Manufactured by
Indiana Handle Company, Inc., American, founded 1932
Written by
Unidentified
Owned by
Sinclair, Clayton, American
Sinclair, Hazel, American
Subject of
Rock Rest Tourist Home, American, 1948 - 1976
Date
mid 20th century
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W x D (Closed): 8 7/16 × 5 1/2 × 1/16 in. (21.5 × 14 × 0.1 cm)
H x W x D (Open): 8 7/16 × 7 × 1/16 in. (21.5 × 17.8 × 0.1 cm)
Description
A Kourt King croquet game set manual from Rock Rest Tourist Home. The manual is three (3) pages printed on white paper with green and black text and a diagram. Page one (1) of the manual includes a diagram of the croquet court set up: the size of the playing field, the locations of the stakes and arches, boundary line, and starting posts. Page two (2) is a list of technical term and rules of the game, one (1) through eight (8). Page three (3) contains a list of rules from nine (9) through twenty-three (23).
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
manuals
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
2011.12.32.6
Restrictions & Rights
No known copyright restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5923ec6c2-9f4a-4d6a-9630-9a05eb1bd0fa

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