Card Houses
Building Game
1900-1910 (published)
1900-1910 (published)
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Design: chromolithographs; backs are green on six cards; 19 backs are printed with letters of the alphabet and name of animals
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: arranged in 2 different types of characters - animals, and people; some cards have a square cut out of the centre of the top edge and others have tongues at the centre; the tongues slot into the cut out areas.
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: arranged in 2 different types of characters - animals, and people; some cards have a square cut out of the centre of the top edge and others have tongues at the centre; the tongues slot into the cut out areas.
Object details
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Title | Card Houses (manufacturer's title) |
Brief description | Card Houses, German/English; early 20th century |
Physical description | Design: chromolithographs; backs are green on six cards; 19 backs are printed with letters of the alphabet and name of animals No. of Players: any Equipment required: arranged in 2 different types of characters - animals, and people; some cards have a square cut out of the centre of the top edge and others have tongues at the centre; the tongues slot into the cut out areas. |
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Production type | mass produced |
Object history | This is not strictly a card game with rules but helps children with dexterity and eye hand coordination. Also the animals cards show letters of the names which correspond with the name of the animal and the picture |
Historical context | Subjects are as follows:- A Antelope (cut out) B Bull (cut out), 2 E Elephant (cut out) I Ibis (tab), 2 J Jackall (tab) L Lion (tab) M Monkey (tab) O Ostrich (cut out) P Parrot (tab), 2 Q Quail (cut out), 2 R Rattlesnake (cut out), 2 S Snail (cut out) U Urchin or Hedge-Hog (cut out) X Xiohias or Sword Fish (tab) girl and boy with hoop (cut out) boy as soldier sitting on drum (tab) boy in field (tab) boy in sailor suit standin in water (tab) two girls in a field (tab) boy and girl on a bench (cut out) |
Production | Reason For Production: retail |
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Accession number | MISC.56-1975 |
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Record created | March 4, 2000 |
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