Croquet box
John Jaques & Son Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Paper, Wood
Place of origin
London
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Ormesby Hall, Redcar and Cleveland
NT 709186
Summary
Wooden croquet box. Metal stamp inside Jaques and Son, Makers, London. Hinged lid. Label on top of lid Jaques Croquet and Son with picture of family playing croquet. Hooks and eyes to fasten lid. One broken hinge. One carrying handle to each side. Box contains one Jaques of London table tennis bat, one table tennis bat, one tennis court net, two loose pieces of timber and one turned pole.
Provenance
Pennyman collection devised in October 1961 to The National Trust under the terms of Col. J.B.W. Pennyman's will.
Makers and roles
John Jaques & Son Ltd, manufacturer