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Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1910
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. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Ink, Leathertennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1905
An unstrung John Piggott 'The Gripwell' tennis racquet, with solid, convex throat, and furrowed handle with rounded butt. Model name in decal features along throat on obverse. Manufacturer's details in decal feature across throat on reverse. Initials 'AS' burnt across throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1880
An F.H. Ayres Champion wooden tennis racquet, with tilt-top, solid convex throat, leather collar, slightly rounded square handle, and leather end wrap. Inscription across crown and throat on obverse: CHAMPION/F.H. AYRES/14 OZ/SUPERIOR. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Leather, Guttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1920
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1960
A Caprico Typhoon Pro Model tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and shaft, and vinyl handle grip. Model name features across base of head and throat. Caprico logo features along left side of shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Vinyl, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ribbon, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1948
A Hammer Record tennis racquet, featuring mounted knight trademark on throat. Inscription on obverse: RECORD/HAMMER/DEUTSCHMEISTER GERATE/BAD/MERGENTHEIM/GEBR. HAMMER. Hammer 'H' trademark features on butt cover. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Ribbontennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1922
A wooden tennis racquet withpainted shoulders, reinforced with string whipping, and a medium-grooved handle. Throat on obverse features a decal of a wreath and ribbon device, featuring the inscription: OLYMPIC. Butt cover features racquet maintenance instructions. Materials: Wood, Gut, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Cloth, Leather, String, Painttennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1974
A Harry C. Lee 'The Bat' metal tennis racquet with double shaft, and handle wrapped with brown perforated leather grip tape. Nylon strings and round head shape. Plastic butt cap and plastic protective strip covering crown. Materials: Metal, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Adhesive label, Leather, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1969
A metal Chemold 'Tony Roche Autograph' tennis racquet with double shaft and metal bridge. Black plastic shaft casing and butt cap. Adhesive label on butt has Chemold logo. Handle wrapped with black cloth grip tape. Materials: Metal, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Adhesive label, Cloth tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1973
A metal 'ProAm' tennis racquet. Has double shaft with two metal bridges. White plastic shaft casing and butt cap. Handle wrapped with brown leather grip tape with ProAm branding. ProAm branding also on shaft casing and butt cap. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Leather, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1972
A Dura-Fiber XT tennis racquet, featuring black frame with open throat, handle grip wrapped in leather and plastic butt cap printed with manufacturer's logo. Vinyl strings with clips at string intersections in sweet spot area. Materials: Wood, Metal, Fibre, Leather, Adhesive tape, Vinyl, Plastic, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1977
A black Fansteel 'SuperGraphite' model tennis racquet, with open throat & shaft; handle wrapped in leather, and a plastic butt cap with adhesive label. Manufacturer name on base of head on reverse & model name on base of head on obverse. Materials: Wood, Metal, Adhesive tape, Vinyl, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Adhesive labeltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1888
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1893
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1893
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1894
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1896
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 -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1970
A Vostok tennis racquet with adhesive strip whipping around shoulders and shaft and a leather handle grip with large X-formantion perforations. Company logo features across throat, on obverse - trademark across base of head on reverse. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, Enamel, Adhesive tapetennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1967
A Wilson, Mary Hardwick Flight tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features decal of stylised gold crown. Lower shaft and plastic butt cap features 'W' trademark. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tape, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Plastic, Plastictennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1965
A Spalding 'Top-Flite' tennis racquet, with: brown/black with gold, perforated leather handle grip; clear nylon netting; ribbon whipping around shoulders; original plastic handle grip cover. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Leather, Paint, Ink, Ribbon, Vinyl, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Plastic, Nylontennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1960
A collection of nine identical Spalding 'Viscount' tennis racquets, with: original gut netting, and black support strings; black with gold, perforated leather handle grips; and ribbon whipping around shoulders and shafts. Materials: Wood, Gut, Adhesive tape, Leather, String, Paint, Ink, Ribbon, Vinyl, Lacquer, Glue, Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1895
A wooden, transitional flat-top Horsman 'Eclipse Special' tennis racquet, with oriental gut (silk) strings, solid convex throat, and, cross-hatched slender octagonal handle. Inscription across obverse, from crown to throat: SPECIAL/E.I. HORSMAN/ECLIPSE. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Ink, Glue, Silktennis -
Tennis Australia
Action game, Circa 1920
'Table Tennis' game. Appears complete: contains a woven 'net', two net supports, two wood paddles, and a plastic hollow ball. Also contains an instructions sheet. Three non-original metal clips contained in box. Made in Germany Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Plastic, Glue, Metal, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Tennis ball machine, Circa 1973
A Prince 'professional' tennis machine, with ball delivery cord, and 5 dispensing chamber cylinder caps. Machince essentially comprises of a ball container, from which balls collect into a six cylinder dispensing chamber, and then shot out, one after the other, through a retractable cannon. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Rubber, Acrylictennis -
Tennis Australia
Print, 1886
Double page spread from 'The Graphic' newspaper of Summer 1886 entitled 'ALL ABOUT OUR LAWN-TENNIS CLUB'. A cartoon style composition by Arthur Hopkins narrating the story of a club establishing their courts on rough country fields. Framed under UV glass. Materials: Ink, Paper, Glass, Metal, Woodtennis -
Tennis Australia
Ashtray, Circa 1930
Ceramic ashtray decorated with gold detailing and painted image of couple playing lawn tennis. label on base states: 'SALEM CHINA CO/SALEM OHIO/NAME: GAY NINETIES/PRICE LIST: 6 SUBJECTS' and printed in gold: 'SALEM/OVENPROOF/23 K. GOLD'. Materials: Ceramic, Pigment, Gold/Metaltennis -
Tennis Australia
After Shave, Circa 1980
A bottle of Avon 'Mixed Doubles Windjammer' after shave, shaped like a Spalding 'Championship' tennis ball, mounted onto a green pedestal. Bottle is housed in a yellow carton, with text: EXTRA DUTY/SPALDING/1 CHAMPIONSHIP BALL/2. Materials: Alcohol, Perfume, Plastic, Felt, Adhesive label, Cardboard, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Black and white digital print, 1949, Circa 2000
Framed collage featuring a two page letter written by Tilden to 'Bratto' (Arthur Anderson), associated envelope postmarked July 13, 1949, and a reproduction of photograph of Tilden in action during tennis match. Photograph has panel embedded in it featuring signature by Tilden and '1927'. First leaf of letter: obverse displayed next to reproduction of reverse. Second leaf of letter is displayed below, next to envelope used to send letter. Letter mostly discusses Anderson's tennis game and refers to current Davis Cup team. The Anderson's were close friends of Tilden who supported him during a 10 month period of incarceration in 1949. Materials: Paper, Metal, Glass, Cardboard, Photographic emulsion, Lead, Glue, Inktennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1908
A Merigold Brothers 'Eton' tennis racquet, with cloth tape reinforced shoulders, and a tapered handle. Model name is impressed across the throat on obverse. A decal of manufacturer's trademark, comprising of a marigold flower within a green garter features on throat on reverse. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Cloth tape, Leather, Inktennis