Playing Cards from Childhood
Pierre l’Ebouriffé
Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894) wrote the Struwwelpeter stories in 1847 for his son Carl. The stories quickly became famous and were translated into many languages...
Prudence Snap c.1950
Chad Valley “Prudence Kitten Snap” card game designed by Annette Mills.
Sa Majesté, le roi des jeux de cartes
A colourful pack aimed at children, with illustrations by Muriel Kerba.
Shakespearian Misfitz
C. W. Faulkner’s “Shakespearian Misfitz” designed by George Lambert and published around 1907/08 showing famous characters from Shakespeare.
Snap 1925
Chad Valley ‘Snap’ card game designed by Linda Edgerton, 1925.
Snap Cards
Clifford Series Snap Cards, c.1950.
Spear’s Old Maid
Spear’s “The Jolly Game of Old Maid” was introduced around 1900. The cards contain some interesting but harmless social stereotypes from the end of the Victorian era.
Tarot for Baby
This board book simplifies tarot archetypes into accessible affirmations for young children.
The New Game of Animals
Victorian card game with imaginatively designed letters which spell the name of an animal, with one card representing the animal spelt.
Three Bears Snap
“Three Bears Snap” was designed by A. E. Kennedy and published by C. W. Faulkner & Co., c.1930s.
Vacuation
“Vacuation” published by Pepys games, based on the evacuation of children to Reception Areas in the countryside during WW2, c.1939-40.
Waddingtons Nursery Rhymes
Nursery rhyme playing cards by Waddingtons, Leeds, UK, 1975.
Waddy Productions
Waddy Productions Ltd was a member of the giant Amalgamated Press group and only published card games for a short period in the 1930s.
Walt Disney playing cards
‘Naipes Donald’, children's miniature Spanish-suited Walt Disney playing cards, Uruguay, c.1990.