Card game set, 'The new and diverting game of Jungle Jinks', by Thomas de la Rue & co. Ltd., slipcase, cards and instructions, printed card, England, 1920s

Design: cards printed in colours to show illustrations of dressed animals, letterpress; reverse sides in purple to show a floral pattern
No. of cards: 48 + 1
No. illustrated: 48

R. E. Lawrence bequest.

Each numbered cards of the sets are similar, for example number 2 of each set shows an animal with a musical instrument.
"Consisting of forty eight pictorial cards illustrative of the Adventures and Games of the Boys of Dr. Lion's Jungle School from Constance Stannard Chapman's Original Designs."
The slip case is marked with Thomas De La Rue & Co Ltd, London, Copyright while the rules with H P Gibson & Sons Ltd. This suggests that the game may have been re-issued in the 1920s, however, the design and styles is pre-1914.
*see note below rules

No. of Players: any
Equipment required: 48 cards arranged in 3 sets of 16, each lettered A, B or C and numbered 1 to 16; all the illustrations are different and have an appropriate title
card of instructions which also lists other games published by Gibson
slipcase box marked in purple with the title, details of the maker and on one side is pasted a card from the set showing the title and maker's name

Rules:
Rules: IT SEEMS THAT ONE SHEET OF THE CARD IS MISSING AND ONLY PART OF THE RULES ARE GIVEN.
The player to the dealer's left begins the play by asking his next neighbour onhis left side for A, B or C of any set to complete the three cards of the set.
When a player has succeeded in completing a set, he must shew the completed set, and may then draw a card from the pool but no card must be drawn from the pool except upon the completion of a set, and only one card drawn.
The winner of the game is the one who completes the most sets.

A set number of cards are dealt, probably 5, to each player. The object of the game is to complete a set of three cards, one from each letter, for example a set would be cards A1, B1 and C1, not 1 to 16 of A.

On the reverse of the rules is the following-
PICTORIAL CARD GAMES, FINE CARDBOARD, ENAMELLED BOTH SIDES
ALICE IN WONDERLAND, 48 cards
ANIMAL GRAB, 52 cards
CHERRY FAMILES, 52 cards
GIPSY, 33 cards
GOLLIWOGG, 48 cards
NOAH'S ARK, 52 cards
SNAP, 52 cards
SPIN AND OLD MAID, 49 cards
BREAD AND HONEY, 53 cards
CAVALRY, 41 cards
JUNGLE JINKS, 48 cards
PETER PAN, 52 cards
H.P. GIBSON & SONS LTD, LONDON, E C 3

*Misc.181-1978 advert - Lists the card game as HP Gibosn & Sons Ltd, London, EC1 with GIBSONS printed under the illustration of the box - text:
The Most Beautiful, Artistic and Instructive Card Games Made. Printed on Fine Cardboard, Enamelled on both sides nd printed with Ornamental design on back. Each pack with Rules and Telescopic Box. The cards composing the games are printed in colours from new and original designs of a most taking character, and the games will be found highly amusing for both young and old.

Thomas de la rue & co ltd London, copyright
(on rules) h p gibson & sons, ltd

B.254:1to51-1996