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Pit

Card Game
1930s (published)
Place of origin
England (published)

Design: chromolithographs; face side shows a stockmarket scene in purple; reverse side of two show the head of a bull or bear.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Education & Learning
Toys & Games
Games (Puzzles & Board Games)
Playing Cards & Tarot Cards
Object type
Card game
Titles
  • Pit (manufacturer's title)
  • Bull and Bear edition (manufacturer's title)
Brief description
Pit; English; 1930s
Physical description
Design: chromolithographs; face side shows a stockmarket scene in purple; reverse side of two show the head of a bull or bear.
DimensionsSize: 3½in x 2½in; box 5½in x 4in x 1in
Object history
The original game was issued by Parker Brothers, USA
Historical context
Rewards: n/a
Forfeits: n/a
No. of Players: any
Equipment required: 63 cards arranged in 7 suits of 9; each suit has the name of a crop and a number, printed in red
2 cards, one showing a bear and the other a bull, both marked copyright 1904
instruction sheet
box, orange covered card, divided into two compartments


Rules:
RULES FOR THE GAME OF PIT
It is a lively trading game played with special cards. It is trademarked and copyrighted by Parker Brothers.

Players attempt to collect sets of cards representing commodities traded on the American Corn Exchange:- wheat, barley, corn, rye, oats, flax and hay.
The game is made more exciting by the inclusion of bonus and penalty cards:- a bull and a bear.

Cards are exchanged by any two players wishing to trade the same number of cards and as all players are trying to trade at once the game often develops into a happy free for all.
Production
©1919 John Waddington ltd Leeds and London. Copyright. Reserved
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.579-1988

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Record createdMarch 4, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O26824/pit-card-game/
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