Games Collection (page 10)

Spinning tops, skittles, and other games of the Babki region, Russia, 18th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giarre and Stanghi from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes Ancient

Ancient Roman Circus and chariot race
Ancient Roman Circus or games arena 1, four-horse chariot or quadriga 2, chariot yoke with rams head 3, and bronze medal to honour the victor 4

French childrens fashions, 1839. The boy holds a hoop and stick and the girl a skipping rope. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

Children & games
Four young Edwardian girls dancing in a ring. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1904

Games and Pastimes- Hockey
A page from The Bystander relating to games and pastimes in 1911. The photograph at the top shows a hockey international between England and Ireland

Box lid, White House Egg Rolling Game

Board game, Up to Klondyke - based on the Klondike Gold Rush, Yukon, Canada. 1896

Box lid, The Game of Madcap

Box lid, The Favorite Mechanical Race Game

Box lid, The Auctioneer Game

Advert, Mansion Polish, The Discovery of the Cheats - humanised animals playing cards

Box lid, Le Petit Compositeur, game
Box lid, Le Petit Compositeur (The Little Compositor) game

Box lid, Kindergarten Paper Modelling game
Box lid, Father Tucks Kindergarten Paper Modelling, childrens game

Box lid, Happy Families playing cards

Misfitz Playing Cards - Old Mother Hubbard by Ethel Parkinson. circa 1910s

Billiards, Une Partie de Blanchisseux (A Party of Launderers). 1860

British gymnasts, Stockholm Olympics, Sweden
British gymnasts marching into the stadium at the Stockholm Olympics, Sweden. Date: 1912

Greek and Italian royalty at Olympic Games, Athens, Greece
Greek and Italian royalty in the stadium during the Olympic Games, Athens, Greece. Date: 1906

Zappeion Exhibition Hall, Athens, Greece, used during the 1896 Olympic Games. Date: circa 1908

Children playing in a park, jumping over a rope. Date: circa early 1920s

Children playing badminton on a greetings card - May the shuttlecock of life be always tossed by gentle hands! Date: circa 1900s

Peasant men playing a game in a field, Finland. Involving a human hobby-horse, it is similar to the Russian game of Little Towns, using small cylindrical pieces of wood. Date: 1922

Childrens Christmas party 1847
Little ones in high glee, the room decorated with holly and brilliantly lighted with candles. Neighbouring children come to celebrate the Christmas season

Mende men playing Warri, Gold Coast, West Africa
Men of the Mendi (Mende) country playing a game called Warri, Gold Coast (then part of the British Empire, now part of Sierra Leone), West Africa

Snowball fight 1857
Children enjoying a wintery day in the snow, making a huge snowball, snow fights and making a traditional snowmen. Date: 1857

Athletics Intercalated Games, Athens, Greece - scene inside the stadium. 1906

Contract bridge craze - Ely Cuthbertson, USA
Contract bridge swept America in 1929 and 1930 - seen here is an expert player, Ely Cuthbertson, taking part in a tournament in New York. 1932

Men playing dominoes, Garstang, Lancashire

Braemar Highland Games, Scotland, September 1934. 1934

Music cover, Ting-Ga Ring Quadrille by Charles D Esteve. 19th century

Music cover (back), Happy Families, music and jingles by John Tobin, cards designed by Myrrha Bantock

Stationery, Crystalate Manufacturing Co Ltd, Billiards and Pool Balls, Poker Chips and Counters, Dominoes, Draughts, Screw Stoppers, Bottle Tops, Tonbridge, Kent. 1900

Cats playing tennis on a postcard -- A Hot Game. circa 1890s

Kittens playing tennis on a French birthday postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Two cats blowing bubbles on a greetings postcard
Two cats blowing bubbles with a pink feather fan in the background on a greetings postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Playing deck shuffleboard on a cruise ship
Passengers playing deck shuffleboard on a cruise ship. circa 1898

Quoits ring game on deck of cruise ship
Passengers playing a quoits ring game on the deck of a cruise ship. circa 1898

Block puzzle with French battle scene, WW1
Block puzzle with French battle scene, First World War. 1914-1918

The Window Dresser - People You See. From Teddy Bear (20 December 1969). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1969

Rugby Players - People You See. From Teddy Bear (17 January 1970). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1970

Games teacher - People You See. From Teddy Bear (12 September 1966). Original artwork loaned for scanning by the Illustration Art Gallery. Date: 1966

Men and boys playing cards, Penzance, Cornwall -- An Old Hand. Date: circa 1900s

Advert for Hamley Bros fortune-telling game 1905
Edwardian adults sitting around a table playing a game of Vishnu, fortune-telling game, where it will spell the answers to any questions you wish to know. Date: 1905

Children playing on London streets 1900s
Edwardian children playing on the empty streets with nothing more than some chalk, rope and wheel and hoop. 1900s

French game, International Swimming Championship. early 20th century

Schoolboys Dream of Christmas 1858
Victorian Schoolboys dreams of Christmas, including parlour games, mince pies, kissing under the mistletoe, entertainment and presents. Date: 1858

Boy chasing a dog - Silhouette depicting a boy chasing a dog. From The Book of Games published by Ward Lock. Date: 1920

Childrens tug of war - Silhouette depicting childrens tug of war. From The Book of Games published by Ward Lock. Date: 1920

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