Cards Collection (page 3)

PINBALL MACHINE / 1963
A pinball machine first manufactured by J.H. Keeney & Co. Inc. in April 1963. The game, Venus, is loosly based on bingo and there are six bingo cards on the back glass. Date: 1963

Cover design, Dombey and Son
Cover design, Part XI of Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens, August 1847, with illustrations by Hablot K Browne. 1847

Bunty Pulls The Strings by Graham Moffat. First of a set of six cards by artist E. Chandler. Each card is edged by a green and blue tartan border

Family of pigs in the snow on a Christmas postcard. circa 1890s

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Theatre. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Old Maid card - Butler. circa 1940s

Birthday card - Man relaxing in a chair
Birthday card, Man relaxing in a chair. circa 1930s

Birthday card, Chimney Sweep Dog. mid-20th century

Seaside shops at Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex
Seaside shops at The Albion corner in Walton-on-the-Naze, on the north Essex coast. 1970

Tarot Card 4 - L Empereur (The Emperor)

Greetings card, Jazz drummer on timpani (kettle drums). 20th century

Children dancing on a cutout Christmas card. Date: 1896

Gibbs Happy Families - Mr Pipe the Plumber. Date: 20th century

Flying Santa Claus on a Christmas card. 1910

Animals and birds singing round a piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Alice in Wonderland, Alice and the pack of cards, as the courtroom scene disintegrates at the end of the story. Date: early 20th century

Four women playing bridge in the Orangery at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1904

Christmas card in the shape of a yule log with mistletoe. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card in the shape of a lobster. Date: circa 1890s

Father Christmas in a sledge with children
Father Christmas hurtles down a snowy hillside accompanied by four happy children carrying a holly branch and wreath. c. 1920

Magician Carl Devo
Undated colour illustrated poster for magician Carl Devo, featuring full length illustration of Devo surrounded by magical objects, printed by Weiners Limited, London. HPF/5B/5

Happy Families / Mr Tape
" Happy Families" was devised in Britain by Mr Jacques in 1861

The Great Game of Poker
Four men sit around a table playing poker while a fifth stands watching the game and smoking

Valentine Card
Just flowers - in a colourful floral surround, deckled edges

Carroll / Alice & Gardener
THE GARDENERS

Maskelyne & Cooks automaton, Psycho
Maskelyne & Cooks thought-reading, whist playing automaton, Psycho, as demonstrated at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London

W Heath Robinson - Peeling Potatoes by Gramophone

Woman in a crinoline dress on a greetings card
Woman in a crinoline dress in a garden on a greetings card, with verse below. Date: early 20th century

Smartly dressed man on a comic greetings card with verse and pull tab. Date: circa 1850s

Christmas card with a clown on a tightrope, with the sea and rocks below. Date: circa 1890s

Christmas card, clown in snow -- A Merry Heart goes all the way. circa 1905

Watneys Happy Families - Mrs Reid, the Brewers Wife. circa 1930

Watneys Happy Families - Mr Reid, the Brewer. circa 1930

Dog with Daily Telegraph newspaper on a greetings card
Dog with a Daily Telegraph newspaper dated 5 September 1949 in its mouth, part of a greetings card. Date: 1949

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Doorman. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Dresser. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Scene Shifter. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Misfitz - Spoony. early 20th century

Happy Families - Mrs Jack Tar. circa 1940s

French Happy Families - Bistro
French Happy Families - La Famille Lavinasse, Father, Bistro. early 20th century

Happy Families Playing Cards - Mr Strong the Weight Lifter. circa 1930s

Christmas card, Lamplighter. 19th century

Cheery Families - Mr Fin the Fishmonger. 1890s

New York City - Playing card - Madison Square Garden - Queen of Clubs. Date: 1900

Riders, horses and dogs on a New Year card
Riders, horses and dogs in a country lane on a New Year card, with a lady riding sidesaddle. Date: circa 1890s

Croupier dealing cards
Marilyn Rugg portrayed while pleasantly working as a croupier. About her job she said: " Its what I call basically an enjoyment job - everyone is out to relax and ejoy themselves

Six monkeys on a Christmas card, one of them reaching for some food. circa 1890s

Four fashionable Regency ladies playing cards in a candlelit room.. Handcolored copperplate engraving by Francis Eginton from Christopher Ansteys The New Bath Guide, John Browne, Bath, 1807

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