Card game
The Chad Valley Co. Ltd.
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1920
Materials
Cardboard and paper
Measurements
Card – 61 mm (width); 86 mm (height), Box - 75 mm (width); 103 mm (height); 22 mm (depth), Instructions - 67 mm (width); 90 mm (height)
Place of origin
Harborne
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661083
Summary
A card game in its original box which bears the title 'HAPPY FAMILIES', manufactured by Chad Valley (circa 1920). There are ten 'families' of four cards, each with a yellow back and a picture of a family member and his or her name on the front. The pictures are printed in colour and range from ‘Mr Atkins the Soldier’ to ‘Milly Tube, the Artist's Daughter’. Also in the box is a card printed in black detailing the instructions for playing the game. The original box consists of a base and a lid, both made of cardboard covered with paper. The base is covered in plain purple, the lid printed with blue and black stripes round the sides, and the title running down each side of the yellow top. Also printed on the top is a child in a clown style costume with a frilly white shirt, orange and black dungarees, and red shoes with bells at the fronts. The manufacturers name, ‘Chad Valley’, is printed at the bottom The edges of the box are slightly scuffed and there are a couple of tiny stains on the lid, but the cards are in very good condition. Total number of items is 43.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Joy Eccles in May 1990.
Makers and roles
The Chad Valley Co. Ltd., maker