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Miniature Playing Cards - Waddingtons, 'Orient Line to Australia', circa 1924
Reg. No: ST 044001
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- Summary:
- Twin pack of Waddingtons' miniature playing cards, issued to passengers on the Orient Line mail steamers travelling from England to Australia, circa 1924. This boxed set contains two sets of 52 playing cards with jokers and an instruction booklet for patience.
- Description:
- Two sets of 52 playing cards in a box with a grey covered booklet.The back of cards shows sailing ship in full sail, one set with red, yellow and green, and the other with blue, yellow and black, with gold edges.
- Acquisition Information:
- Purchase (Probable) from Dalia Stanley & Co Pty Ltd (Fine Art Valuers & Auctioneers)
| Discipline: | Technology |
| Dimensions: | 10 cm (Width), 15 cm (Length) |
| Dimension Comment: | APPROXIMATE MEASUREMENTS |
More information
| Tagged with: | recreation, shipping lines, leisure, steamships, water transport, playing cards |
| Themes this item is part of: | Journeys of a Lifetime, Immigration Museum Exhibition, 1998-2015, Leisure Collection, Transport Collection |
| Primary Classification: | WATER TRANSPORT |
| Secondary Classification: | Shipping Lines |
| Tertiary Classification: | souvenirs |
| Inscriptions: | On box lid: 'ORIENT LINE TO AUSTRALIA' |
| Manufacturer: | Waddingtons, England, Great Britain, circa 1924 Booklet with cards marked 'Copyright 1924'. |
| Manufactured For: | Orient Line, England, Great Britain, circa 1924 |
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