Spelka
Word Making Game
1900 (published)
1900 (published)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
card box covered with pale blue paper and hinged at the back with linen; large paper label printed in dark blue, red and white to show a hand of cards making the word SPELKA
contains a set of 52 cards, white with rounded corners, printed in green outline infilled with green dots, with a letter, letter values at top left and bottom right corners and a dot and line border; reverse sides printed in red with a design incorporating two hands of six cards which make the word SPELKA
3 score cards, printed paper
contains a set of 52 cards, white with rounded corners, printed in green outline infilled with green dots, with a letter, letter values at top left and bottom right corners and a dot and line border; reverse sides printed in red with a design incorporating two hands of six cards which make the word SPELKA
3 score cards, printed paper
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Spelka (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Printed card |
| Brief description | John Jaques & Sons Ltd, English, 1900 |
| Physical description | card box covered with pale blue paper and hinged at the back with linen; large paper label printed in dark blue, red and white to show a hand of cards making the word SPELKA contains a set of 52 cards, white with rounded corners, printed in green outline infilled with green dots, with a letter, letter values at top left and bottom right corners and a dot and line border; reverse sides printed in red with a design incorporating two hands of six cards which make the word SPELKA 3 score cards, printed paper |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 114 (inside lid; stamped) |
| Object history | Given by the English Playing Card Society |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.496-1986 |
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| Record created | March 12, 2001 |
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