Card game
Thomas De La Rue and Co. Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1950 - circa 1955
Materials
Card and paper.
Measurements
Each card - 90 mm (length); 63 mm (width), Box - 146 mm (length); 110 mm (width); 25 mm (height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661928
Summary
This card game, Bezique, is in a dirty, damaged pale blue box with dark blue decoration and printing (1950s). On the top of the box is a fancy border and in the middle is printed 'Bezique and Polish Bezique with Cards, Markers and Rules of both games by Cavendish'. In the border is printed 'Thos De La Rue and Co Ltd, London'. Inside the box is a set of instructions for Polish Bezique, one joker and 68 cards. Total number of items is 71.
Makers and roles
Thomas De La Rue and Co. Ltd , maker