Christmas Crackers
1920s (made)
| Place of origin |
Each is of mauve crepe paper folded around a card tube and containing a 'cracker', a poem, hat and a small token or gift. Each also has a printed decoration of a man in costume playing a musical instrument.
1. showing a man playing a recorder
2. showing a man playing a fife
3. showing a man playing a lute
4. showing a man playing a violin
5. 'watch' printed card face; metal surround and pink celluloid straps; cracker gift
6. TURF THE NEW HORSE RACE GAME; Made In Germany; Patented; cracker gift
7. Pan's Pipes; bamboo; two held together with dark purple paper band and a paper disc showing an oriental face; cracker toy
8. paper hat; tissue; orange in red paper band
9. paper hat; tissue; purple in pink paper band
10-12. poems/mottoes; printed on cream paper in blue
1. showing a man playing a recorder
2. showing a man playing a fife
3. showing a man playing a lute
4. showing a man playing a violin
5. 'watch' printed card face; metal surround and pink celluloid straps; cracker gift
6. TURF THE NEW HORSE RACE GAME; Made In Germany; Patented; cracker gift
7. Pan's Pipes; bamboo; two held together with dark purple paper band and a paper disc showing an oriental face; cracker toy
8. paper hat; tissue; orange in red paper band
9. paper hat; tissue; purple in pink paper band
10-12. poems/mottoes; printed on cream paper in blue
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 12 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Crepe paper and card |
| Brief description | Christmas Crackers; English; 1920s |
| Physical description | Each is of mauve crepe paper folded around a card tube and containing a 'cracker', a poem, hat and a small token or gift. Each also has a printed decoration of a man in costume playing a musical instrument. 1. showing a man playing a recorder 2. showing a man playing a fife 3. showing a man playing a lute 4. showing a man playing a violin 5. 'watch' printed card face; metal surround and pink celluloid straps; cracker gift 6. TURF THE NEW HORSE RACE GAME; Made In Germany; Patented; cracker gift 7. Pan's Pipes; bamboo; two held together with dark purple paper band and a paper disc showing an oriental face; cracker toy 8. paper hat; tissue; orange in red paper band 9. paper hat; tissue; purple in pink paper band 10-12. poems/mottoes; printed on cream paper in blue |
| Credit line | Given by Eileen A. Brock |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.152:1-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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