Food Exchange
“Food Exchange“ playing cards designed by Ralph Dobson for the British Diabetic Association.
“Food Exchange“ playing cards were designed by Ralph Dobson and produced for the British Diabetic Association by Foxwood Publishing, 1973. The objective of the game is to teach players about diet. The instruction card has rules for "snap" on the reverse.
Above: “Food Exchange“ playing cards designed by Ralph Dobson for the British Diabetic Association, 1973. Manufactured by Carta Mundi.
By Matt Probert
United Kingdom • Member since March 02, 2012
I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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