19th & 20th Century Card Games

Home Page  | Postage  | Links  | Contacts

 

Card Games - Anon / Miscellanous

Games 1850 - 1920
Games 1920 - 1960
Games 1960 - 2008

Card Games - De la Rue

Games 1850 - 1920

Card Games - Faulkner

Games 1920 - 1960

Card Games - Jaques

Games 1850 - 1920
Games 1920 - 1960

Card Games by Pepys

Games 1920 - 1960
Games 1960 - 2008

Modern Reproductions of Old Games

Games Reproduction

Newly Added

Games 1850 - 1920
Games 1920 - 1960

View Cart

We accept these credit cards

We accept these credit cards

Copyright ©2007

View Cart Check Out
<b>Happy Famlies

1890

Happy Famlies
Stock #: MISC090

Our Price:

£18.00

Stock picture - please see description below for condition

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

This is an early version of Happy Families
Featuring families including
The Beadler, Usher, and Turncock
As well as the more usual characters
Wonderful stylisation of the period

Happy Famailes - Complete - Cards are very good - light use / Rules creased / two part box complete but edges are partly split - good +

GO TO TOP


<b>Sixpence Snap - (Woolly Co Ltd )

1895

Sixpence Snap - (Woolly Co Ltd )
Stock #: MISC092

Our Price:

£15.00

Stock picture - please see description below for condition

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

SNAP with seven sets of four cards for each character -
Very much the "Cries of London" stlye - each card with a cry on it
Unusually with original wrapper - called Sixpence SNAP

Sixpence Snap - Complete - Cards good - 3/4 have creases / no rules - maybe never were / box split at back and on one side but still rare

GO TO TOP


<b>The Game of Auctioneer

1916

The Game of Auctioneer
Stock #: MISC093

Our Price:

£25.00

Stock picture - please see description below for condition

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

The game consists of cards, money and an auctioneer's hammer
The cards are dealt and then can be auctioned
only the number of legs are stated- each card also staes itsown pair
Items have from 0 to 4 legs
The idea is to pair or sell all your cards
A lively game - dependin on the humour of the auctioneer

The Game Auctioneer - Complete cards are excellent - no sign of use / rules, moeny and hammer all very good / box Colorful picture - slight scuffing - v good

GO TO TOP


<b>c1920s - Marriage - Auction

1920

c1920s - Marriage - Auction
Stock #: MISC115

Our Price:

£24.00

Stock picture - please see description below for condition

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

The suits are Notes, Gold, Silver and Copper -
A sort of bidding and then trick taking game
Interesting and very different

Marriage Auction - Complete - Cards used but undamaged - Original Rules - No Box

GO TO TOP


<B>1902 - Old Maid - with Sporting Families

1902

1902 - Old Maid - with Sporting Families
Stock #: MISC122

Our Price:

£30.00

Stock picture - please see description below for condition

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

This is the game of Old Maid
Each family consists of Grandparents, Parents and Children - ie - six members
Families each represent a sport ie Cricket, Cycling, Tennis, Fishing, Footbal and Golf
The art work is lovely and the style of theperiod
Initailly produced for the 1902 Coronation -

1902 - Old Maid - with Sporting Families - Complete - Cards - excellent / Rules inside lid - very good / box very good - scuffed at edges and one corner on top is split

GO TO TOP


Card House - Childrens Building Cards - Alphabetic with Animal Picture one side and Letter the other

1890

Card House - Childrens Building Cards - Alphabetic with Animal Picture one side and Letter the other
Stock #: MISC138

Our Price:

£55.00

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

Children's set of alphabet building cards
The cards slot together to orm extended "V"
Colors are subtle - animals well drawn

Cards consist of ( 3A 2B 2C 2D 3E 2F G 2H 3I J 2K 2L 2M 2N 3O 2P 2Q 2R 2S 2T 3U 2V 2W X 2Y 2Z )
- 27 up and 27 down pieces - believed complete
Condition of the cards is very good - No rules or box - but rules/ideas for similar game can be provided

GO TO TOP


<B>c1910 Chad Valley Old Maid

1910

c1910 Chad Valley Old Maid
Stock #: MISC145

Our Price:

£12.00

Stock picture - please see description below for condition

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

c1910 Chad Valley Old Maid
An Old Mid game with interesting characters - all but one pair has a matching husband/wife as if from Happy Families –

Old Maid - Complete - cards / rules / box - good light use


<B>c1880 English Royal Old Maid Card Game

1880

c1880 English Royal Old Maid Card Game
Stock #: MISC148

Our Price:

£95.00

Stock picture - please see description below for condition

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

c1880 English Royal Old Maid Card Game -
An unusual form of Old Maid, made in England by A N Myers & Co
Reichardt's Historical Game of Old Maid - Dedicated to Prince Alfred of Edinburgh -
This Old Maid Game is complete 69/69 cards - It is based on the ruling Kings and Queens of England -
Queen Elizabeth I is the Old Maid (she was the only British queen not to marry) -
However there were four male rulers who did not marry and the first instruction is to remove these cards (presumably they were included for completeness and educational purposes)
So the game is in fact played with 65 cards
- The cards are engraved - This set is uncoloured

Old Maid – Condition cards /rules very good - original box scuffed taped.


<B>Mazawattee Tea – Our Kings and Queens

1905

Mazawattee Tea – Our Kings and Queens
Stock #: MISC151

Our Price:

£45.00

Stock picture - please see description below for condition

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

This is a collecting game – unusually based on centuries rather than Ruling Houses
Art work is good

Our Kings and Queens – Complete – cards and rules v good, clean little use, no box

GO TO TOP


<B> c1890 - Jolly Snap - Sports Related

1890

c1890 - Jolly Snap - Sports Related
Stock #: MISC165

Our Price:

£35.00

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

c1890 The Game of Jolly Snap – Sporting Characters
All cards feature sports of the period
ie Tennis, football, golf, cricket, bicycle, runner, croquet, boating

1890 The Game of Jolly Snap – Complete cards excellent – no use , rules good, box – base side has a tear and is partly split from base – lid – very good clean very slight wear at crease

GO TO TOP


<B> c 1890 - 1d Snap - featuring things that Snap

1890

c 1890 - 1d Snap - featuring things that Snap
Stock #: MISC167

Our Price:

£25.00

Click for a larger picture


 

1890 1d Snap – featuring things that snap
Early Snap with original slip cover in paper (rare)
Cards on very cheap cards are blue / red on white – Interesting Art Work

1d Snap – complete – Cards very good uncreased about six have light stain (2 shown) – No rules – probably never were – paper slipcase wear at corners – complete

GO TO TOP


<B>Feldman Music Playing Cards

1910

Feldman Music Playing Cards
Stock #: MISC170

Our Price:

£65.00

Click for a larger picture


 

Feldman Music Cards - can be used to play Snap, Old Maid and also used as a normal playing cards deck
Useful for teaching children music in a friendly way

Feldman Music Playing Cards - Complete - Cards/rules very good,

GO TO TOP


<b>Veto

1904

Veto
Stock #: MISC150

Our Price:

£125.00

Actual Picture of this game

More Info Click for a larger picture


 

The Exciting Election Game based around winning a General Election
cards include Free Trade, Foreign Imports.
Politicains featured include Asquith, Chamberlain and Balfour plus four John Bull cards

VETO - Complete -Cards - very good / Box has light scuffing at edges and partially split along edges - Rules photocopy

GO TO TOP


Visit Games et al