Images Dated 23rd January 2022

Pieces from a Tangram or Chinese puzzle game, 19th century
Differently shaped pieces from a Tangram or Chinese puzzle game. The game sparked a craze in Europe in the early 19th century. Les diverses combinaisons du Casse-tete Chinois

Felix Minette Bicyclette
An original antique promotional bicycle poster for the retailer Felix Minette, 16 Rue Descombes, Paris

French woman addicted to the game of Tangram, 1818
A woman playing a Tangram or Chinese puzzle game, 1818. A husband berates a wife addicted to the gamt, ignoring the baby crying in its cot. The game sparked a craze in the early 19th century

Allegory of European politics as a game of draughts, 17th centur
Allegorical print showing European politics as a game of draughts, from a 17th-century calendar

A young woman selling oublies, Paris, 1816
A young woman in bandana and apron selling oublies (pastry cones), Paris, 1816. She points to a dial on a drum to indicate how many sweets the buyer has won. The little lotter, you always win

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