Manufactured by
Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
paint on wood with plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D: 23 5/16 × 16 5/16 × 6 1/16 in. (59.2 × 41.5 × 15.4 cm)
Description
A Kourt King croquet game set caddy from Rock Rest Tourist Home. The light blue caddy is “I” shaped with three center supports and cross bars at the top and bottom. Each cross bar has six (6) holes at the top and bottom to hold the croquet mallets. The three center supports for the caddy double as a ball carrier. They have rounded shafts and each one has a large notch at the top to load the balls into the caddy. At the bottom of the caddy are two (2) supports. Looped around the middle of the top cross bar is a white plastic carrying strap. A white paper label is affixed to the top cross bar on one side of the caddy. It has the letters [RR] handwritten in pencil.
Place collected
Kittery, York County, Maine, United States, North and Central America
Place made
Paoli, Orange County, Indiana, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
The Rock Rest Tourist Home Collection
Classification
Toys and Games
Type
croquet sets
caddies
Topic
Black Enterprise
Black interiors
Business
Recreation
Segregation
Sports
Travel
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail, Inc.
Object number
2011.12.32.1
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5543b4a07-ef08-4583-802e-cc5216c492d9

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