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Playing cards first arrived in England during the 15th century, but none have survived from such an early date.

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Snap

Snap

Snap by Multum in Parvo Co. Ltd. illustrating common occupations of the day, late 19th century.

Snap

Snap

Snap card game published in UK by Globe (Oppenheimer und Sulzbacher), late 19th century.

Snap

Snap

Spear’s “Snap” card game from the 1920s.

Snap

Snap

Snap, the Old Original Game, has captured the imaginations of children for over a century!

Snap

Snap

An anonymous Snap game purporting to be “British Make”, 1930s.

Snap 1925

Snap 1925

Chad Valley ‘Snap’ card game designed by Linda Edgerton, 1925.

Snap 1930

Snap 1930

Chad Valley ‘Pantomime Snap’ card game, 1930.

Snap by Woolley & Co

Snap by Woolley & Co

‘Cries of London Snap’ by Woolley & Co Ltd, c.1905 with cheerful figures of street vendors.

Snap Cards

Snap Cards

Clifford Series Snap Cards, c.1950.

Snapshots

Snapshots

Snapshots, a Missionary Card Game depicting people from different cultural contexts engaged in their traditional ways of life...

Snip Snap

Snip Snap

Decimal Snap created by Eric Wagstaff, published by Michael Stanfield Holdings, London 1968.

Snow White 1st edition

Snow White 1st edition

Snow White card game 1st edition published by Castell Brothers Ltd (Pepys), 1937.

Snow White 2nd edition

Snow White 2nd edition

Snow White 2nd edition published by Pepys Games, 1951.

So-Lah – A Game of Music

So-Lah – A Game of Music

An early 20th century domino-type musical card game by Goodall.

Society Misfitz

Society Misfitz

Society Misfitz published by C.W Faulkner & Co, c.1904.

Sony IBC’86

Sony IBC’86

Sony IBC’86 complimentary pack showcasing latest electronic and digital equipment as it stood in 1986.

Sony Tape Rock ‘N’ Pop Playing Cards

Sony Tape Rock ‘N’ Pop Playing Cards

Deck featuring “18 Rock ‘n’ Pop” Superstars portrayed on the court cards and jokers by eight of Britain’s leading illustrators.

Soroptimist International Scotland South Region

Soroptimist International Scotland South Region

Celebrating 100 years of Soroptimist International, 1921-2021.

South Park Playing Cards

South Park Playing Cards

South Park characters and famous one-liners, by Carta Mundi for Hasbro Int. Inc., 2001.

South Sea Bubble

South Sea Bubble

The South Sea Bubble Playing Cards were first published in London by Thomas Bowles in 1720. The cards bear satirical portrayals of the speculators involved in the South Sea Bubble of 1720, providing a unique contemporary record of the feverish atmosphere of the time, as well as the fashions of dress.