Kings and Queens of England
Card Game
1901-1910 (published)
1901-1910 (published)
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Games have been used to promote companies since about 1900. Some games, such as race games, lend themselves to appearing on packaging. Others may be included as free gifts or offered as ‘send-away’ items. Most advertising tends to be food related. Card games are a perfect vehicle for advertising. This game is played like Happy Families. The aim is to collect ‘families’ of monarchs from William I (ruled 1066–87) to Edward VII (ruled 1901–10). The backs of the cards advertise the Mazawattee Tea Company.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 37 parts.
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| Title | Kings and Queens of England (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Coloured engraved card |
| Brief description | Pack of cards, Kings and Queens of England, published in England for the Mazawattee Tea Company in about 1910 |
| Physical description | Design: colour process engravings lettered on the back is the publisher's advertisement |
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| Object history | This was an set of advertising cards published by a tea company. An earlier example of this type of educational game is E.1810-1954, dated about 1840. |
| Historical context | Rewards: gaining tricks or sets No. of Players: any Equipment required: 37 cards from a set of 38, showing portraits of the sovereigns from William I to Edward VII. Lettered with the names, lengths of reigns and the names of the other sovereigns in each particular trick |
| Production | published for Mazawattee Tea Co |
| Summary | Games have been used to promote companies since about 1900. Some games, such as race games, lend themselves to appearing on packaging. Others may be included as free gifts or offered as ‘send-away’ items. Most advertising tends to be food related. Card games are a perfect vehicle for advertising. This game is played like Happy Families. The aim is to collect ‘families’ of monarchs from William I (ruled 1066–87) to Edward VII (ruled 1901–10). The backs of the cards advertise the Mazawattee Tea Company. |
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| Accession number | E.1408:1 to 37-1959 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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