Game card
G. Delgado Ltd.
Category
Carpets, rugs and mats
Date
1920 - 1929
Materials
Card
Measurements
155 x 100 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937085.6
Summary
Card from a boxed 'Puzzling Pastimes' game, 'A Muddle Headed Greengrocer', no. 101, 'a clever and interesting game for afternoon and evening parties' from 'The "Union Jack" series' produced by G. Delgado Ltd., London. Consists of six cards (originally eight), each with forty identical word puzzles, and a sheet advertising the 'Union Jack' series of crossword puzzles, the original answer sheet missing. Contained in a shallow, rectangular, grey, cardboard box with white label and black text. Label stamped 'A. EASY'.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).
Makers and roles
G. Delgado Ltd., manufacturer