Card Game, circa 1855
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This set of cards depicts contemporary newsmakers, fictional characters (in a number of settings) and images of products and innovations from the 1850s. With no set of instructions for these cards, little else is known. Perhaps they were used as a conversation starter at parties, or helped teach children about current 1850s people and events.
This set of cards depicts contemporary newsmakers, fictional characters (in a number of settings) and images of products and innovations from the 1850s. With no set of instructions for these cards, little else is known. Perhaps they were used as a conversation starter at parties, or helped teach children about current 1850s people and events.
Artifact
Card game (Game set)
Date Made
circa 1855
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2000.0.15.35
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Pasteboard (Paper)
Dimensions
Height: 3.75 in
Width: 2.66 in
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