Overview

Welcome to our website selling cards games produced in the late Nineteenth and early/mid Twentieth Century This includes games by JAQUES FAULKNER DE LA RUE and of course PEPYS The earlier makers had more of an educational theme, in fact the very early games were nearly all only educational, but obviously the fun games were played with most and so fewer are around to-day At the mid / end of the Victorian Era the games became prettier and more entertaining for children - Jaques had a series of wonderful games - very few of which (excluding Counties of England - again eductaional ) have survived. De La Rue's were wonderfully drawn and with more child-like themes Then there was Pepys who produced games from about 1938 until 1978 - the most popular games continued to be published by Gibson Games The hallmark of Pepys' games were the high quality of the pictures and artwork - after all only a small number of different children's games exist (I think there are seven "different"games") so most of the games are variations on a theme - it's the artwork and story made them different and they formed a world of their own. Please browse and enjoy - remember your childhood - and the pleasure these games gave you