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(CROQUET PATENT). ALTMAN, Albert Joseph.
AN IMPROVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURE OF CROQUET HOOPS. Patent No.351. The Patent Office 1894. 8vo, pp2 + 2 full-page illustrations. With the stamp of the Manchester Public Free Libraries. In plastic folder. Drazin B47. Means “for preventing croquet hoops from being displaced when stuck in the ground, also to prevent them being driven into the ground to an uneven depth.” [ref: 24298]
£40
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(CROQUET PATENT). ALTMAN, Sir Albert.
AN IMPROVED SUPPORT FOR ARCHES AND THE LIKE USED IN PLAYING CROQUET AND OTHER GAMES AND FOR ANALOGOUS PURPOSES. Patent No.6783. The Patent Office 1899. 8vo, pp2 + full-page illustration. With the stamp of the Patents Department of Manchester Public Free Libraries. In plastic folder. Not in Drazin. [ref: 24293]
£40
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(CROQUET PATENT). AUSTIN, John Edward.
IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO APPARATUS FOR MARKING LINES OR COURTS FOR USE IN PLAYING CROQUET, OR THE LIKE USE. Patent No.774. The Patent Office 1902. 8vo, pp3 + 3 full-page illustrations. With the stamp of the Patents Department of Manchester Public Free Libraries. A little stained. In plastic folder. Not in Drazin. [ref: 24296]
£40
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(CROQUET PATENT). AYRES, Frederick Henry.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CROQUET HOOPS. Patent No.6739. The Patent Office 1894. 8vo, pp2 + full-page illustration. In plastic folder. Drazin B48. Design “to facilitate the correct adjustment of the hoops as to depth of insertion in the ground and aid firm hold therein.” [ref: 24297]
£45
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(CROQUET PATENT). AYRES, Frederick Henry.
IMPROVEMENTS IN MALLETS OR LIKE STRIKERS FOR USE IN PLAYING GAMES WITH BALLS. Patent No.8187. The Patent Office 1895. 8vo, pp2 + full-page illustration. With the stamp of Manchester Public Free Libraries. In plastic folder. Drazin B49. Improvements to mallet shafts (insertion of indiarubber or guttapercha in mallet shafts to give them greater elasticity or spring) and mallet heads (addition of metal bands to the outer ends in order to strengthen them and prevent splitting). [ref: 24302]
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(CROQUET PATENT). BRYANS, Harold Montague.
“IMPROVED CONSTRUCTION OF PEG FOR USE IN PLAYING CROQUET AND OTHER OUTDOOR GAMES OR MARKING OR INDICATING EXTENT OF GROUND.” Patent No.11,936. The Patent Office 1909. 8vo, pp2 + full-page illustration. With the stamp of the Patents Department of Manchester Public Free Libraries. In plastic folder. Drazin B85. Spring-loaded corner peg (used for marking the extent of croquet ground) which, when knocked or passed over, returns to an upright position so avoiding damage to both peg and ground. [ref: 24303]
£30
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(CROQUET PATENT). CLARKE, William Senhouse.
A NEW OR IMPROVED “BISQUE” REGISTER FOR THE GAME OF CROQUET. Patent No.244. The Patent Office 1908. 8vo, pp3 + full-page illustration. With the stamp of the Patents Department of Manchester Public Free Libraries. In plastic folder. Drazin B81. Bisque peg or register comprising a vertical post with a number of semaphore arms. [ref: 24290]
£30
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(CROQUET PATENT). COLCHESTER-WEMYSS, Francis.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CROQUET HOOPS. Patent No.192,928. The Patent Office 1923. 8vo, pp2 + full-page illustration. With the stamp of the Patents Department of Manchester Public Free Libraries. Stained in places. In plastic folder. Drazin B94. Improvements to increase the rigidity of hoops and means for holding hoops securely in the ground while making the smallest possible hole in the ground. [ref: 24301]
£25
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(CROQUET PATENT). CRANKSHAW, Charles.
“IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO CROQUET HOOPS.” Patent No.11,124. The Patent Office 1902. 8vo, pp2 + double-page illustration. With the stamp of the Patents Department of Manchester Public Free Libraries. In plastic folder. Drazin B70. [ref: 24300]
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(CROQUET PATENT). DAVIDSON, Walter and AUSTIN, John Edward.
IMPROVEMENTS IN CROQUET HOOPS. Patent No.26,994. The Patent Office 1899. 8vo, pp2 + full-page illustration. With the stamp of Manchester Public Free Libraries. In plastic folder. Drazin B59. “To provide a hoop which shall be less liable than ordinary hoops to work loose in the ground under the various blows and strains to which it is subjected in use, and which, when or if it does work loose, can be very easily made tight again; also to provide means for fixing such hoops without liability to bending the legs and so destroying the accuracy of the gauge of the opening of the hoop.” [ref: 24046]
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