Playing card box
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Card and linen
Measurements
20 x 61 mm; 95 mm (Length)
Collection
Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 15329.1
Summary
A boxed packs of playing cards with flap opening in unbroken stamp duty wrapper. Cards visible through the wrapper. Front has gold lettering on a grey background with a geometric pattern around the edges reading, SOCIETY / LINEN / GRAINED / PLAYING / CARDS / BRITISH MANUFACTURE / HARRODS, LTD / KNIGHTSBRIDGE, S.W.1. Top flap has gold lettering on grey rectangle reading, SOCIETY. Bottom flap reads, SOCIETY / BRITISH MANUFACTURE. Sides printed in gold and grey read, SOCIETY PLAYING CARDS. On reverse there is a playing card with red background having a gold dotted geometric pattern with oval centre on green background.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.