Rudolf Ruehle

1307

Black circle with "A" at left, and "B" over "E" attached at right

croquet

sheet

"Croquet

Das im Freien so beliebte Sport-Spiel auch auf dem Tische zu spielen."

Label has pale yellow outer border, thick red border, then a border with a pink background and repeating croquet mallets, balls, and wickets, then another red border and a black one. At upper left is "Croquet." in yellow with red and black shadows; the "C" curls under and towards the "q", and decorative curves fill in to the left and right of the "C". The main cover illustration shows a girl (short, light red dress) with one hand on a baby carriage at left and the other on a man's elbow. The man (pale blue suit and hat, brown boots) is holding a mallet. At center is a woman (long, red dress and hat) holding a mallet and looking on as another woman (cyan top and black/white long dress) is holding a mallet in her right hand, about to shoot, and holding her dress up with her left hand. At right is a woman sitting (long, light blue dress, red blouse), looking at others playing, and holding a book. To her right is a man (gray suit, checkered vest, and yellow hat) leaning down toward sitting woman. At right rear is a building with steps and plants in planters, and a tree, with a woman (white dress with red spots, red and yellow hat) holding a closed parasol and a red flower, and talking with a man (light blue suit and hat), both on the steps. At left rear is a man (whitish blue suit) facing away and holding greenery behind him, talking with a woman (long, whitish blue dress) facing right, and a man (yellow jacket and hat, blue pants. The croquet wickets and balls are on a salmon-colored pathway with grass on either side.

white box background with 8-pointed stars and dots.

White box background with 8-pointed stars and dots.

10 metal wickets with green wooden bases. Two stakes (red, green yellow and blue). 16 purple winks, 18 green winnks, 10 light purple winks, 16 white winks, 6 red winks, and 1 black wink. 1 green and yellow tree. Paper court with places for 10 wickets and 2 stakes, marked from 1 to 14 (four are marked with two numbers).