Playing cards
by or after Goodall and Son
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
c. 1925 - c. 1950
Materials
Card
Measurements
64 mm (Width); 90 mm (Length)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Lacock, Wiltshire
NT 1517610
Summary
Two sets of 52 playing cards, one with a blue rim & the other one with a red rim and the picture of a Norwegian ship at the back and inscription: "det Bergenske dampskibsselskab Bergen (Norw.)". It contains a Goodall&son ace of spade.
Full description
The ship looks like the SS Lyra, bought in 1925 by Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (BDS). It operated between Bergen and Iceland until 1939. In May 1940, the SS Lyra managed to make its way over to Britain, and was disposed of by Nortraship during the war. Between 1945 and 1953 she was a replacement ship in hurtigruten on several occasions. Perhaps this card edition celebrates the arrival of the ship in Britain in1940.
Provenance
Purchased with the family collection of Abbey contents in situ from Mrs Petronella Burnett-Brown December 2009.
Makers and roles
by or after Goodall and Son, manufacturer