Shooting stick
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic, metal and leather
Collection
Tredegar, Newport
NT 1550933
Summary
Shooting stick. A black, plastic shooting stick, with metal point to base, secured with a disc and metal hand hold to top, inscribed 'THE JUNIOR’. At the top of the stick are two metal circles, lined with brown leather, that open outwards to lie flat.
Provenance
Part of the original collection of Tredegar House acquired by the Morgan family prior to 1951 to furnish the property. Acquired by Newport City Council from 1974-2012. On loan, with Tredegar House, from Newport City Council to the National Trust. In March 2012 the National Trust took over the management of Tredegar House with its contents and its 90 acres of gardens and parkland, from Newport City Council for a period of 50 years.
Marks and inscriptions
One side of hand hold: 'THE JUNIOR' / REG 733325 Other side of hand hold: MADE IN ENGLAND