Card game
John Waddington Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1930
Materials
Cardboard and paper
Measurements
Card - 89 mm (length); 59 mm (width)
Place of origin
Leeds and London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661085
Summary
This object is a set of Lexicon cards in the original packaging (circa 1930). The set contains the cards, a set of rules,and a small book suggesting new games that may be played with the cards. The original packaging consists of a blue mock book, the cards are put into a cardboard container and then slid into the book. Total number of items is 59. Waddington’s – 1922 to 1994 Founded as Waddingtons Limited as a printing business. The name then changed from Waddingtons Limited to Waddington's House of Games. In 1905 Waddington's House of Games changed their name to John Waddington Limited. In 1922 John Waddington Limited changed their name to Waddington Games. The last name change was from Waddington Games to Waddingtons. In 1971 Waddingtons bought out Alf Cooke. In 1994 Waddingtons was bought out by Hasbro.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Joy Eccles in May 1990.
Makers and roles
John Waddington Ltd, manufacturer