A catalogue published by Hollander & Prechtel of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1876 including 'field croquet' and 'indestructible croquet' equipment, also w

A catalogue published by Hollander & Prechtel of Baltimore, Maryland, in 1876 including 'field croquet' and 'indestructible croquet' equipment, also with a notice dated July 4 1776, the centennial year, for the issue of a catalogue for fireworks, flags etc., one of the earliest surviving price lists of croquet equipment, published only six years after The All England Croquet Club Championships were first played at Worple Road in 1870, to be followed by the first Lawn Tennis Championship in 1877