ANTIQUE CARD & TABLE GAMES

Board and Boxed Games - 1920 to 1960s

c1915 - Miraculum

A fore runner of the Magic Robot – popular in the 1950/60. 

A question ring is placed on the glass cover and the Magic marker shows the answer.

 It’s magic!!!

Published in German initally, with 5 question and answer sheets.   it appears that the additional question and answr rings could be added monthly

Condition / Box – orginal – complete / One centre card and one question card / Rules on card / Rubbed and a little grubby.

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REF: MIS246

£ 55

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c1920 - Fighting The Fire - Spears

Designed in England / manufactured in Brimsdown.
The box stamped – “Components foreign”

This board game shows how the Fire Brigade dash to the scence and the risks that they take.
Normal style race game that is very well illustrated

Condition – Fighting the Fire / Board – very good condition – no marks or damage / Rules – inside the box lid / playing piece – 5 small wooden counters plus dice and shaker / Box – base complete – inner section split, lid split on three corner, tear to one side – however picture is good and undamaged


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REF: MISC600

£ 75

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1925 - Dog Derby - Greyhound Racing Game

Dog Derby – a greyhound game – with movement by dice thrown and betting on position

 

Dog Derby – Condition – consists of a hardwearing cloth – rubber or similar backing – original betting style sheet and five lead dogs (complete) – boxed with dice – all in a mock leather folder – all good – no damage except dogs are missing tails and a couple of legs- Print out of style and game and movement rules

 

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REF: BBG325

£ 28

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1920/30s - Trainhole - Glevium

Trainhole – where you try to throw balls into the holes

Trainhole – Condition – Box scuffed at edges – balls and playing area are all good – rules inside top of the lid –

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REF: BBG314

£ 18 

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c 1930 - Game Electra - Sala

This is an electrical question and answer game produced in Germany and including a sheet of questions on The Great War.
The game is complete with 6 sheets of questions and rules under lid.
The electrical part would need a new battery and s worn as shown

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REF:MIS242

£ 25

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1930s - Roulette - Betting on 6 numbers

Roulette – a gentle betting game with the added interest of a bell ringing when the wheel is spun

Roulette – Condition  – Box is scuffed at edges and the label a little dirty – Game is very good – clean and bright – Rules inside lid

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REF: BBG315

£ 15

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1930 - The Ernest Sewell Tiddley Tennis

Tiddley Tennis by Ernest Sewell who designed magic sets.
Tiddle winks over a net.

Tiddley Tennis – Condition – Box scuffed and split at corners – Playing surface is good – Tennis net is stained on one half – playing pieces are complete + spares – Rules are inside the lid

 

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REF: BBG317

£ 22

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1930 - The Favorite New Mechanical (Horse) Race Game

The Favourite New Mechanical (horse) Race Game – A Game that involves making the horses move “with a jerky action” – quite hard to do.

The Favorite – Condition – Playing Pieces – 3 Horses – very good – Hoops/Winning Post etc all good / Box -bottom is fine – top has two split corners and a little scuffing at the edges / Rules are inside box lid

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REF: BBG321

£ 35

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1930 - Baby Jim

Baby Jim is a Football playing elephant.

This is a hoopla game with the most points being scored for getting the hoops over Baby Jim’s foot and head

Baby Jim – Compete – 4 hoops / Baby Jim who fits in a stand inside the box base – Rules inside the box lid – Slight scuffing on Baby Jim – Box – scuffed with a small split on one side

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REF:  MIS155

£ 35

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c1930 - Gibson Motor Rally Board

Gibson Rally type car game – Dunlop tyres mentioned. There are 1-75 steps with obstacles etc eg. steep hill

Condition – Playing area very good – board – folds into 4 scuffed at outer edges – no pieces or rules

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REF: MIS300

£  18

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c1930 Brookland Board Game

The board open measures 24 inch by 5.5 inches. Originally there would have been four card cads attached.  There is a spinner on the board.

Condition – Brooklands – The board is very clean and appears never to have been used / rules on board / no case

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REF: MIS344

£ 45 

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1930/1940 BEV Board Game - J Lyons Coffee

This coffee was popular in the 1930s and was used during WWII as there was no need to add sugar.

It is a simple Snakes and Ladders type game-with comments like
“Go Up (18 squares) Tell Mummy to buy Bev”
“Go down (24 squares) for forgetting Bev is made in the cup”

 

Condition – BEV – Board only – good condtion – slight crease that can only be seen from back – RH edge is scuffed as if it has been seperated from another board (possibly the counters were card and attached)-

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REF: MIS345

£ 45

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c1930s Ambushed - Chad Valley

This is a game between a Walker and 6 Robbers – often played with just two players.
The aim is for the robbers to trap the walker – or the walker to reach the top of the board.

Condition – Ambushed / Board – very good clean and bright / playing pieces simple markers (one red walker – 6 plain robbers) / rules on the box lid / box – a bit squashed and missing some of the short sides

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REF: MISC617

£ 55

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1932 - Great Obstacle Race Board

A pretty board with obstacles to clear, looks just like a country fair scene

Condition is very good – no damage / no pieces etc

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REF:  MIS706

£ 24

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1935 - Robinson Crusoe

A standard race game but featuring the story of Robinson Crusoe,
From leaving York,  
boarding the ship,  being Shipwrecked

Fighting Savages,   Recuing Friday,   Return Home
Bright and well drawn

 

Robinson Crusoe – Board only, good condition, a little wear on the fold

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REF: MIS525

£ 50

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1935-40 Motor Chase across London

This is a slightly different race game where four salon cars persue a black racing car across London
There was also a version with card cars. This one has metal cars

Motor Chase – Board very good / Rules – original – good / Playing pieces complete – but one car looks lightly smaller than the other three..

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REF: MIS524

SOLD /09

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c1943/44 Bomber Command – A Board Game

A board game “for all ages” A normal style race game but the aim is to get four planes to Berlin and then back to the UK.
There are obstacles along the way.

Bomber Command – Condition – Board is very good – slight crease on the front right corner (board closed) / Playing pieces – original – 16 counters and the orginial sheet that they fit in with the original envelope / The original dice would have been made from a folded piece of card – this is missing. / Rules are both on the back of the board and the envelop the playing pieces are in

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REF: MIS139

£ 155

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c1940/50 - Jaques - Escalardo - Eight Horses

This is an unususl version of the horse racing game Escalardo, generally larger and with a track for 8 horses, as opposed to the usual 5.

Condition – Escalardo – Complete / Track – very good / Horse bright and also very good / Box scuffed at the edges.


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REF: MIS655

£ 125

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c1950 - Aeroplane

 A race from four cities Bombay, Cape Town, Sidney and New York to London
All instructions are on the board

Aeroplane – Board only (but counters and dice can be supplied) Good condition – some wear on the fold..

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REF: MIS163

£ 15

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c1950 - Wembly

The classic football board game, where players attempt to take their team to Wembley. This is an early edition from 1950’s.

Condition – Wembly – Board – playing area – very good – cover scuffed at corners / Playing pieces – vey good but there are three counters missing in original red box / Rules Original – very good.

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REF: MIS164

£ 25

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1950s Task Force - A Strategic Game of Skill -Thomas Salter Ltd

The game is a simple battle between blue (US) and red (Russia) pieces in which the players moved different forces from town to town, outnumbering and capturing their opponents. Getting into the opponent’s heartland wins the game.

Condition – Task Force – Box slight scuffed – playing pieces complete and very good – Rules – creased but good – board scuffed at corners – label on front partly torn – playing area excellent

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REF BBG304

£45

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1940/50 Ubank - Chad Valley - Ad for Cinzano

 Horse Racing Game Ad for Cinzano

Condition – Ubank – Complete – Sheet / Cards / in original case (adverting for Cinzano) – Photocopy of the rules from an earlier set when they were attached to the bottom of the playing area

REF: BBG355

£ 25

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1950s - Robin Hood Shooting Game - Chad Valley

Featuring Richard Greene

Made in England by Chad Valley – Copyright Television Productions Limited

This item is a Shooting game.   It consists of a large piece of card which is the background and fits into two wooden block in the base of the box
There are two other screens that fit into other blocks
These pieces seem to stand at the front of the box with a mounted soldier
There is a bow but no arrow – which should have been plastic with a suction end.

Condition – Robin Hood – The pieces are all in v good condition – not bent or damaged at all and stand up well in the box.   The base on the box has two splits on the sides The top has two splits on the sides It’s v colourful The rules are inside the lid.

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REF: MIS204

£  35

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1960 - Racing Car Board Game

A simple race board – colorful and bright probably 1960s


Racing Car Board – Condition – Clean, bright , very light use.

 

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REF: MIS712

£ 12

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1960 - GP Racing Board Game

A simple GP Racing Board – colorful and bright probably 1960s

GP Car Board – Condition – Clean, bright , very light use.

 

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REF: MIS713

£ 12

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1977 - The London Walk

Board game in tube – very good condition – celebrating the Queen’s Silver Jubilee.

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REF: BBG309

SOLD

 

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