A tennis racquet with wedgeless, open throat, and originally featuring cloth tape binding the lower shoulders and upper shaft, and collaring mid-shaft and butt. Materials: Wood, Gut, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

An FAO Schwarz children's tennis racquet, with solid concave throat, and fine-grooved handle. Schwarz bell trademark features on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis

A miniature Grays tennis racquet, with plastic tape whipping around shoulders and shaft, and vinyl handle grip. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Vinyl, Ink, Paint, Cloth, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Best Ever, Best-Quality 7 Ply tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Adhesive tape, Plastictennis

A Newport Challenger tennis racquet, with ribbon whipping around shoulders and a vinyl handle grip with floral perforations. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, String, Vinyl, Plastictennis

A Markwort Speed King Professional tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders and shaft. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Nylon, Enamel, Leather, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Fibreglasstennis

A Gamma 'Big Bubba' oversize composite metal tennis racquet. Handle wrapped with non-original grip branded: 'BABOLAT TOUR GRIP'. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylontennis

A painted tennis racquet; composite materials; no visible model or maker markings. Marked post-maufacture with silver ink on butt: 'HB'. Materials: Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Painttennis

A Dunlop 'Blue Max' mid-size, split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge. Materials: Leather, Adhesive tape, Synthetic material, Ink, Plastic, Metal, Graphite, Kevlar, Painttennis

A Dunlop 'Max LT' tennis racquet, with netting strings bearing inscription: 'TOA STRINGS LEOINA 86'. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Plastic, Leather, Ink, Nylon, Adhesive tapetennis

A Fox 'King Pro' wood/graphite tennis racquet, with open throat, and Wilson 'Championship' string netting. Materials: Wood, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Paint, Lacquer, Gluetennis

A short stemmed Fox 'GT' split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge, and netted with Wilson 'Championship' strings. Materials: Metal, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis

A Prince 'Pro' split shaft oversize tennis racquet, and vinyl cover. Materials: Nylon, Metal composite, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Ink, Synthetic material, Leather, Vinyl, Metal, Plastic, Inktennis

A Prince 'Precision Response' demonstration tennis racquet, with Prince 'Cushion Grip System' synthetic handle grip. Materials: Graphite, Composite Materials, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

A Prince 'Precision' tennis racquet, with Prince 'Duratac' synthetic handle grip, and Prince 'Duraflex 17' synthetic gut strings. Materials: Graphite, Paint, Ink, Plastic, Synthetic Gut, Synthetic materialtennis

An unstrung Pro Kennex 'Power Dominator' split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge. Materials: Metal, Composite Materials, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Adhesive labeltennis

A Donnay 'Mid 25' wood/graphite composite tennis racquet, with nylon netting, and brown leather handle grip. Materials: Wood, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Graphite, Ink, Nylon, Metaltennis

Chromolithograph depicting a young woman with a pink headscarf, resting a tennis racquet on her shoulder. Text in German indicates printer, and several numbers. Materials: Paper, Ink, Metal, Plastic, Glass, Cardboardtennis

Pair of painted, handsculpted ceramic figures. (.1) male figure holding tennis racquet and (.2) female figure holding racquet. Both wearing ca. 1900 clothing. Materials: Plaster, Pigmenttennis

A wooden tennis racquet with hide supports, blue and gold string whipping, and a leather handle grip with patterned perforations. Inscription along throat and shaft on obverse: SUPER/WINNER/BANCROFT. Inscription across throat, on reverse (now removed): F.J. BANCROFT/.../PAWTUCKET/R.I. U.S.A./... Original decal trademark comprises of an eagle grasping a tennis racquet, in front of the Globe, with motto: USED/THE WORLD OVER. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, String, Cloth, Hidetennis

A wooden tennis racquet, with solid convcave throat, oval head, and string whipping around shoulders. Octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Metal, Glue, Gut, String, Leathertennis

A Dura-Fiber prototype tennis racquet, featuring open throat, handle grip wrapped in leather and plastic butt cap. No net. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Paint, Leather, Adhesive tapetennis

A Wright and Ditson tennis racquet, with: solid, convex throat; and, fine-grooved, slender octagonal handle. Inscription along throat on obverse: BOSTON/WRIGHT & DITSON. Materials: Wood, Lacquer, Glue, Metal, Painttennis

A tennis racquet with wedgeless, open throat, red cloth tape binding lower shoulders and upper shaft, and collaring mid-shaft and butt. Materials: Wood, Gut, Cloth tape, Glue, Lacquer, Metaltennis

A Rollin Wilson Midget Model, children's tennis racquet, with paper tape whipping around shaft/handle. Manufacturer and model decal on throat on obverse. Materials: Wood, Twine, Paper, Glue, Lacquer, Inktennis

A miniature Grays real tennis racquet, with plastic tape whipping around shoulders and shaft, and vinyl handle grip. Materials: Wood, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Vinyl, Ink, Paint, Cloth, Glue, Lacquertennis

A Challenge Classic tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, and leather handle grip with quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Leather, String, Adhesive tape, Painttennis

A Crown Melbourne tennis racquet, produced in association with the ABC program, Wide World of Sports. Materials: Wood, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Synthetic material, Nylon, Plastic, Adhesive tape, String, Painttennis

A Dunlop 'XLT-15' split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge, and Wilson 'Championship' nylon netting. Materials: Metal, Composite Materials, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis

A Bobby Riggs, Fox 'Hustler' split shaft tennis racquet, with black plastic bridge, and Fox trademark superimposed onto netting. Materials: Metal, Leather, Ink, Adhesive tape, Nylon, Plastic, Painttennis