How to play croquêt : a new pocket manual of complete instructions for American players, illustrated with engravings and diagrams, together with all the rules of the game, hints on parlor croquêt, and a glossary of terms. (1865)
Adams & Co. (Boston, Mass.) · The Company · leaf 17
16 CROQUET, which cannot be satisfactory as umpires, sincethe placing of them may often give rise tonew disputes. As they do not generally ac-company the set as it comes from the maker,we here give a cut of one. … CLIP, OR MARKER. It is formed of a piece of metal bent over,the space between the sides being the widthof the rods forming the arches. It is paintedto correspond with the players ball; onemarker, or clip, being assigned to each play-er at the commencement of the game Acircular mark on one side (see…
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