Card game
Castell Brothers Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
1920 - 1930
Materials
Card and plastic
Measurements
Plastic box - 103 mm (length); 88 mm (width); 58 mm (width), Each card - 88 mm (length); 23 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Cross Street, Hatton Garden
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 657939
Summary
This object consists of a two part clear plastic box. Inside this box are two sets of rules and the original Happy Families box (1920-1930s). This latter box has an orange, black and white design on the front and a plain back. Inside are fifty Happy Families cards depicting the families, two cards are missing. The backs of the cards have a blue and white design with some of the members of the families illustrated. On the bottom of the box is printed 'A Jaques Game, Produced Under Licence By Castell Brothers Ltd. Cross St. Hatton Garden, E.C.1'. Total number of items is 49.
Makers and roles
Castell Brothers Ltd, maker