Table game
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and cardboard
Measurements
Each face card - 106 mm (width); 140 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670705
Summary
A rectangular wooden box with a slide off lid on which is a colour printed label which reads 'Faces. A New Round Game'. Inside the box are subdivisions and six rectangular pieces of card, each with a colour illustration of a man's blank face. There are also ten eyes, seven noses and six mouths. Each of these individual features can be placed, in turn, on the face. Total number of items is 31.