Croquet set
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, metal, composition, string and textile
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Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937264
Summary
Croquet set "The Wimbledon" by F.H. Ayres Ltd. Consists of a rectangular wooden box with black print on the front and two rings which would have hooks on the lid hooking through them. These are now missing (though one is probably the loose hook in box DUN/TOY/256a). The set also includes a mallet for knocking in hoops, etc.; two net bags each containing four balls; a loose ball; a wooden 'peg' with painted bands; eight black and white markers; two rounds metal numbered discs; various pieces of wood, three croquet mallets. The box also contains a lawnmower chain (DUN/M/778).
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).