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Patience playing cards

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Collection Type

  • Toys and games

GUSN

GUSN-244314

Description

Red cardboard box with hinged lid [A] containing two decks [B+C] of "Patience" playing cards. One deck has red medallion design, the other is navy blue. Both decks in original paper wrappings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

packs of cards
paper (fiber product)
cardboard
Game, Card

Inscription

"Patience/PLAYING/CARDS/MANUFACTURED BY/CHAS. GOODALL & SON/LIMITED/LONDON" (White text on red ground)
"CHAS. GOODALL & SON, Ltd./Camden Works, LONDON." (Blue text on white ground)
"Patience" (Script)
"HUGH REES Ltd.,/5 & 7 Regent St., London, S.W.I." (Gold text on red label)

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

London, England

Dimensions

1 x 3 7/8 x 3 (HxWxD) (inches)

Accession Number

2006.44.3590A-C

Places

London (Greater London, England, United Kingdom)

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