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The games we play mirror the world we live in, like popular art. There was a time when friends and family played indoor games by the fireside and enjoyed countless hours of pleasure and amusement. Children don’t play card games so much because they prefer computer games, the ultimate excitement. Antique and vintage card games offer documentary evidence, as well as nostalgic memories, of the social interaction, fashions and stereotypes of bygone days and are a study in social anthropology.

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Legs Eleven

Legs Eleven

Legs Eleven card game by Pepys, 1974.

Lend Me Five Shillings

Lend Me Five Shillings

or “Her Majesty’s Privy Purse” - a merry round-the-table game published by D. Ogilvy.

Lend Me Five Shillings

Lend Me Five Shillings

Lend Me Five Shillings; or, Her Majesty's Privy Purse by John Jaques & Son, c.1875

Les 7 Familles Pyrénées

Les 7 Familles Pyrénées

Mountains, flowers, animals, tourist sites of the Pyrenees, all drawn by the artist Pertuzé.

Les Artisans Tunisiens

Les Artisans Tunisiens

“Les Artisans Tunisiens” Jeu de Sept Familles published by Éditions de la Mediterranée, Alpha S.A., Tunis

Les Sports

Les Sports

Les Sports quartet game designed by Paul Ordner, c.1960.

Lever Brothers miniatures

Lever Brothers miniatures

Two miniature card games promoting Vim Scouring Powder and Sunshine Soap, 1930s.

Lexicon

Lexicon

The summer of 1932 saw the introduction of Lexicon, when a small edition was produced and sold to test the market.

Lincard

Lincard

“Lincard” card game invented by John William Wolf and patented in 1937.

Lindy

Lindy

‘Lindy’ - the flying game - a sequel to ‘Touring’ by Parker Brothers, 1927.

Lingo Pix

Lingo Pix

Lingo Pix Tourist Picture Cards by TM Cards, India, 2006

Lion Coffee

Lion Coffee

Lion Coffee Mother Goose card game, late 19th C.

Little Folk Misfitz

Little Folk Misfitz

C. W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd were prolific card game manufacturers over a period of around 50 years, c.1870-1920.

Little Grey Rabbit

Little Grey Rabbit

Little Grey Rabbit illustrated by Margaret Tempest, 1954.

Little Mermaid Cromy card game Argentina

Little Mermaid Cromy card game Argentina

Little Mermaid Cromy card game Argentina

Lobo

Lobo

Lobo, the London Underground card game published by Thomas De la Rue & Co Ltd, 1930s.

London Post

London Post

Jaques' The London Post Card Game, c.1895.

Lustiges Quartett

Lustiges Quartett

Lustiges Quartett Wilhelm Busch published by Franz Schmidt, Nuremberg, 1937.

Mad Jack Miracle Pack

Mad Jack Miracle Pack

Mad Jack Miracle Pack by Chu’s Magic (Tobar) 1999.

Magic Poker Cards

Magic Poker Cards

“Magic Poker Cards” are often found inside Christmas crackers along with party hats, puzzles and jokes...