1860 - 2020 - Quartette Games / Happy Families / Snap
c1930 - Kay Snap
Ccommon trades of the period all male and wearing their traditional clothes.
These include the Coalman, the Butcher, the Milkman, the Draper and the Policeman.
All male titled as “Mr”. All have red nose except Mr Black who has a black nose.
Following the difficult times of the Great Depression, it is strange that no women are shown in this game for young children.
Condition – Cards are complete – appear unused / Photocopy of Rules / Card box – scuffed missing one smal side tab
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: MISS025
£ 18
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c1950 - Happy Families - Chad Valley
Chad Valley received a Royal Warrant in 1938. For the next fourteen years all Chad Valley Toys were marked “Toymakers to H. M. The Queen” as this pack is.
It appeared to have been reprinted a number of times as the colors vary in different editions.
Condition – Cards are complete – appear unused / Photocopy of Rules / Card box – scuffed missing one smal side tab
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REF: MISC028
SOLD
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c1860 - Game of Quarettes - Military Leaders & Their Great Battles
Military Leaders and their Battles – probably one of the most interesting and certainly on of the most played with that we have ever seen
Produced in Liverpool, London and Edinburgh – These quartetts games covered many subject – all in the same style – Captial letters on the “leader” of the group – lower case letters on the members of the group.
Military Leaders and their Battles – Complete / cards – grubby from use / rules – good – standard rules for all games no reference to type of game/ Box split and grubby
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: QUA001
£ 50
c1860 - Game of Quarettes - The Counties of England and their chief towns - No 1
Produced in Liverpool, London and Edinburgh – These quartetts games covered many subject – all in the same style – Captial letters on the “leader” of the group – lower case letters on the members of the group.
The Counties of England and their chief towns – No 1 / Complete – cards / rules / box – all very good
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:QUA005
£ 55
c1860 - Game of Quarettes - The Counties of England and their chief towns - No 2
Produced in Liverpool, London and Edinburgh – These quartetts games covered many subject – all in the same style – Captial letters on the “leader” of the group – lower case letters on the members of the group.
The Counties of England and their chief towns – No 2 Complete – cards / rules / box – all very good
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: QUA005
£ 55
1860 - Game of Quarettes - Musical Composers and their principal works
Produced in Liverpool, London and Edinburgh – These quartetts games covered many subject – all in the same style – Captial letters on the “leader” of the group – lower case letters on the members of the group.
Musical Composers Complete – cards / rules – very good / Box split on one side
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: QUA006
£ 65
c1890 Snap - Sporting Interest
An early Snap game featuring boys and girls with sports accessories.
Girls’ Sports are Boat, Bicycle, Croquet and Tennis
Boys’ Sports are Cricket, Football, Golf and Running
Sports Snap – Complete / Cards are very good – colored in black and red only / no rules or box
REF: MIS277
£ 45
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1890 - A quarette game -
Characters appear from fiction – possible continental.
No markers’ name or details
Complete – cards – very good – appear complete / no rules or box
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REF: QUA007
£ 75
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1900 - Early Snap / Nursery Rhymes / Ariel
A snap game produced c1895-1905 by Ariel (Goode Bros. Ltd.)
It features children’s fairy stories and Nursery Rhymes including
Little Red Riding Hood, T he Cat and The Fiddle, Bo-Peep , Goosey Gander.
One picture per story/puzzle but not necessarily the first line that everyone recognises.
Snap – Condition / cards complete – very good, square cornered little sign of use / rules, original / original two part box – missing top and bottom, slightly scuffed
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REF: MIS701
£ 75
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1900 Snap - circus theme
This is an early Snap style game, with nine different cards (7, 8 or 9 of each set) together with the front of the box – which they came with, but may not be original.
Condition Snap – / cards have plain backs, they have been lightly used, odd dirty marks
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REF: MISC095
£ 25
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Snap Card Game
A different type of snap with variable number of cards (from seven to one),
The box is full so it seems complete
Condition – Cards are very good / Box is good – a bit squashed / No rules
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REF: CCG100
£ 35
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1902 - Old Maid - with Sporting Families
This is the game of Old Maid.
Each family consists of Grandparents, Parents and Children – ie – six members
Families each represent a sport ie Cricket, Tennis, Fishing and Football. There are different versions with different numbers of families.
This was one of the cheaper versions, in original box which could not hold any more cards.
The art work is lovely and the style of the period
Initailly produced for the 1902 Coronation –
1902 – Old Maid – with Sporting Families – Complete – Cards – good but they were cheaply made, foxed, odd small marks / Rules original creased / box good – scuffed at edges
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: MIS122
£ 24
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1900-1920 Alice in Wonderland
An unusual and interesting snap game.
The telescopic box expands to show the Mad Hatter’s Top Hat, “This style 7/6d” – “Alice in Wonderland” is also on the inner box.
The cards are made from very poor quality card. The game consists of eight sets three cards, quite common about this period, another 8 wouldn’t fit in the box.
Alice in Wonderland – Complete – Condition / cards are good, some use no damage / Box missing top and bottom – outer section repaired with sellotape and possibly missing a piee at the bottom as it is shorter than the inner box
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: MIS222
£ 95
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c1913 Sport - A Quartette Game - Spears
A quartette game that has 12 set of four cards, each set consists of one sport.
The actions are varied from
Football – Dribbling, On the run, A brilliant save, Well kicked
Swimming – A pleasant Swim, The Champion, A high dive, Off the springboard
The cards are bigger than normal cards (6.5 by 10.5 cms). Plain backs and slightly shiny fronts.
Condition – 48/48 – assumed complete – no rules or box (photocopy of box lid available on request ) – one card a very light crease and one slightly grubby – probably the first card in the pack.
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: MISC924
£ 85
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1913- The Globe Trotters - Spear
Happy Families – A Jouney Round the World.
This is a quarette game, which covers travel around the world. The art work is lovely and gives an insight into travel in the early 1900s.
Street scenes in Cairo, Niagara Falls wandering Tribes and Harbour Scenes all feature.
Condition – The Globe Trotters – Complete / Cards are good -light use – one card has a damaged corner – that has been bent and is missing about 7mm by 4mm from the side / Rules original in good condition – with a description of travelling to get you in the mood
/ There is no box
REF: MIS556
£ 55
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1920s SNAP (The Rose of the Orient) by English Scottish Joint CWS Tea
SNAP (The Rose of the Orient) by English & Scottish Joint CWS Tea.
Scenes of processing the tea – features mainly people photos rather than artwork – backs green on cream
Snap – Condition cards very good, photocopied rules, box good
REF: MIS143
£ 12
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1920s - SNAP (The Rose of the Orient) - English Scottish Joint CWS Tea
SNAP (CWS Tea) by English & Scottish Joint
CWS Tea. Scenes of growing and picking the tea – features equipment and people – drawings in color –
Snap – Condition – cards excellent, unused but there are odd color marks on the backs of some cards from the front of the preceding card – rules and box excellent
REF: MIS142
£ 14
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1929 - The Game of Happy Melox Families -
“Game of Happy Melox Families” is a children’s cards was published by W. G. Clarke & Son of Thomas Street, London, in 1929.
It was produced to promote Melox dog food.
The families are represented by seven breeds of dog, shown engaged in leisure activities such as playing sports, answering the telephone, reading or playing with toys.
Complete / cards are very good – light use only / Rules on the box / box – good missing on side flap – slightly scuffed
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REF: MISC605
£ 45
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c1930 - Snap - Sports biplane
An unusual Snap game with six sets of 6 cards
Mr Pedler, Miss Crank, Mr Lark etc. Printed on cheap card
Condition – The cards are complete and in very good condition, just very light use / no rules / Original Box (two part) – all corners of lid are split, bottom scuffed / sample card on the lid
REF: MIS055
£ 28
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1935 Snap – – Referred to as Smiler Snap
A square cornered Snap game with advertising for Cow & Gate Milk Food” and the St Neots Quads
Snap – Complete – cards / rules / box are all excellent v good clean little use, box missing base and a little scuffed
REF: MIS144
£ 12
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1950s Happy Families
Happy Families- cheap version of this popular game
Ten families each with a different letter on them.
No mention of the letter in the rules
Happy Families – Condition – light use no damage from play but a rubber band has been out round the cards and has marked the front of one card. The back of the rules card, and slight damage to the edges on one side / Rules – creased and as above / There is no box
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REF: MIS138
£ 15
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1952 Ten Little Nigger Boy Snap Cards
Whilst these are now considered politically incorrect they were a popular children’s game in the 1950s.
The complete game would consist of 40 cards – 4 sets of 10 this is just one set of ten.
Condition – Cards – ten cards from a “ten card” to a “one card” – all pictured / very light use / odd nicks at the base, very colourful cards
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: MIS222
£ 95
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2009 Happy Families - City of London
The City of London – Happy Families / Hearts of London – produced for the British Heart Foundation by City of London Livery Companies – 52+2 J
Condition – Happy Families – mint in box-
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REF: MIS348
£ 12
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2012 - Reproduction of Victorian Happy Families
A modern printed version of a mid 1800s hand drawn Happy Families.
There are details of the family that made this game and how to play versions of this game
Happy Families – Condition – Cards, Rules and Box are all near mint.
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: MISC913
£ 12
