Antique Table Croquet Set On Stand
Antique Table Croquet Set On Stand
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Original Table Top Miniature Croquet Set.
An original parlour game of miniature croquet displayed on it's original mahogany stand and complete with all the fittings for a table. The set contains 8 boxwood mallets, each having a coloured band of red 1,2,3 & 4 and the same in blue, 8 balls and two posts with corresponding coloured bands and 10 hoops with lead weighted feet.
The mallets are 30 cm in length, one handle is a later replacement.
Table Croquet was likely the invention of the Victorians who had a craze for all sorts of parlour games. A whole number of indoor/parlour games were invented, this included miniaturised versions of the popular outdoor games at the time, including Tennis, bowls and croquet. These games were manufactured by the great games manufacturers of the time such as John Jaques and F. H. Ayres.
Dimensions:
1850-1899
Circa 1880's
wood
United Kingdom
Very good, one replaced handle.
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