Kourt King croquet game set mallets from Rock Rest Tourist Home

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Kourt King croquet game set mallets from Rock Rest Tourist Home. The set has six (6) with different colored striped mallets: orange, green, yellow, black, blue, and red. 2011.12.32.3.1: An orange Kourt King croquet game mallet from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mallet is constructed from two pieces of lacquered and painted wood. The handle shaft is rounded and there are six (6), thick, orange stripes painted around the top of the handle. The handle is inserted into a hole at the center of the head. The head is lathe turned, has two (2) faces, and has four (4), thin, orange stripes. The stripes are painted around the tops of two (2) inset ridges on each side of the center of the mallet. 2011.12.32.3.2: A green Kourt King croquet game mallet from the Rock Rest Tourist Home. The mallet is constructed from two pieces of lacquered and painted wood.

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