By Interests – Music / Royalty / Education
1793 - Musical Domino - John Wallis
Being a new method of Teaching Young Persons the first Rudiments of MUSIC.
This is a very early game. The label on the box is dated Sept 18th 1793, and the rules (p/c) dated 29th August 1793.
It is a domino game played with 35 dominos. There are details of which way up your “dice” are placed.
Examples are given showing what is a match.
eg so if it is a semi-breve the next player can put down 8 Quavers, 4 crochets or 2 Minims
Musical Dominoes – Condition – 35 paper on wood dominoes (complete) in very good condition / Rules – photocopy / Box – wooden box with sliding lid and plain label on the lid – no damage to this item – slight fading due to age
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REF: JW1000
£750
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1806 - A Musical Game - invented by LM Drummard esq
A Musical Game for children invented by L.M. Drummond Esq – 1806
On the game sheet “published for Didier and Tebbett. at their repository of instructive games for children and Juvenile Library of English, French and Italian books No 75 St James St, London 1806″.
The only reference we can find to this game is a copy in the British Library – that is also without instructions.
Didier & Tebbitt published a number of games in the early 1800s, including:
An Historical Game of the Romans (1805) and
Historical Game of the Kings of England (including The Memorable Events of their reigns adapted to the Juvenile Capacity)(1804)
There seemed to be a link to Abbe Gaultier, as he is mentioned in some description and seems to advertise in the instruction booklets.
Musical Game – Condition – Sheet only / undamaged – but foxed / slight paper raise near bottom
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REF: LBG604
£ 1500
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c 1820 - Musical Transformations or Protean Dances - E Wallis
A beautiful and rare boxed game
Adapted to Compose above 1000 tunes for Waltzes.
It consists of playing cards from the seven to the Aces in four suits, each of which has a musical score on it.
The cards must be laid out in the order King, Queen, Jack, Ace 10, 9, 8, 7 without regard to suit or color.
This will form a perfect tune and present an endless elegant amusement
Protean Dances – Complete – Cards – very good / Rules inside box lid / Box – very good
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REF: MIS810
£ 2350
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1880 - Music Loto - Jaques
This game is not common.
It is a loto / bingo game – where the winner complete a single row. The Loto Cards have three rows of five musical symbol / notes etc. When the called card has been matched the player covers their symbol with a musical instructment card.
Music Loto – Condition – Note Cards 80/90 / Symbol cards 76/90 / 12 Loto cards (complete) / Rules – photocopy / Box – wooden box with sliding lid – lid damaged at top and missing a small strip of wood / Picture on the lid – very good (small tear at top left) also very attractive in style-
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REF: JJ1000
£ 195
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1902 - The New Grand Coronation Musical Game - R.Kempton
” The New Grand Coronation Musical Game” with rules by R.Kempton – a game involved with making the score for music from small cards.
” The New Grand Coronation Musical Game” – Condition / cards are 92/91, 115/116 and 80/80 – possibly a printing error !!! – the cards are mint – appear totally unused / Rules – photocopy / Box – slight scuffing otherwise very good
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REF: MIS405
£ 150
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c1910 - Feldman Music Playing Cards
eldman Music Cards – can be used to play Snap, Old Maid and also used as a normal playing cards deck
Useful for teaching children music in a friendly way
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REF: MIS170
£ 35
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1830 - The New Game of Chronology of King George IV - D Carvalho
A Game of Education and Fun based on events that occurred or originated in London.
Eg “When was the University of London opened?” “When was Trafalgar launched at Chatham?”.
38 questions – six lovely colored vinaigrettes depicting the answer
The New Game of Chronology of King George IV`s reign, up to December 31st, 1828
Condition: Slipcase – very good – slightly dusty – good colored label of two children playing / Rules are on the sheet – possibly an answer sheet would have been supplied originally / Playing Sheet is very good – almost unused.
This is paper only (not paper on linen)
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REF: LBG106
£ 1500
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c1838 - Historical Amusements - N Carpenter
A pretty educational card game about Kings and Queens –
consisting of 98 question cards,
36 colored monarch cards,
answer booklet and original paper counters.
The last entry in the booklet is “ 98 – has the Queen any brothers or sisters ? ” – later versions have 100 questions, including reference to her marriage to Albert in 1840.
Printed by W Turtle Printer 10, Essex Street, Strand
Historical Amusements – Condition / Question cards – complete – very good / Monarch cards complete very good (all cards have pale pink backs) / booklet complete – no damage / Box – good, clean, odd scratches
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REF: ROY104
£ 450
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1840 - Amusement in English History - Sallis
English History in 40 pictures from A Brition, A Roman, A Saxon, A Dan, William I thro to Victoria.
Well colored pictures
Condition – English History / Sheet is very good, clean and little sign of use / Cover (booklike, so attached) is worn and split slightly at the spine, a little grubby with odd marks – title good and clear in gold lettering / Photocopy of rules available
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REF: LBG603
£ 325
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1840/1850 Hand Color Cards - Kings and Queens - 1066 to 1837
This game consists of 30/36 cards (from William 1 (missing) to Victoria)
All the monarchs are pictured on horses
The backs give information on reign dates, succession and events dates.
There is also a “Character word” ie Prudent, Devout, Humane to describe the monarch
We have never seen this before
Kings & Queens – 30/36 cards, Hand colored, undamaged. These cards have been attached to a sheet with stamp hinges, probably awhile ago as some hinge have seperated from the backs, where this has happened the paper color is a little lighter.
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REF: MIS643
£ 50
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1850 Historical Amusements - N Carpenter
1850 Historical Amusements
A pretty educational card game about Kings and Queens – consisting of 100 questions, 36 colored monarch cards, answer booklet and a lot of bone counters.
The last entry in the booklet is “100 – Who did Victoria marry?”
This version was printed by William Turtle, 14 Woburn Buildings (who also printed earlier versions) for
N Carpenter at 11 Goswell Terrace, (1850-55).
The game was produced from c1834 – updated when Victoria became Queen (1837) and when she married (1840)
The box is slightly wider than the earlier version and the cards fit in better.
A version was also published by Rich’d H. Pease, and sold by Pease & Warren, the Temple of Fancy, 516 Broadway, USA in 1853.
Historical Amusements – Condition – Question cards very goood – 1 missing but this has been replaced with a good copy / Monarch cards – very good (all cards white backs) / booklet complete – no damage / Box – very good, clean but missing the raised outer edge.
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REF: BBG404z
£ 375
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1850/60 Dissected Puzzle - Kings and Queens of England
This puzzle comes as four separate layers – each layer showing nine monarchs (ie 36 in all) starting with William I and ending with Victoria
c1850/60 Dissected Puzzle – Kings and Queens of England – Condition – The puzzle is brightly hand colored and in very good condition – there are some knobules missing and one piece of edging – all can be seen in the picture – box is scuffed and split at edges
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REF: MIS507
£ 225
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1880 Victoria - J Jaques
One of the rarer of Jaques Card Games
The suits are the emblems that represent England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales ie rose, thistle, harp, and Prince of Wales Feathers.
The cards are numbered 1-5 and for each emblm there are 2 of numbers 3, 4, and 5 and 3 of numbers 1 and 2. There are also 4 “royal” cards. A collecting game that any number of people can play (according to the rules)
Victoria – Condition / Cards complete almost unused / Rule – original – very good / Box very good – a sticker on the front otherwise very good
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REF: JAQ122
£ 150
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1885 Electrical Instructor - Historical
Electrical Historical Instructor – The original Magic Robot ?
A question card is placed on the centre on the glass area – the question to be asked is aligned at the top and a hand swings round and points to the answer.
This were made for teaching different topics ie Geography, Music and History.
There are copies in the Edinburgh Museum and the Bodleian. All have only one question card (double sided) with the answers to both sides around the edge the box, which is fixed.
Electrical Instructor – Condition; Box has a small spilt at the top edge and has been repaired on one corner – Inside cover is good / Question card – one side has a small part of one question missing – / Question area grubby, marks on the directions /, answers bright and clear / moving hand has been reinforced with cotton to keep it in place, but it is working correctly.
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REF: MIS618
£ 150
