Showing posts with label Ohio. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ohio. Show all posts

Monday, August 29, 2022

Freighter Golf at the National Museum of the Great Lakes

There's a unique pop-up minigolf course at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, USA.


There's a unique pop-up minigolf course at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo, Ohio, USA
There's a minigolf course at the National Museum of the Great Lakes in Toledo

The course is onboard the Col. James M. Schoonmaker Museum Ship from the 25th August to the 11th September.

Check out the National Museum of the Great Lakes website for more information.


As Curator's of the Crazy Golf Museum it's brilliant to see minigolf in action in a museum setting and getting people involved in history, education and fun!

Friday, June 12, 2020

Putt-In-Play - a 1930's minigolf toy

We love the look of this 1930's parlor golf putting game made by Gibbs Toys of Canton, Ohio, USA.

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys of Canton, Ohio, USA

The wooden set originally consisted of the 9-holes, two wooden shafted 5 1/2" putters with metal heads, six steel golf balls, rules, blank score cards and a golf bag.

Do you have a favourite minigolf game or toy? Do let us know.

Monday, June 08, 2020

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, circa 1930

A look at a Parlor Golf putting game from the 1930s.


We love finding and showcasing games, interesting items, ephemera, stories and history from the world of minigolf.


The Crazy Golf Museum is home to a number of fun, old and interesting items.


Yesterday I posted about the Parlor Golf game made by Parlor Golf MFGR. Co. of La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA in the USA.

Putt-In-Play


Today's putting game for Minigolf Monday is the Putt-In-Play set by Gibbs Toys of Canton, Ohio, USA.

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys
A 9-hole set up of Putt-In-Play

Also known as The Parlor Golf Game, the 9-hole wooden set has a nice range of obstacles to putt through.

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 1

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 2


Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 3

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 4

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 5
 
Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 6

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 7

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 8

Putt-In-Play by Gibbs Toys, 1930
Hole 9

The Putt-In-Play set originally consisted of the 9-holes, two wooden shafted 5 1/2" putters with metal heads, six steel golf balls, rules, blank score cards and a golf bag.

It's ace to look back at historic items from days gone by. The Putt-In-Play layout looks quite similar to Beton and Eternit types of miniature golf that were created in the 1950s and are still very popular in Continental Europe.

Do you have a favourite miniature golf game, or know of any others?


Visit the Crazy Golf Museum website for more minigolf toys and games.