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Little Grey Rabbit

Card Game
1930s - 1950s (published)
Place of origin
Great Britain (published)

44 cards, rules and box. Design: chromolithographs; the reverse sides show Little grey rabbit silhouettes

Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Playing Cards & Tarot Cards
Object type
Card game
Titles
  • Little Grey Rabbit (manufacturer's title)
  • pictured by Margaret Tempest from the books by Alison Uttley (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Little Grey Rabbit
Physical description
44 cards, rules and box. Design: chromolithographs; the reverse sides show Little grey rabbit silhouettes
DimensionsSize: 3½in x 2¼in
Object history
While perhaps allowing children to familiarise themselves with the Uttley characters, the aim of the game is to collect as many counters as possible.

see also Misc. 250-1985 which is a different edition and is dated to the 1950s because of a advertisement for Muffin the Mule.
Historical context
Rewards: receiving counters
Forfeits: paying counters
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: 44 cards showing the Uttley characters and instructions for giving counters to other characters
box with card picture on front and explanatory note on the back.
rules booklet

Rules:
Each player holds cards in the name of a character and has to comply with the instructions on card turned up.
Each player starts with 10 counters and the object is collect as many as possible following instructions such as `Rat gives 2 to Wise Owl because he stole eggs'.
Production
published by Pepys, Castell Larby ltd
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.477-1980

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Record createdMarch 4, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O26809/little-grey-rabbit-card-game/
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