Croquet Mallet

Object detail

Accession number

2010.559

Description

A wooden mallet with a hole through the handle and designed ridges running down the length of the hilt. There are four areas of white string coiled around the base of the stem that create a pattern. There is a dark wood inlay along the top length of the head, and the flat bottom is fitted with a brass plate. The rings around either side of the head are also brass.

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal/Alloy/Copper Alloy/Brass

Collection

Dolls, Toys and Games Collection

Credit Line

Croquet Mallet, 2010.559. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Component, Game Gear, Croquet Mallet, Croquet Recreational Artefacts Game Equipment

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

Subject auto tags

Musical instrument Wood Woodwind instrument Musical instrument accessory Wood stain Hardwood Wind instrument Shotgun Varnish Air gun

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