Lot 390: An Assortment of Vintage British Games and Playing Cards by Waddingtons, Waddy, and Others
An assortment of vintage games and playing cards, predominantly of British manufacture. The collection includes a Lexicon card game in a red textured box by Waddingtons, featuring the printed text The Game of Skill – Excitement – and Interest. Also included is a Waddy Spelling Bee game in a red textured box with gold-tone lettering, and a boxed set of Empire Dominoes in a temporary pack cardboard box marked Made in England. Other items comprise a Sum-It card game in a black and gold box, and various decks of playing cards. Notably, there is a deck from The Universal Playing Card Co Ltd of Leeds and London, labelled as Fabric Finish from the Pictorial Series, and a partial red deck box marked No. 202. A large maroon draughts board with gold-tone embossed lettering is positioned at the base of the assortment. Construction materials consist of card, paper, and cardboard.
Condition report:
The items are in vintage, used condition. The boxes exhibit varying degrees of wear, including scuffing to edges, surface marks, and general aging of the card and paper surfaces. The completeness of the card decks and games has not been verified.
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