A Wilson 'Graphite Kannon Force' racquet with handle covered in clear plastic. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

A Dunlop 'Maxply Junior Model' racquet. Materials: Wood, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, String, Gut, Metal, Cloth tapetennis

A Kneissl 'White Star Lendl Pro' racquet. Materials: Metal composite, Leather, Adhesive tape, Vinyl, Plastic, Adhesive labeltennis

A Penn 'Center Court' racquet with clear vinyl 'Championship' net strings. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

A Spalding 'WTC' model wood tennis racquet. Frame painted white with green & yellow stripes up to top of shoulders. Model name and logo (tennis racquet with stars and two world globes) printed across throat on obverse and reverse. Manufacturer's logo features all facets of shaft. On left side of shaft is also printed: MADE EXPRESSLY FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS/BY SPALDING. Grip wrapped with leather, whcih is sealed onto racquet with black tape at one end. White plastic butt cap features maker name/logo. Maker name/logo also printed across crown on both sides of racquet. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leathertennis

A Dayton tennis racquet, with a steel head, and small, open throat, and, wooden shaft and deep-grooved handle. Racquet strings made from piano wire. Wooden section repainted red, with a synthetic handle grip wrapped around the lower handle. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Paint, Synthetic materialtennis

An R.M. Co. (or M.R. Co.) West End flat top tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, and rare inlaid cork handle. Manufacturer and model details, in and around the image of a tennis racquet, feature on throat on obverse, and is a very early use of decal. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Corktennis

A Pro Group 'Tony Trabert C-6' split shaft tennis racquet. This racquet, was one of the earliest Graphite racquets made, hence it's name. The C stands for carbon (the source of graphite), and the 6 for its atomic number. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Nylontennis

Multi-part object of 5 identical racquets (parts are numbered from 2008.2776.1 to 2008.2776.5). Each racquet is: a Penn 'Centre Court' racquet with no net, Penn-branded butt cap and a paper swing tag affixed to the head frame with red string. Materials: Wood, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive label, Paper, Stringtennis

A wooden racquet with a 13 1/2 inch head. Inscription along the throat of obverse: PERFECTION. Inscription across the throat of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Manufacturer details also along side of racquet stem. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Gut, Leather, Metal, Cloth, Plastictennis

A 'Tether' (?) wooden tennis racquet, with laminated convex throat, and fine-grooved handle. Manufacturer's trademark of a five-pointed star mounted above a wreath-framed crown features on the throat on obverse. The model name features across the crown of the racquet head, but is indecipherable due to wear. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leathertennis

Wooden, slotted handle racquet with a 14 1/2 inch head. Partial inscription across top of racquet head on obverse: 'LEE SPECIA...', i.e. a 'Lee Special' model racquet. Inscription across neck of obverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Company monogram across neck of reverse, and stamped on leather butt cap: L&C/TRADEMARK. Manufacturing and patent information along the sides of the handle, with the numbers '403' and '14 1/2' punched in. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Ink, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Bancroft Paul Martin, Gold Key Racquet Club tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders, hide and bamboo reinforcements, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat and shaft feature model name, including Gold Key Racquet Club coat-of-arms. Lower shaft features Black 'B' trademark. Older red 'B' trademark on butt cap. Materials: Wood, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Paint, Adhesive tape, Ribbon, Nylon, Hide, Bambootennis

An unmarked tennis racquet with solid convex throat, and fine-grooved octagonal handle. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, Leathertennis

Tennis racquet. Slazenger brand, Challenge model. Wood, with gut strings. Leather covered grip. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Paint, Leathertennis

An NSG National King Pro-100 tennis racquet. Materials: Wood, Nylon, String, Rubber, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Paint, Inktennis

An unstrung Dunlop 'McEnroe Mid' split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Leather, Inktennis

A Dunlop 'Unique' tennis racquet, with Wilson 'Championship' nylon netting. Materials: Wood, Fibreglass, Plastic, Leather, Ink, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Dunlop 'Blue Max II' tennis racquet. Materials: Graphite, Fibreglass, Synthetic material, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis

An ATP 'Mid' Fox tennis racquet, with green/clear netting. Materials: Graphite, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis

An unstrung Wimbledon graphite/fibreglass composite, tennis racquet. Materials: Graphite, Fibreglass, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Metaltennis

A Wimbledon 'Eclipse Oversize 98' tennis racquet. Handle sealed in clear plastic. Materials: Graphite, Nylon, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

A Wilson 'Pro Staff 4.0' racquet. 'JAEGER' printed on shoulder in black marker. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Rubbertennis

A Wilson 'Jack Kramer Autograph' racquet. 'S' logo on net. Materials: Wood, Paint, Leather, String, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastictennis

A Dunlop 'Maxply Fort' racquet. Autographed by Fred Stolle in black marker. Materials: Wood, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastic, Nylontennis

A Dunlop 'Lady Maxply Fort' racquet with clear plastic packaging on handle. Materials: Wood, Paint, Adhesive tape, Leather, Plastic, Nylontennis

A Wilson 'Pro Staff Chris Evert' racquet with clear net strings. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

A Wilson 'Pro Staff Chris Evert' racquet with clear net strings. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Stringtennis

An early wooden lawn tennis racquet, with: tilt-top head; solid convex throat; and, a leather collar.The racquet features a customised handle, with intricate inlay work on both faces. On the obverse are inlays comprising of what may be two lavender buds. On the reverse is a decorative design incorporating the initials 'ESA'. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leathertennis

A wooden racquet. Inscription across the throat of obverse: MERCURY. Inscription across the throat of reverse: HARRY C. LEE & CO./NEW YORK. Manufacturer details also along side of racquet stem. Company logo 'LEE' imprinted on red cloth butt cap. Materials: Wood, Glue, Lacquer, Ink, String, Gut, Leather, Metal, Clothtennis