S&SL brand "The Demon" model tennis racquet. Fish tail shaped butt. Stamp on neck states 'Made for the Melbourne Sports Depot'. Stamped on handle: 'Made in England'. Paper tape wrapped around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Gut, Adhesive tape, Inktennis

'Slazengers' brand, 'Player' model wood tennis racquet. Flat or tilt top head. Leather taped grip. Black cloth tape wrapped around throat. Peeling green and white paint on throat and shaft. Purchased for $5 from Wagga Antique Centre, Fitzmaurice St, Wagga. Purchase date unknown, but probably between 1990 and 2005. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paint, Leather, Cloth tapetennis

An Eureka wooden tennis racquet, with concave throat, string whipping around shoulders, and thick, fine-grooved handle. Handle area is hand painted white and red, and painted across the the butt are the initials: B.A.R. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Nylon, Leather, String, Ink, Painttennis

An Eureka Marathon wooden tennis racquet, with concave throat, string whipping around shoulders, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, String, Inktennis

Typically worn by boys on their backs while riding a bicycle to schoolBrown leather satchel with two leather straps and gold buckles

A wooden racquet featuring the decal inscription, along the throat on the obverse: WHIZ. Throat on reverse features red, gold and black decal of company logo, with the inscription 'CHAMPIONSHIP' across a ribbon situated in front of a tennis trophy, within a quartered shield. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet featuring the decal inscription, along the throat on the obverse: WHIZ. Throat on reverse features red, gold and black decal of company logo, with the inscription 'CHAMPIONSHIP' across a ribbon situated in front of a tennis trophy, within a quartered shield. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A wooden racquet with a concave throat. Inscription across throat on obverse: "HARVARD". Inscription across throat of reverse: SERVICE. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Gut, Leather, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a concave, solid throat, and plain octagonal handle. Inscription across the throat on obverse: FAIRFIELD. Manufacturer's mark, featured on throat on reverse, comprises of the letter 'M' at the centre of a circular, banded shield. Inscription: N.J. MAGNAN CORP./NORTH ATTLEBORO,MASS,U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Leather, Cloth, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis

A concave wooden racquet with orange whipping silver foil butt cover. Inscription along throat on obverse: CHALLENGE. Inscription across throat on reverse: "BENTLEY"/NIAGARA/FALLS. Inscription across paper and foil butt cover: KEEP IN A PRESS/BENTLEY/RACQUETS/NIAGARA FALLS/N.Y., U.S.A. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Papertennis

A wooden racquet with white cloth tape over parchment reinforcing, and a fine-grooved handle grip. The parchment reinforcing continues from the shoulders down the throat, creating the outline of a heart shape. Inscription across crown on obverse: SLAZENGERS'.Inscription along right side of handle: SLAZENGERS' NEW YORK. Inscription across throat on reverse: PATENT SHOULDERS. Butt cover features racquet maintenance instructions. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Cloth tape, Leather, Parchment, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with red whipping over glazed parchment reinforcments along underside of shoulders, and a deep-grooved handle grip. Inscription across crown on obverse: SLAZENGERS'. Decal model trademark comprising of black, red, and yellow garter with monogram 'I.Z.' on throat on obverse. Inscription along right side of handle: PATENTED/[OC]T. 12. 1915/SLAZENGERS' NEW YORK. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, Leather, String, Parchmenttennis

A wooden racquet with laminated concave throat, cloth tape shoulder reinforcements, with whipping, and deep grooved handle grip. Inscription across and along throat on obverse: DRIVA/WILLIAMS & CO. PARIS. Inscription across butt cover, in French: WILLIAMS & CO/1. RUE CAUMARTIN/PARIS/A GARDER SOUS PRESSE. Across throat on reverse is name and outlets of Swiss retailer, Och Freres. Materials: Wood, Gut, Cloth tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, Metal, Nylontennis

A wooden racquet with a laminated, concave throat, brown whipping, and fine-grooved handle. Decal along throat on obverse: BLUE RIBBON. Decal of company trademark across throat on reverse, inscription in front of large 'W' reading: THOS.E.WILSON & CO. Hand carved name along stem on obverse: JACK. Hand carved initials along throat on reverse: MV. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Ink, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Cloth, Stringtennis

A Tryon Eclipse tennis racquet with a concave throat, red string whipping around shoulders, and fine-grooved handle. Model name ECLIPSE features along throat on obverse. TRYON/PHILA. trademark features on throat on reverse. Initials R.R. carved into lower handle on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Leather, Cloth, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, 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

An unstrung Wright and Ditson 'Challenge Cup' tennis racquet, with: bevelled crown; string whipping around shoulders; and, fine-grooved, thick octagonal handle. Decal inscription along throat on obverse: CHALLENGE CUP. Wright & Ditson cursive logo features along throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Paint, Ink, Leather, Gut, Stringtennis

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 Wright & Ditson International squash racquet, with cloth shoulder reinforcements, string whiping around shoulders and shaft, rubber collar and handle grip. Materials: Paint, Wood, Lacquer, String, Ink, Gut, Rubber, Leather, Adhesive tape, Glue, Metaltennis

A 'Club' wooden squash racquet with string whipping over cloth tape reinforced shoulders, and a leather handle grip, wrapped over cotton padding. Inscription across butt cover: MADE IN/BRITISH/INDIA. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, String, Ink, Cotton, Cloth tapetennis

A Hazell Ariel badminton racquet, with string whipping around cloth tape reinforced shoulders, and fine-grooved handle. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, String, Cloth tape, Inktennis

A Nicolls Champion, laminated wooden bat, with rubber handle grip. Model name features on reverse, Nicholls logo and East Sussex coat-of-arms trademark feature on obverse. Materials: Wood, Ink, Rubber, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Adhesive tapetennis

A Rollin Wilson Midget Model, children's squash racquet, with paper tape whipping around shoulders and handle. manufacturer and model details impressed onto throat. Materials: Wood, Gut, Paper, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A two piece metal mold, shaped in the form of a tennis racquet, with a clip to clamp mold sections together. Materials: Metaltennis

A wooden racquet, with black string whipping, fine-grooved handle, and partially double-strung gut face. Inscription along throat on obverse: DAVEGA DRIVER. Inscription across throat on reverse: DAVEGA/"THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE"/NEW YORK CITY. Inscription across butt cover: DAVEGA. Materials: Wood, Gut, String, Paint, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

Book: 'The Art of Lawn Tennis'. 196 pages. Hardcover. No edition information. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboardtennis

Booklet: 'Tennis Simplified' part of a series 'Wilson Athletic Library'. 64 pages. Softcover. Materials: Paper, Inktennis

An empty F.H. Ayres (UK) 'Court' lawn tennis balls box. Materials: Cardboard, Inktennis

Circular metal and glass wall clock with electrical cord. Printed on face of clock is text: TIME/TO/RESTRING/WITH ARMOUR'S/TENNIS STRINGS. Materials: Metal, Glass, Plastictennis

A hand-pushed line marker with large and small paint-distribution cogs, delivering the line paint from the paint chamber to the application wheel behind it. Materials: Metal, Paint, Woodtennis