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<p>[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9435362, member: 649"]I’ve been wanting to find a vintage croquet set and this is a bit worse for the wear but it was only $5! The “feet“ are new, I had to replace them as one was missing. I’m debating whether or not to repaint the colored stripes on all the pieces, they're especially worn away on the balls.</p><p>Any guesses as to age? The logo decal looks pretty old. <a href="https://www.historymuseumsb.org/south-bend-toy-company/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.historymuseumsb.org/south-bend-toy-company/" rel="nofollow">South Bend Toy Company</a> was established in 1888, became a subsidiary of Playskool in 1960 and then of the Milton Bradley Company in 1968. MB eventually became a subsidiary of Hasbro. <a href="https://monon.org/mws/tws/sobend/sbtoy.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://monon.org/mws/tws/sobend/sbtoy.html" rel="nofollow">South Bend Toy</a> closed in 1985.</p><p>How can I treat the wood to preserve it... a product that won't be sticky and collect dirt when the balls are rolling around on the grass...?</p><p>Thanks!</p><p>EDIT: I'm coming across claims of 1920s/30s for toys using this particular logo.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]437046[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]437047[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]437048[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT (came across this while researching):</p><p>LOL, someone repurposed their croquet set stand! (Has the same logo and blue paint color as mine, no mention of possible age.)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]437049[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bluumz, post: 9435362, member: 649"]I’ve been wanting to find a vintage croquet set and this is a bit worse for the wear but it was only $5! The “feet“ are new, I had to replace them as one was missing. I’m debating whether or not to repaint the colored stripes on all the pieces, they're especially worn away on the balls. Any guesses as to age? The logo decal looks pretty old. [URL='https://www.historymuseumsb.org/south-bend-toy-company/']South Bend Toy Company[/URL] was established in 1888, became a subsidiary of Playskool in 1960 and then of the Milton Bradley Company in 1968. MB eventually became a subsidiary of Hasbro. [URL='https://monon.org/mws/tws/sobend/sbtoy.html']South Bend Toy[/URL] closed in 1985. How can I treat the wood to preserve it... a product that won't be sticky and collect dirt when the balls are rolling around on the grass...? Thanks! EDIT: I'm coming across claims of 1920s/30s for toys using this particular logo. [ATTACH=full]437046[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]437047[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]437048[/ATTACH] EDIT (came across this while researching): LOL, someone repurposed their croquet set stand! (Has the same logo and blue paint color as mine, no mention of possible age.) [ATTACH=full]437049[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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