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Word Game

1925-1935 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Set of rectangular white cards, each hand inscribed in blue-black ink with an anagram of the name of a town or city in the UK. The cards are contained in an envelope, and there is a matching card inscribed with a list of the solutions.


Object details

Category
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 22 parts.

  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Invitation Card
  • Envelope
Materials and techniques
Cards in a paper envelope
Brief description
Word game (towns anagrams); England, 1925-1935
Physical description
Set of rectangular white cards, each hand inscribed in blue-black ink with an anagram of the name of a town or city in the UK. The cards are contained in an envelope, and there is a matching card inscribed with a list of the solutions.
Production typeUnique
Credit line
Bequeathed by Ida Carroll
Production
Reason For Production: Private
Collection
Accession number
B.20:1-1999

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Record createdApril 14, 1999
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