Pinocchio

Pinocchio card game published by Pepys Games in collaboration with Walt Disney, 1940. The famous fairy tale about the wooden puppet that becomes a child was originally written by Carlo Lorenzini (aka Collidi) in 1881 for “Giornale dei Bambini” children’s magazine. The pack consists of 45 cards divided into 5 sets of 9, each set a different colour and bearing initial letters which spell the title PINOCCHIO. See the Box►

Above: Pinocchio card game published by Pepys Games, 1940. 45 cards + rules in box. From the collection of Rex Pitts.