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The Fancy Bazaar or Aristocratic Traders

Card Game
ca. 1865 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Described as a comic game, this is mainly a card game, with the playing sheet being a place to put the counters. The aim of the Bazaar is fourfold - to aid the Acclimatisation Society, to help pay the National Debt, to raise a fund to build a bridge from Dover to Calais, and to build a school to teach Grown Children. The stalls are run as follows: the Fruiterer and Greengrocer is Lady Verysoft, the Grocer is Mrs Plausible, the Pastrycook is Miss Wheedleton, the Toy Dealer is Baroness Goodchild, the Earthenware Dealer is the Duchess of Otherland, the Hosier and Glover is Viscountess Pumicestone, the Poulterer is Miss Silverstone, and the Florist is the Marchioness of Bailbury. Most of the cards relate to the goods found on these stalls. The players take the part of the various stall holders. The cards are dealt out to the players in turn, who have to follow the instructions of paying counters to the various stalls.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 11 parts.

  • Box
  • Guide Sheet
  • Rules
  • Board Game
  • Board Game
  • Board Game
  • Board Game
  • Board Game
  • Board Game
  • Board Game
  • Board Game
TitleThe Fancy Bazaar or Aristocratic Traders (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Hand-coloured lithographed card and wood
Brief description
Boxed card game, The Fancy Bazaar, published in England by E & M A Ogilvy in about 1865
Physical description
Design: lithograph, hand coloured with letterpress; central compartment, 8 surrounding compartments, 8 illustrated cards, 56 printed cards; sheet of rules; wooden box
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.1cm
  • Width: 31.1cm
Object history
This is mainly a card game with the playing sheet being used to place the counters.
Wooden box has two compartments and a sliding lid; on the lid is a label with a lithographed pictorial title.
At the foot of the rules sheet is a list of other games issued by the publishers.
Historical context
Rewards: reward of counters
Forfeits: forfeit of counters
No. of Players: 8
Equipment required: counters

Rules:
The 56 cards with letterpress fall into 6 groups.
1. BAZAAR CARDS
A Bazaar to aid the Acclimatisation Society.
A Bazaar for the purpose of helping to pay the National Debt
A Bazaar to raise a fund to build a bridge from Dover to Calais
A Bazaar to build a school to teach Grown Children
2. DONATION CARDS
Two chests of tea - The player to pay four counters to bazaar
10 pairs of baby's socks - The player to pay four counters to bazaar
4 boxes of Pic-Nic Biscuits - The player to pay four counters to bazaar
5 boxes of Spanish onions - The player to pay four counters to bazaar
4 larger rocking horses - The player to pay four counters to bazaar
6 pine apples - The player to pay four counters to bazaar
4 Norfolk turkeys - The player to pay four counters to bazaar
10 soup tureens - The player to pay four counters to bazaar
3, GOODS FOR BAZAAR (in each case two counters must be paid to the named stall )
C offee, spices, soap. Mrs Plausible - pay 2 to her stall
Crinoline, cloaks, hoods. Viscountess Pumicestone
Stockings, shirts, collars. Viscountess Pumicestone
Cabbages, carrots, onions. Honorable Lady Verysoft
Damsons, potatoes, turnips. Honorable Lady Versoft
Calceoarias, violets, mignionette. Marchioness of Bailbury
Partridges, woodcocks, hares. Miss Silvertone
Candles, sugar, tea. Mrs Plausible
Gloves, mittens, frocks. Viscountess Pumicestone
Ducks, geese, turkeys. Miss Silvertone
Rabbits, chickens, pigeons. Miss Silverstone
Soup turneens, dishes, plates. Duchess of Otherland
Auriculas, pinks, dahlias. Marchioness of Bailbury
Buns, custards, mince pies. Miss Wheedleton
Battledores, shuttlecocks, horses. Baroness Goodchild
Jonquils, hyacinths, roses. Marchioness of Bailbury
Cakes, jellies, blanc-mange. Miss Wheedleton
Wines, ginger beer, tarts. Miss Wheedleton
Cauliflowers, apples, pears. Honorable Lady Verysoft
Fiddles, kites, skittles. Baroness Goodchild
Basins, vases, milk jugs. Duchess of Otherland
Rocking Horses, rattles, drums. Baroness Goodchild
Tea cups, saucers, jugs. Duchess of Otherland
Starch, mustard, pepper. Mrs Plausible
4. VISITING CARDS OF THE STALL HOLDERS
The Marchioness of Bailbury
The Viscountess of Pumicestone
The Hon. Miss Silvetstone
Miss Wheedleton
The Hon Lady Verysoft
The Baroness Goodchild
Mrs. Plausible
The Duchess of Otherland
5. TRADE CARDS (each named character must pay 3 counters to the Bazaar)
Fruiterer and Greengrocer. Lady Verysoft
Grocer. Mrs. Plausible
Pastrycook. Miss Wheedleton
Toy Dealer. Baroness Goodchild
Earthenware Dealer. Duchess of Otherland
Hosier and Glover. Viscountess Pumicestone
Poulterer. Miss Silverstone
Florist. Marchioness of Bailbury
6. Four cards wach lettered THE PLAYER TO RECEIVE ONE COUNTER FROM EACH PLAYER

RULES FOR THE FANCY BAZAAR OR ARISTOCRATIC TRADERS. A COMIC GAME
DIRECTIONS FOR PLAYING

This amusing game can be played by eight persons, each taking a lady and stall; or four persons can play, each taking the charge of two stalls.
Having decided for what purpose the bazaar is to be held, by choosing one of the four Bazaar Cards; namely `National Debt', `Acclimatisation Society', `School for Grown Children' or `Bridge from Dover to Calais', the other three cards are to be laid aside. Distribute counters in the usual manner to each player (nornally 10 or 12).
The sheet or board is to be put in the centre of the table, the stall picture cards to be placed opposite to their corresponding pictures on the sheet.
The dealer must put one counter into each of the eight conpartments in the sheet, and two counters into the centre compartment.
The dealer after well shuffling the pack must deliver three cards to each player, with the printing downwards.
The player on the left hand of the dealer may then turn up a card, and pay or receive, as directed; the other players proceed in like manner, paying or receiving until the Bazaar card is turned up, the fortunate player, of which may take all the counters on the board. If the Bazaar card does not turn up in a deal, the counters remain for a fresh deal by the next player.
The named cards, VISCOUNTESS PUMICESTONE, MRS PLAUSIBLE, MISS WHEEDLETON, BARONESS GOODCHILD, DUCHESS OF OTHERLAND, MISS SILVERSTONE, MARCHIONESS OF BAILBURY and LADY VERYSOFT when turned up entitle the stall holder to take all the counters on her compartment on the board.
When the trade cards Fruiterer, Grocer, Poulterer, Hosier, Earthenware Dealer, Pastrycook, Florist and Toy Dealer are played, the lady performing the trade turned up, must pay three counters to the centre compartment on the sheet or board.
The game may be varied by keeping in the pack two of the Bazaar cards, and making the game end the first that turns up.
The players will soon get familar with the names of the fair stall keepers, and the class of goods they have to sell.
Summary
Described as a comic game, this is mainly a card game, with the playing sheet being a place to put the counters. The aim of the Bazaar is fourfold - to aid the Acclimatisation Society, to help pay the National Debt, to raise a fund to build a bridge from Dover to Calais, and to build a school to teach Grown Children. The stalls are run as follows: the Fruiterer and Greengrocer is Lady Verysoft, the Grocer is Mrs Plausible, the Pastrycook is Miss Wheedleton, the Toy Dealer is Baroness Goodchild, the Earthenware Dealer is the Duchess of Otherland, the Hosier and Glover is Viscountess Pumicestone, the Poulterer is Miss Silverstone, and the Florist is the Marchioness of Bailbury. Most of the cards relate to the goods found on these stalls. The players take the part of the various stall holders. The cards are dealt out to the players in turn, who have to follow the instructions of paying counters to the various stalls.
Collection
Accession number
E.1792&A to J-1954

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