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Happy Families Card Game

Happy Families Card Game
Title
Happy Families Card Game
Object name 
Card game
Date 
ca. 1880
Medium 
Cardboard
Dimensions 
each card: 3 5/8 x 2 1/2 in. ( 9.2 x 6.4 cm )
Description 
"Happy Families Card Game" with 44 chromolithographed playing cards and an instruction card; eleven sets of four cards each representing a family including "Tape the Tailor", "Bun the Baker", "Dip the Dyer" and "Dose the Doctor".
Credit Line 
The Liman Collection
Object Number 
2000.708
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group