Playing card box
Ferd. Piatnik & Sons
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1900 - circa 1960
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
25 x 102 x 76 mm
Place of origin
Vienna
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Wimpole, Cambridgeshire
NT 206457.1
Summary
A lime-green Piatnik playing card box.
Provenance
Part of the Bambridge Collection. The hall and contents were bequeathed to the National Trust in 1976 by Mrs Elsie Bambridge (1896-1976).
Marks and inscriptions
Inside lid: Benno Products, 16 Howick Place, Victoria Street, London, SW1. Phone Victoria 2121 Inside lid: 153, Butterfly & Flowers, Piatnik-Quality-Cards, Plastic treated, Smoothest Handling, 3 Jokers With Each Pack, Wash With Cold Water & A Soapy Cloth, Do Not Immerse Cards In Water
Makers and roles
Ferd. Piatnik & Sons, card and cartes manufacturer Benno Partners & Products Ltd, importer