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. Decal inscription on obverse: NEW/DAYTON/RACQUETS. Handle and shaft are patyially wrapped in cloth tape. Materials: Wood, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Leather, String, Ink, Paint, Cloth tapetennis

Multi-part object of 2 identical racquets (parts are numbered from 2008.962.1 to 2008.962.2). Each racquet is: a Paramount metal racquet with no net and leather grip wrap branded with 'FAIRWAY BY BALMFORTH'. Adhesive label inside throat stated: 'EUROPEAN FEDERATION/M5/SPORTS GOODS MANUFACTURERS'. Materials: Metal, Leather, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Adhesive labeltennis

Badminton racquet. Yonex brand, B-760DF model. Metal with nylon strings. Leather covered grip. Materials: Metal composite, Nylon, Leathertennis

Badminton racquet. Yonex brand, B-760DF model. Metal with nylon strings. Leather covered grip. Materials: Metal composite, Nylon, Leathertennis

Badminton racquet. Yonex brand, B-760DF model. Metal with nylon strings. Leather covered grip. Materials: Metal composite, Nylon, Leathertennis

A Dayton badminton racquet, with steel frame and nylon strings, and fine grooved wooden handle. Materials: Metal, Paint, Wood, Lacquer, Nylon, Inktennis

A Grays Double Blue tennis racquet. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, Synthetic material, Plastic, Adhesive tapetennis

A white protoype racquet with red plastic elements; composite matierals; no model or maker markings. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Nylontennis

A Rex Professional racquet. Non-original Dunlop-branded rubber grip tape. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Borontennis

A black protoype racquet; composite matierals; no model or maker markings. Handle wrapped in black leather. Materials: Metal, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

A Dunlop 'Emperor' oversize racquet, with Spalding "Synthetic Gut' netting. Materials: Leather, Adhesive tape, Synthetic material, Ink, Plastic, Metal, Graphitetennis

A 'Blue' Fox wood/graphite, open throat & open shaft tennis racquet. Materials: Wood, Graphite, Paint, Ink, Silk, Leather, Plastictennis

A 'Blue' Fox wood/graphite, open throat & open shaft tennis racquet. Materials: Wood, Graphite, Paint, Ink, Nylon, Leather, Plastictennis

A Spalding 'GRB 20' model racquet, with handle grip in original retail wrap. Materials: Composite Materials, Plastic, Nylon, Leather, Adhesive tapetennis

A Spalding 'Ellyp-tech.83 A/R' ' model racquet. Handle wrapped in clear plastic. Materials: Composite Materials, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wimbledon 'Graphite Composite' tennis racquet, featuring 'Forten' strings. Materials: Graphite, Fibreglass, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Nylontennis

A Wimbledon 'Super Boron' oversize tennis racquet. Materials: Graphite, Boron, Paint, Ink, Nylon, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Adhesive labeltennis

A Wimbledon 'HM-WIDE 98' tennis racquet. Handle wrapped in clear plastic. Materials: Composite Materials, Nylon, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

A Wimbledon 'Eclipse Comp 88' tennis racquet. Handle wrapped in clear plastic. Materials: Composite Materials, Nylon, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leathertennis

A Wilson 'Pro 110' racquet. Handle signed by Andre Agassi & wrapped with clear plastic. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Inktennis

A Wilson 'Steffi Graf Pro Staff 7.0' racquet. Handle sealed with clear plastic. Materials: Graphite, Plastic, Nylon, Adhesive tape, Rubbertennis

A Wilson 'Mr. Pee Wee' junior racquet with clear plastic factory wrap on handle . Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

A Slazenger 'Challenger No.1' racquet. Net consists of clear vinyl and black string. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Stringtennis

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

A Slazenger 'Professional' racquet with clear vinyl net strings. Clear plastic wrap on handle. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Leather, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

Spalding wood racquet with red and white whipping on shoulders and grooved wood handle. Leather cuff on butt. Materials: Wood, String, Gut, Leathertennis

Number 210/2000 Millennium Limited Edition Wilson 'Jack Kramer Autograph' tennis racquet, featuring Wilson 'Sensation NXT 16' strings, and Balmforth 'Fairway' leather handle grip. Autograph of Jack Kramer features along length of handle grip, on obverse. Racquet comes with: a vinyl cover with strap; protective cover for racquet cover; and a two piece box. Box features inscription on lid: THE JACK/KRAMER/AUTOGRAPH. Materials: Hyper Carbon, Graphite, Kevlar, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Ink, Adhesive tape, Leather, Cardboard, Glue, Vinyl, Metal, Cellairtennis

A Zimmerman 'Nonpareil' tennis racquet with whipping around shoulders and also originally around shaft. Racquet has fine grooved octagonal handle. Model name and manufacturer's trademark feature across throat on reverse. Customised with name of individual; decal inscription on throat on obverse: IDA NAN/HARRINGTON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Gut, Leather, String, Inktennis

A wooden flat-top racquet with a convex throat. Inscription across throat and stem on obverse: THE OLYMPIC/GGB/BUSSEY & CO./LONDON/SOLE MAKERS/13 1/2. Racquet features leather end wrap, leather stem wrap (with gold ribbon around centre), and leather crown wrap. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, Ribbontennis

A wooden racquet with a dipped, concave throat, red whipping with parchment supports, and deep-grooved handle. No inscriptions feature on main body of racquet, however design is similar to the 'Demon Driver' model. Inscription, impressed in gold, on brown leather butt cap: WHEN NOT IN USE/GGB/KEEP IN PRESS. Materials: Wood, Gut, Metal, Glue, Lacquer, String, Parchment, Leathertennis