manufacturer name & details feature across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Octagonal fine-grooved handle and leather end wrap & butt cover. Inscription on side: PATENTED/JAN 3, 05. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, String, Leather, Guttennis

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. Cross-hatched handle and leather end wrap. Owner's initials: G.P. carved into throat on reverse. Series of cuts carved into handle post-manufacture. Indecipherable model name printed on crown on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Pim' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. Rounded flat top head with 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 and leather end wrap. On left side of shaft: PATENTED/JAN. 3, 05. On right side of shaft, manufacturer name and country of manufacture are printed. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Pim' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. Rounded flat top head with clear tape reinforcements around shoulders. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine-grooved octagonal handle, leather end wrap. Butt cap printed with WD and racquet care instructions. On right side of shaft, manufacturer name and country of manufacture are printed. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Pim' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. Rounded flat top head with 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, trace remains of leather end wra. Remains of butt cap printed with racquet care instructions, and manufacturer's name and location. On right side of shaft, manufacturer name and country of manufacture are printed. Red buffers lodged under string loops on sides of throat. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Cloth tapetennis

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, Paint, Plastic, Plastictennis

A Wilson, Mary Hardwick Match Point tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal head and neck illustration of Hardwick. Lower shaft and plastic butt cap features 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Plastic, Plastictennis