A Pro Kennex 'Graphite Dominator' tennis racquet, strung with Wimbledon 'Court 5' nylon strings. Racquet features original plastic wrap around handle. Materials: Graphite, Paint, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Leather, Ink, Adhesive label, Nylon, Metaltennis

A Bancroft Wimbledon tennis racquet, with plastic whipping from shoulders to shaft, and leather handle with patterned perforations. Bancroft logo features across base of head. Throat features model name, and a decal image of Wimbledon main court. 'B' trademark features on lower shaft. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, Cloth, Adhesive tape, Paint, Stringtennis

Framed collage of three components: 1) Time magazine cover of Sept 13, 1937 featuring Gottfreid von Cramm; 2) stamped ticket to Wimbledon Centre Court Championship match on July 4, 1936; 3) original photograph of von Cramm and Peryy shaking hands over the net in a crowded stadium. UV glass. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Metal, Wood, Adhesive tapetennis

Photograph of Margaret Court and Evonne Goolaging standing on a court at Wimbledon when playing as a doubles team, 1971. Press photo (credit UPI). Materials: Photographic emulsion, Papertennis

Black and white photographic print of four tennis players at the net on a tennis court. Wimbledon Mixed Doubles Final 1934. Handwritten on back of print: 'Dorothy Round, Eileen Whittingstall, Bunny Austin, Miki''. Actually it is Dorothy Shepherd-Barron, not Whittingstall, and Miki is Ryuki Miki, Japanese player. Miki and Round were victorious. Part of collection of photos taken/owned by Australian player D.P. Turnbull - found in collection in a vinyl album marked 'Photos by D P Turnbull'.. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis

The firm of Alexander Shanks & Sons Ltd of Arbroath, were engineers, founders and boiler makers the company was incorporated in the year 1893. At the Dens Iron Works, purchased by the firm in the same year, a wide variety of products was manufactured including cranes, hoists, pumps and lawnmowers. In the 1960s the firm was taken over by Alexander Shanks (1801-1845) was an Inventor of the modern lawnmower, who lived in Arbroath Scotland. While credit is usually given to the Englishman Edwin Budding (1795-1846) for the invention of the lawnmower, it is Shanks' machine which was the direct predecessor of the modern mower. Shanks' innovation was a machine which rolled the grass as well as mowing it. Although Shanks himself died at a young age, his son showed the mowers at the Great Exhibition in 1851 which led to a successful business that continued into the 20th century, supplying mowers to cut the tennis courts of Wimbledon, the cricket grounds at Lords and the Old golf course at St Andrews. The firm was also well known for the manufacture of portable steam engines and steam cranes. In 1968, the company was taken over by Giddings & Lewis Fraser Ltd, Engineers of Arbroath. The subject item is a good example of an early lawn mower made by the company that is credited with being the first to patent and manufacture such a machine. The company Alexander Shanks founded was known throughout the world as significant manufactures of large steam machines used from the middle of the 19th century to the first quarter of the 20th century. The subject item is now regarded as a collector's item.Lawnmower, cast iron handles has two wooden ends and two wooden rollers at front. Blades driven by chain fixed to metal roller. Shanks's Standard Chain. Shanks's Standard Chain Arbroth London. Alex Shanks & Sons Ltd Engineers Arbroth Londonflagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, hand mower, lawn mower, mower, shanks, arboth

Book: 'LADIES OF THE COURT: A CENTURY OF WOMEN AT WIMBLEDON'. Hardcover with dust jacket. First published 1984. Materials: Ink, Paper, Cardboard, Plastictennis

Reproduction of painting: Depicting heraldry and male tennis player on lawn tennis court with several spectators around a marquee. Featuring text: 'In Respectful Commemoration of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Challenge/at which/Sir Charles Winterburn/was victorious/The Champion/ 1876'. Materials: Pigment, Paper, Metal, Wood, Glass, Cardboardtennis

Painted wood panel with carved relief with title text 'WIMBLEDON/TENNIS CLUB'. Curved upper edge. Depicts trees, house and a tennis court with a male figure seated next to net. Separate piece of wood carved in relief and attached to surface depicts a male tennis player in action. Materials: Pigment, Woodtennis

A black and white photograph of Jack Crawford and Ellsworth Vines, shaking hands, on court, before a tennis match. Inscription across mount: WIMBLEDON TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP/MEN'S SINGLES FINAL, 1933/JACK CRAWFORD v. H. ELLSWORTH VINES/.../THEY'RE WEARING/SNUGFIT/NO BUTTONS/.../CREAM TROUSERS. Materials: Paper, Ink, Cardboard, Glass, Metal, Photographic emulsiontennis

'Fred Perry's Wimbledon' game. Contains four identical rules sheets, a wood ball, a dice, fourteen 'serve' cards, 45 stroke cards, a cardboard 'court' and a rules booklet. Complete set. Materials: Cardboard, Paper, Ink, Wood, Glue, Plastictennis

A Dunlop 'Fort All Court', tennis ball, with Perrier advertisement. Autograph, in blue marker, reads: WIMBLEDON/2000/ROSS/CASE. Materials: Rubber, Felt, Inktennis

non-fictionAncestors of a Wimbledon Champion (2010) by June Shanahan tells the story of June’s sister Margaret Court (née Smith) and her ancestors. Margaret grew up in Albury and became one of the greatest tennis players that the world has seen.margaret court, margaret smith, ancestry margaret court nee smith, wimbledon champions, australian tennis players