Pack of gilt-edged 'Avon' playing cards. Back of all card features a silhouetted graphical image with a tennis player and a spectator seated under a tree. Extra card in deck features 1935 international rules for bridge. Materials: Cardboard, Inktennis

Silver-plated tankard inscribed: '1906/ANNUAL TOURNAMENT/OF THE HUDSON RIVER LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION/POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y./MEN'S DOUBLES/FIRST PRIZE/WON BY'. Stamped on base: 'DERBY SILVER CO/QUADRUPLE PLATE/459'. Materials: Silver/Metaltennis

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

Page from Harper's Weekly with reproduction of colour lithograph entitled 'LAWN-TENNIS TOURNAMENT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF NEW JERSEY'. Page 441, dated July 10, 1886. Framed under UV glass. Materials: Ink, Paper, Metal, Wood, Glasstennis

A metal cosmetics compact on a chain, lid decorated with silhouette-style graphic of a tennis player, and embedded with coloured cut glass pieces. Contains a mirror, retractable lipstick and eye crayon, and two powder pads. Materials: Silver/Metal, Cotton, Pigmenttennis

A sealed plastic container of three Wilson 'US Open Tournament Select - Extra Duty Felt' tennis balls. Plastic reclosure cap over ring-pull style metal lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Rubber, Plastic, Synthetic materialtennis

A sealed clear plastic container of three Pro Penn 'Tournament Titanium Extra Duty Felt' tennis balls. Has intact ring-pull seal and original plastic reclosure lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastic, Rubber, Synthetic materialtennis

A sealed clear plastic container of three green Penn 'ATP Tour Extra Duty Felt' tennis balls. Has intact ring-pull seal and original plastic reclosure lid. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastic, Rubber, Synthetic materialtennis

An unsealed plastic container of three Virginia Slims 'Women's Tennis' balls. Missing metal ring-pull lid but has a plastic reclosure cap. Contains three original yellow balls. Materials: Metal, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic material, Rubbertennis

Pin doll, with ceramic figurine components and padded fabric lower section. Ceramic sections represent upper body and legs of a flapper girl holding tennis racquet and ball. Metal pins remaining in base. Materials: Ceramic, Cloth, Thread, Wooltennis

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 Cortland, Bobby Riggs Tournament tennis racquet, with plastic whipping on shoulders and shaft, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Base of head features Courtland logo. Throat features the model name. Shaft on obverse features the 'RF' (i.e. Radio-Frequency Bonded) and 'Whip Shaft' decals. Shaft on reverse features Cortland trademark featuring tennis player in front of ball. 'C' trademark features on butt cover. Name burnt into left side of shaft: JUDY SAMPLE. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Leather, Cloth, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Painttennis

A Davis "Duke" tennis racquet, with aluminium and fibreglass overlays, and leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Davis logo and model name features across base of head and throat. They are surrounded by illustrations of male tennis players amongst ornate floral designs along the shoulders and the shaft. TAD "Kings of the Court" trademark features on lower shaft on reverse. Davis coat-of-arms "Duce virtute comite fortuna" trademark features on lower shaft on obverse. TAD trademark features on rubber butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Fibreglasstennis

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 Spalding, "Doris Hart" Signature Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders and shaft, leather perforated handle grip, and a white plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat and along shaft. Silhouette of female tennis player as graphic symbol on throat. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on lower shaft. 'S' trademark printed on butt cap. intials 'J.H.' painted onto edge of shaft in nail varnish. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, Stringtennis

A two page set of John Player & Sons 'Tennis' series cigarette cards in polyethylene slip sleeve pages. Page (.1) contains 10 cigarette cards, each featuring a different tennis player, including: C. Babcock, Meulemeester, Outratova, G. de Stefani, F.Moody, H. Sperling, D.Round, C.E. Hare, F.X. Shields, G.P. Hughes. Page (.2) contains ten cards including: V McGrath, A. Yorke, F. Wilde, Betty Nuthall, V. Kirby (x2), S.Wood, R.Menzel and G. Lyttleton-Rogers (x2). Materials: Vinyl, Cardboard, Papertennis

Postcard sized black and white group photograph of people in ball dressWritten at bottom of photo: "A Memento of the 'Tennis Ball', Springhurst"tennis ball, springhurst, balls, dances

Silver cup with handles on a brown plastic base."Wandin Tennis Club Premiers 1936 - Les Gaudion"trophies, commemorative cups

A J. Dowling transitional flat-top tennis racquet, with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Initials 'HR' carved into butt. Manufacturer's details impressed along shaft on obverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Guttennis

A generic, low-grade tennis racquet, with: painted, solid concave throat; string whipping around shoulders; plastic tape reinforcements around shoulders and collar; and plain handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, String, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A 'Freshman' tennis racquet with convex solid throat, an octagonal handle with fine grooves, and a leather end wrap. Model name printed across throat. Intials d and T inscribed on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leathertennis

Black and white photograph of Rod Laver and another male tennis player (unidentified). Handwriting on reverse states: "Rod Laver at left' and 'Laver, Phillip-Moore'. However other man does not appear to be Barry Phillips-Moore. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis

Mark 77 brand tennis racquet. West German. Reinforced stringing across centre of net. Aluminium frame. Fluorescent cloth tape along top of head with words 'Fischer Besaitungstechnik'. Butt cap missing. Materials: Metal, Nylon, Leather, Plastictennis

A Pastime tennis racquet, featuring: solid convex throat; gut stringing; cross-hatch carved handle; and leather end wrap and butt cover. Model name is impressed across throat, on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Guttennis

A metal Chemold Rod Laver 'Grand Slam' tennis racquet with double shaft and metal bridge. Black plastic shaft casing and butt cap. Handle wrapped with brown leather grip tape. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Yonex 'Carbonex' model tennis racquet, with handle wrapped in leather, and a plastic butt cap featuring manufacturer logo. Manufacturer name on base of head;model name along shaft. No net Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Painttennis

A fibreglass tennis racquet, with solid throat and handle wrapped with perforated Balmforth leather grip. Head is flat top shape and slightly warped. Plastic string anchors at shoulders. Cloth butt cap. Materials: Adhesive tape, Fibreglass, Vinyl, Cloth, Leathertennis

An Alsace Sports tennis racquet with string whipping around shoulders and a cross-hatched handle. Model name features on throat on obverse. Company trademark on reverse, and on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Clothtennis

A Tony Roche World Ace tennis racquet, with fibre cross laminations across throat and shoulders, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Plastic, Fibre, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis