- 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
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (2011.12.32.3.1: Orange mallet): 24 13/16 × 6 × 1 13/16 in. (63 × 15.3 × 4.6 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.32.3.2: Green mallet): 24 13/16 × 6 × 1 7/8 in. (63 × 15.3 × 4.7 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.32.3.3: Yellow mallet): 24 13/16 × 6 1/16 × 1 7/8 in. (63 × 15.4 × 4.7 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.32.3.4: Black mallet): 24 13/16 × 6 × 1 7/8 in. (63 × 15.3 × 4.7 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.32.3.5: Blue mallet): 24 13/16 × 6 × 1 7/8 in. (63 × 15.3 × 4.7 cm)
- H x W x D (2011.12.32.3.6: Red mallet): 24 13/16 × 6 × 1 7/8 in. (63 × 15.3 × 4.7 cm)
- Description
- Kourt King croquet game set mallets from Rock Rest Tourist Home. The set has six (6) with different colored striped mallets: orange, green, yellow, black, blue, and red.
- 2011.12.32.3.1: An orange Kourt King croquet game mallet from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mallet is constructed from two pieces of lacquered and painted wood. The handle shaft is rounded and there are six (6), thick, orange stripes painted around the top of the handle. The handle is inserted into a hole at the center of the head. The head is lathe turned, has two (2) faces, and has four (4), thin, orange stripes. The stripes are painted around the tops of two (2) inset ridges on each side of the center of the mallet.
- 2011.12.32.3.2: A green Kourt King croquet game mallet from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mallet is constructed from two pieces of lacquered and painted wood. The handle shaft is rounded and there are six (6), thick, green stripes painted around the top of the handle. The handle is inserted into a hole at the center of the head. The head is lathe turned, has two (2) faces, and has four (4), thin, green stripes. The stripes are painted around the tops of two (2) inset ridges on each side of the center of the mallet.
- 2011.12.32.3.3: A yellow Kourt King croquet game mallet from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mallet is constructed from two pieces of lacquered and painted wood. The handle shaft is rounded and there are six (6), thick, yellow stripes painted around the top of the handle. The handle is inserted into a hole at the center of the head. The head is lathe turned, has two (2) faces, and has four (4), thin, yellow stripes. The stripes are painted around the tops of two (2) inset ridges on each side of the center of the mallet.
- 2011.12.32.3.4: A black Kourt King croquet game mallet from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mallet is constructed from two pieces of lacquered and painted wood. The handle shaft is rounded and there are six (6), thick, black stripes painted around the top of the handle. The handle is inserted into a hole at the center of the head. The head is lathe turned, has two (2) faces, and has four (4), thin, black stripes. The stripes are painted around the tops of two (2) inset ridges on each side of the center of the mallet.
- 2011.12.32.3.5: A blue Kourt King croquet game mallet from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mallet is constructed from two pieces of lacquered and painted wood. The handle shaft is rounded and there are six (6), thick, blue stripes painted around the top of the handle. The handle is inserted into a hole at the center of the head. The head is lathe turned, has two (2) faces, and has four (4), thin, blue stripes. The stripes are painted around the tops of two (2) inset ridges on each side of the center of the mallet.
- 2011.12.32.3.6: A red Kourt King croquet game mallet from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mallet is constructed from two pieces of lacquered and painted wood. The handle shaft is rounded and there are six (6), thick, red stripes painted around the top of the handle. The handle is inserted into a hole at the center of the head. The head is lathe turned, has two (2) faces, and has four (4), thin, red stripes. The stripes are painted around the tops of two (2) inset ridges on each side of the center of the mallet.
- 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
- 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
- 2011.12.32.3.1-.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




