Artefacts

Saint-Louis 1904, pair of wooden Indian clubs, for rhythmic gymnastics.

Physical description

Pair of wooden clubs with the logo of Spalding and the engraved caption: "World's Fair St. Louis 1904".

Created

Created: Spalding

Materials

wood

Colors

black, brown, gold

Dimension

ø 5 x 31.5 cm, 390 g

Type of item

Sport equipment -> club

Reference number

201115

Keywords

Saint Louis 1904, Olympic Games Rhythmic Gymnastics/clubs[W]

Notes

Gymnastics clubs, St Louis, 1904 St Louis 1904 Pair of wooden clubs bearing the Spalding logo and the words "World's Fair St. Louis 1904". It is interesting that the clubs refer to the World’s Fair rather than the Olympic Games, which were largely met with indifference at the time.