Educational Playing Cards & Games
Chad Valley Co. Ltd
Chad Valley Co. Ltd (incorporating Johnson Brothers (Harborne) Ltd, the long-established UK brand bought by Woolworths in 1988 and now sold at Argos.
Andere Zeiten - Andere Kleider
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by Simon Wintle
‘History of fashion’ cultural quartet game designed by Erika Werner-Nestler, 1954.
Geschichte des Buchgewerbes
Geschichte des Buchgewerbes illustrated by Ludwig Winkler, published by Verlag für Lehrmittel Pößneck.
So Fängt Es An
“So Fängt Es An” beautifully illustrated by M. Neugebauer, published by Helingsche Verlagsanstalt, c.1950.
Bedeutende Erfindungen im Alltag
‘Significant Inventions in Everyday Life’ quartet game published by Verlag für Lehrmittel, Pössneck, 1979.
Botany Quartetts
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by Becky Bevan
Botany card game published by Houlston and Wright & Henry Greenwood, c.1860.
Rainbow
Rainbow card game and colour mixing guide printed by Goodall & Sons for Robert Johnson, c.1920.
Wie Wird das Wetter
Wie Wird das Wetter, a Black Peter game about the weather created by Gunter Eckhardt, published by Rudolf Forkel,1952.
Fancy Dress Ball
Spear’s “Fancy Dress Ball” card game with children dressed in period costumes, 1930s.
Welsh Language Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Welsh Language Playing Cards designed by Richard Ruston-Burgess, made in Wales, 2020.
Historische Verkehrswege
“Historische Verkehrswege” quartet game published by Verlag für Lehrmittel Pössneck, 1988.
Atouts de la Vie
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by Simon Wintle
“Atouts de la Vie” wartime card game created by Madame Lucien Willemetz, c.1940.
Roman Empire
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by Matt Probert
Roman Empire playing cards designed by G. Wyatt for Green Board Game Co Ltd., 2011.
National Geographic: Weird But True
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by Matt Probert
National Geographic: “Weird But True” kids fun fact playing cards, 2014.
The Royal Historical Game of Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The Royal Historical Game of Cards invented by Jane Roberts and published by Robert Hardwicke, c.1840.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi: an early Jaques game described as ‘scripture recreation for the young’ with events in the Bible, c.1875.
Weights and Measures
“Weights and Measures” card game by John Jaques & Son, Ltd., c.1910, a reminder of some of our more archaic units of measurement.
Hide & Seek with the Kings & Queens of England
Hide & Seek with the Kings & Queens of England by John Jaques & Son, c.1875.
Geographical Playing Cards, c.1682
Geographical playing cards sold by Henry Brome, second edition, c.1682.
Counties of England 4th Series
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by Matt Probert
Jaques' Counties of England card game, 4th Series (Southern Counties), c.1910.
Jeu de la Géographie
“Jeu de Géographie” educational playing cards etched by Stefano Della Bella (1610-1664) and published by Henry le Gras, c.1644.
Forrest Cards, c.1750s
Hand-coloured Forrest Cards produced for “Young Gentlemen & Ladys who are Lovers of Ingenuity”, c.1750s.
Fair Play cross cultural playing cards
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by Matt Probert
“Fair Play” cross cultural playing cards illustrated by Canadian artist Stephen B. MacInnes.
Children’s Vocabulary Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Thai Children’s Colour Vocabulary Cards promoting Ovaltine chocolate malt drink, 2016
Squadron Scramble
“Squadron Scramble” card games for identifying military planes, Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, Wisconsin, 1942.
Temple Press War Planes
“War Planes” playing cards for aircraft recognition published by Temple Press Limited, c.1940.
Nationalities
“Nationalities”, the people of many nations, published by the Fireside Game Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, c.1897.
Caledonian Airways “European Phrases”
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by Matt Probert
“European Phrase” playing cards produced for Caledonian Airways, 1994.
Arms of English Peers
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by Simon Wintle
The Arms of English Peers playing cards were first published in 1686. Heraldry, or a knowledge of the arms and blazons of royalty was an important part of a respectable education.
