Item Reference: 006693
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Piquet card game cabinet, in original case with tablets and cards; made by C. G. & S. Ltd.
Date: c. 1960s
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Item Reference: 006692
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Christmas trivia quiz cassette tape with rules of play. Circulated as a promotional item from Woman & Home, a British monthly lifestyle magazine, and Ideal Home subsidiary.
Date: 1997
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Item Reference: 006691
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: “Card Games and How to Play Them” book by Peter Alston, including bridge, whist, cribbage, and more games; published by C. Arthur Pearson Limited.
Date: 1921
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Item Reference: 006690
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Full set of “Happy Families” game cards, Smiler Cow and Gate advertising set.
Date: c. 1960s
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Item Reference: 006689
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: “Roots” family word game, created by Louis F. Petrossi; in original box with all its contents; acquired for 50 pence; printed in USA.
Date: 1978
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Item Reference: 006688
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: “What Have We Here?” game where players guess twelve objects photographed from unusual angles; a Gibson Parlour game designed for 4 to 12 players, meant for 6 years and above; in original box with all its contents; acquired for 15 pence.
Date: c. 1960
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Item Reference: 006687
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Pocket chess and checkers set, in original red and yellow box with all its pieces; made in England.
Date: c. 1960
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Item Reference: 006686
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: “Nine Men Morris” and “Peg Draughts” pocket games; in original box with playing instructions; created by Peter Pan REGD; made in England.
Date: c. 1950s
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Item Reference: 001702
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Meccano construction toy screwdriver.
Date: c. 1940s
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Item Reference: 001701
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Clay multi-coloured marbles in box.
Date: c. 1920s
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