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Peter Berthoud
Oct 12, 2023
Cinderella, A Card Game by Mullord Bros, 1876
Mullord Brothers' card game version of the fairytale Cinderella, illustrated by Charles Eade. 1. Cinderella, 2. The Cruel Stepmother, 3....


Peter Berthoud
Oct 11, 2023
Apple Pie, A Card Game by Mullord Bros, 1876
Mullord Brothers' card game version of the familiar alphabetic Nursery Rhyme Apple Pie, wonderfully illustrated by Charles Eade. A Apple...


Peter Berthoud
Oct 2, 2023
40 Thieves & How To Catch Them - A Game by Henry Reason 1886
40 Thieves and How to Catch Them. A Newly Invented Game. Very Funny, Easy to Play, Exciting, Interesting. For Old & Young. Henry Reason's...


Peter Berthoud
Sep 26, 2023
"Gerrymanders - The Funniest Game Ever Invented" Globe Series c. 1900
Gerrymanders is a novel and amusing antique card game, combining a little dark humour, the surreal and (optionally) lots of noise....


Peter Berthoud
Sep 24, 2023
"The Heart of London" - Francis Chichester's Pictorial Map & Jigsaw
In comparison to his other achievements Francis Chichester's maps and jigsaws are often forgotten. His splendid "Heart of London" map and...


Peter Berthoud
Sep 22, 2023
Henry Reason's Game of Parliament 1886
"Much Fun! Easily Played, Great Excitement" The Game of Parliament is a rare Victorian card game by Henry Reason. It features a gallery...

Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023
Struwwelpeter: A Card Game by A. N. Myers & Co. London 1888
Struwwelpeter or Naughty children : A Merry Card Game for Good Children Published by A.N. Myers of Berners Street, London in 1888....


Peter Berthoud
Sep 12, 2023
Ups and Downs: A Card Game by A. N. Myers & Co. London 1885
Ups and Downs: A Card Game - Published by A.N. Myers of Berners Street, London in 1885 The attractive Myers' card game of Ups & Downs...


Peter Berthoud
Mar 1, 2023
Weights & Measures - An Edwardian Card Game
Published in 1910 By J.Jaques & Son Ltd of Hatton Garden, London. Weights & Measures is a simple card game, played like Happy Families.


Peter Berthoud
Dec 18, 2022
A Wonderfully Puzzled View of The Festival of Britain in 1950
The Festival of Britain opened in 1951, this image was produced in 1950 for Efroc Ltd by Brian Tilbrook & father Reginald Tilbrook


Peter Berthoud
Dec 8, 2022
Iddy Umpty
Iddy Umpty - The New Wireless Card Game - Quickly teaches you to read Morse
Published by Thomas De La Rue & Co. Ltd. London c1920


Peter Berthoud
Nov 3, 2022
Card Games of World War II
Throughout the war, card games were a hugely popular source of entertainment and diversion for adults and children. These are some of the ga


Peter Berthoud
Sep 30, 2022
Floral Loto - A New Round Game by Jaques & Son c1870
Floral Loto is an intelligent game that rewards horticultural knowledge and mixes gambling with education. Produced by the great London...


Peter Berthoud
Aug 13, 2022
A London Town Bagatelle
London Town Bagatelle - Made by Chad Valley, undated, late 1940's or early 1950's. Cardboard with five wooden balls, tin cups and steel...


Peter Berthoud
Apr 11, 2022
Snow White - The Shooting Game by Chad Valley for British Home Stores c. 1938
One day, around 84 years ago, Chad Valley produced an exceptionally odd gun-themed Disney game, The Snow White Shooting Game. The...


Peter Berthoud
Mar 22, 2022
The London Post - A New Game, Jaques & Son,102, Hatton Garden. Published c. 1870
The London Post is a set collecting card game, published by Jaques & Son, Hatton Green London c 1870
64 Cards,


Peter Berthoud
Mar 20, 2022
The RMS Queen Mary in Trafalgar Square, Jig-Saw Puzzle
The jigsaw was manufactured for Cunard White Star Limited by The Chad Valley Co. Ltd., Harbourne, England, 1936.


Peter Berthoud
Mar 10, 2022
LOBO - A 90 Year Old Card Game Based on the London Underground
Lobo, the London Underground themed card game was published by Thomas De La Rue in 1932. LOBO is the first game I know of based on the...


Peter Berthoud
Mar 7, 2022
Discovering London - The Board Game
As a tour guide in London I have traded as Discovering London for over a decade. When I came across this board game last year I had to...


Peter Berthoud
Feb 25, 2022
Skits: Produced c 1884 by Jaques & Son, 102 Hatton Garden, London
A beautiful antique card game by one of my favourite London Makers, Jaques & Sons, London. Each of the forty old counties of England has...
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