Croquet Set

Name/Title

Croquet Set

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.21a-s

Description

Croquet set consisting of 4 mallets, 2 balls, 2 pegs, 9 hoops, and a cardboard box with lid. The mallets have long wooden dowels as handles and painted heads (blue, green, red, orange). The balls are painted blue and green. The pegs are turned and have one flat side, to be able to rest on a flat surface. They are painted red and green. The hoops are made of metal wire bent in two place, with the ends inserted into green-painted semicircular bases. The box lid is printed with an illustration of a pile of croquet mallets with the inscription, "PARLOR CROQUET SET" across the top. The inside of the lid is printed with rules for playing in and outdoor croquet.

Context

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.22

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1930 - circa 1940

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Set, Croquet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Game, Outdoor

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Game

Nomenclature Class

Game Equipment

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Material

Wood, Metal, Cardboard