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1855 - The Family Coach - W Spooner
This game consists of 45 cards, 15 of the 45 cards are hand-colored picture cards.
Nine of them make up the picture of the coach and the others are portraits of the personalities, including one showing Sambo, the servant.
The other cards explain the story and control the forfeits and playing pattern.
It is in both Yale and The Morgan Library & Museum
Condition / cards complete, a little grubby / slightly foxed – one has a crease – bijou (only viable from back/ facsimile rule booklet – The final page lists Spooner’s puzzles and games. / in a board and cloth portfolio case (lacking ties), upper cover with hand-coloured pictorial lithographed label, worn and soiled, 10.5 x 15.5cm
Postage / As postage often changes it will be provided at time of purchase. Postage will be at cost rounded up to the nearest £1.00 to cover packaging.
REF: MIS423
£675
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c1895 - Regatta - Werner & Schumann
There are a numer of game with Regatta in the title.
This was made by Werner and Schumann – trademark of Artist’s palette on the box c1890.
A game for six people in the form of a sailing boat regatta. Board (46.5 : 62 cm), 6 game pieces in the shape of small sailing boats,
The board shows a seascape in the middle with an island and a fisherman’s hut.
The playing pieces are 6 small, carefully designed wooden sailing boats in blue, black and natural (dimensions approx. 7.5 : 5.5 cm; with sails, rigging and crew made of paper and string.
The board is in two parts – looks as if that was the way it was made as it is too thick to fold into one piece. Good condition slight raise when put together at the centre.
The six boats look original and are in very good condition. No rules or extras apart from a leather dce shaker slightly bent and a dice.
Postage / As postage often changes it will be provided at time of purchase. Postage will be at cost rounded up to the nearest £1.00 to cover packaging
REF : MIS126
£475
