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C1800 SET OF EDUCATIONAL CARDS FOR HOME USE
A Complete Historical, Chronological, & Genealogical ATLAS of the Royal Family of England From William the Conqueror to his present Majesty George 3 - This set of cards consists of 11 card copper engraved and hand colored and an instruction card - The royal personage are color coded - grouped by house or families - Suggested method of using these cards is asking questions like "what I the relationship between x and Y" - Moving on to the next card when the questions are correctly answered.- The cards are in excellent condition - undamaged - clean - they fit into an original slip case - and there is a grubby mark on two cards (front of the rules and back of card 11) where they are exposed through the thumb hole - The slip case is v good - a little grubby but the label is in tact - Interesting teaching/play item.- Postage Category |
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285 |
| GPO3215 |
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c1840s HAND COLORED CHILD'S METAPHORS MIS-MATCHES - Probably made in Germany, printed in three languages German/French and English - Complete and Boxed - This item is a 24 times 3 piece children's mismatch game - The completed picture measures approx 2.5 by 4 inches - The cards are steel engraved and hand colored - There is a phrase or question on the top cards - And a reply or answer on the bottom card - "What Virtue do you boast of?" - "Nonsense" - The picture are drawn with an incredible amount of detail - The game is v hard to match up - The cards are in excellent condition - no damage just v slightly dusty - The box is original with a sliding lid - Lined with pink paper - It is complete but the label is a little dirty .- Postage Category A |
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| GBE943 |
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c1868 FRENCH & ENGLISH HISTORICAL LOTO CARDS - CARTES DE LOTTO AVEC L'HISTORIE ANGLAIS EN FRANCAIS - - This item is 23 double sided lotto cards - One side has the normal numbers on it - The other side has nine columns number as centuries XI-XIX Siecle - All the narrative is in French - With pictures of English historical characters - Including King Arthur, Wellington, Elizabeth, Robert Peel - (Mort d'Arthur, Duc de Wellington, Elisabeth, et Sir Robert Peel) - We presume this was a method of teaching history and French at the same time - The latest event on any of the cards is - Lord Palmerston mort en 1865 - (Lord Palmerston died in 1865) - The cards are edged in different colors - Six of red, maroon, green and 5 blue. - The cards are in excellent condition - no damage - Odd scuffed corners but no bends or damage.- Postage Category B |
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| OBK937 |
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c1880s THE SPEAKING TOYBOOK ABC ALPHABET ANIMAL BOOK - Animals Noises by puling string - - This item is a book that consists of preface and 7 double pages - The preface has a poem on the left and the following on the title page - "The Speaking Toybook reproducing - The Voices of the Cock, the Goat, the Cat, the Bird, the Lamb and the Cuckoo - Dedicated to the children by one who loves them" - Six of the pages have a picture on one page, text on the other - And an arrow pointing to a tab which when pulled makes the sound of the animal - The centre page has a alphabetic poem - The book measures 7.25 by 8.5 by 2 inches - The book is in very good condition - here are odd stains to the cover but no damage - The pages are all complete undamaged - a little duty with age but still v bright and colourful - Of the six string pulls that make the animal noise - two are missing - The rest make the appropriate noise when pulled - The string pulls have ivory tops to easy the pulling.- Postage Category |
270 |
135 |
| OTY1039 |
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c1880 IVORY CHILD'S SPINNING / HUMING TOP - This item measures approx 4.75 inches - diameter 1.5 inches - top section unscrews - There is cut section in the side which will make the top hum when spun - Span by wrapping string around the root and releasing - Condition is excellent - No damage- Postage Category |
130 |
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| OTY1036 |
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c1880s IVORY SPELLICANS IN CARVED IVORY CASE - This item consists of 11 mixed spellicans - The case is carved with patterns of animals and reptiles - The spellicans are undamaged - The case unscrews at the top (1.75 inches) and the base (.75 inches) - The centre case is 3.5 inches - diameter .75 inches The base has a crack on one side - the top also has a crack at one side - The centre piece is undamaged - It screws together perfectly - the design on top and bottom matches- Postage Category |
84 |
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| OTY1155 |
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c1890s Victorian Ivory Yo-Yo - Yo Yo
This item is a v beautiful ivory Yo-Yo It is appro 2.4 inches in diameter Nicely weighted - it is
made in two pieces which unscrew The Yo-Yo is in excellent condition - one tiny chip on the edge It
is a lovely slightly yellowed ivory- Postage Category A |
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| GPO860 |
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Animal Misfit Children's Card Game -c1900
Made in England by Faulkner - Drawings by G Lambert - This game is missing one card (71/72 cards) - It is a misfits game where three pieces make up each animal - The art work is lovely - The drawing of the animal expressing their habitats and characteristics - Squirrels gathering nuts - the Lion being the King of the Jungle - Elephant travelling, Cat catching mice - The cards have been enjoyed and played with - Hence they have bent corners and odd creases - But are still pretty and enjoyable- Postage Category A |
60 |
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| GMV677 |
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1900 Boxed Set Double Nine Dominoes Pixie Box
Probably English – Wooden Dominoes - This item is an early wooden set of children’s dominoes - This is a double nine set – ie 55 dominoes from 0-0 to 9-9 - Usually found made from ebony & bone - Not so common made in wood with paper covering - The dominoes are in v good condition - A little dirty but not torn or damaged - The box is also v good - The sliding top is missing the raise piece of wood at the pull end - It has a lovely picture of pixies or elves playing in a set of dominoes - The picture is a little dirty and a little rubbed but good - The base of the box is fine - It is made of white wood stained a dark re - Box measures approx 11 by 2.5 by .5 inches - Dominoes measure 1.9 by .9 inches- Postage Category C |
40 |
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| OTY947 |
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c1900 CHILD'S PAPER PARACHUTES - BOLIDE - Made in France by Brevete SGDG - Label printed by Imp. Chambrelent & Croix - Paris - This item is called Bolide - Parachute - Made by Brevete SGDG - The same details appear on the inside of the box lid - Additionally the information on the lid states - "en France et a l'Etranger" - "in France and aboard" - This item consists of three paper parachutes - One is complete and appears not to have been used - Two are missing the small ring at the top - One has a tear - but is complete - The paper depth is 9 inches - the stick is 12 inches - The "parachute thrower" is v good - The original rubber band is in the original bag - But it has perished over time so would need replacing - There are also two rings which maybe used as part of the launching process - The idea is to launch the parachute using the Parachute Thrower - The item is boxed - rules in French, English and Spanish on the lid - Together with a lovely artist's impression of children playing with this - Probably meant to represent set in the Twilliere Gardens in Paris - The box is large approx 14 by 17 inches - Has a couple of small tears on the sides and one damaged corner - There is a little scuffing on the lid- Postage Category |
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| OTY680 |
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c1910 Master of Disguise – Oral – Teeth
Das keifendo Shepaar - This item is a small box - with a picture showing - False Teeth or tongues hanging out - The box contains - Two items matching the box lid - Two false eyes - Some beard?/hair - All in good condition – shown as party disguises c1910 in our reference books- Postage Category A |
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10 |
| GPO855 |
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Game of Boy Scouts Het Padvinderspel - 1920c
This is similar to The Game of Boy Scout by The Parker Games Co Ltd - London - there is no manufacture on this box - - This deck consists of 50/50 cards measuring 4.5 by 7cms - There are five sets of 10 cards - Representing five patrols - Bull, Wolf, Owl, Lion and Curlew - The backs of the cards depict a scout with the flags - They are v good condition - lightly played with - A few cards have light crease - The cards are in a two part box which is complete - The game was made for the Netherlands. - Rules are in German as are the cards - But it is identical to the version by Parker Brother - The rules are interesting a one example shows "Wolf" as opposed to "Wolven" - Supporting the idea that this was a German version of an American game- Postage Category A |
30 |
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| OTY744 |
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Miniature Child's Flipper Book Old Motor Car
Foreign Made - c1920/30s - - This item is a tiny .75 inches by 1.5 inches flipper book - As the pages are flashed through the scene is seen in movement - The scene is an old car moving towards you and goes past - Nice old 1920/30 car - drawn in black on white - Eleven pages - The condition is v good- Postage Category A |
30 |
15 |
| OTY681 |
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Children’s Pictorial Reading & Writing Cards
The Grosvenor Series – by Charles & Son – London & Glasgow - Published c 1920 - This item is twelve cards with pictures and associated words - Cards are excellent – no tears or damage – just a little dusty - Box complete – corners mend with staples - No other damage- Postage Category B |
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c1920 ARITHMETICAL LOTTO - CHILDREN & PETS - Made in Germany for English Market by Spear - This item is a arithmetical (multiplication) lotto - The pictures are 1920s style children - There are nine multiplication questions on each page - The 9 discs complete the pictures - When the child gets the answer right - Each answer also has a message with it - With moral overtones - The game is complete - which is rare as the discs often get lost - However someone has tried to make the game harder - By changing some of the questions and answers and messages in ink - Obviously not seen when the pictures are made up - Apart from this the cards are excellent - near mint when filled - The rules are also excellent - The box is complete v good - but split a little at the corners and edges- Postage Category |
60 |
30 |
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c1940s RING 'EM - HOOPLA STYLE GAME WITH STAND UP ANIMAL CHARACTERS
A pretty Hoop-la game with a stand up Animal Board - The aim is to hoop either the stand-up animals or throw the hoop so that is completely land in a square - The item is in v good + condition - No internal damage - six card hoops - Rules inside lid - Box is v good - no split corners - Pretty and colourful artwork on lid- Postage Category |
50 |
25 |
| OPX3165 |
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1945/50 Two Sided Dexterity Puzzle Cat & Clown
This hand held puzzle was made in occupied Japan – dating it to just after WWII One side shows a cat (holding a mouse) with two small balls to fit into the bow tie The other a clown with two small balls as eyes and A curved metal pieces as his mouth The puzzle is 2 inches in diameter - 0.5 inch thick Made of glass with a metal rim – not perfectly circular A little rough where the rim ‘s edges meet- Postage Category A |
20 |
10 |
| OPX3166 |
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1945/50 Two Sided Dexterity Puzzle Cat & Dog
This hand held puzzle was made in occupied Japan – dating it to just after WWII One side shows a cat (holding a mouse) with two small balls to fit into the bow tie The other dog’s head with two small balls as eyes and Two curved metal pieces as eyebrows The puzzles are 2 inches in diameter - 0.5 inch thick Made of glass with a metal rim – not perfectly circular – but undamaged- Postage Category A |
20 |
10 |
