Avilude
Avilude, or Game of Birds, (Worcester, West & Lee, 1873) – a complete game of the card game, including the original box, and play intructions.
The Laughable Game of What D’Ye Buy
A set of a popular card game.
This edition published around 1850 by S. Hart & Co. in Philadelphia.
No rules included.
The Game of Medicinal Herbs
Jeu d’Herbes Medicinales par Kneipp [Germany, c. 1905]
A board game based on alternative medicine theories promoted by the Catholic priest Sebastian Kneipp (1821-1897) who became known for his herbal remedies.
The Great Detective Mystery Game
Starring the one and only Charlie Chan.
THE GREAT CHARLIE CHAN DETECTIVE MYSTERY GAME. Springfield: Milton Bradley Company, 1937.
Complete with all its pieces and parts, and cards bearing sayings of the Chinese police inspector.
Hot Stuff
The key card for the game of: Robert le Diable: Jeu des Mariages. France, circa 1820.
Q&A
Simple question; complicated answer.
From an unidentified card game from France, circa 1860s.
Jeu des 7 Grandes Routes
Images of a 1956 card game tracing the major automobile routes around France.
Published by Editions Willeb and brought to you by the folks at British Petroleum.
Past Times
Les Jeux des jeunes garçons représentés en 25 gravures à l’aqua-tints
d’après les dessins de Xavier Le Prince ; avec l’explication détaillée des règles de chaque jeu ; accompagnées de fables nouvelles par MM. Armand-Gouffé, Le Franc, etc. et suivis d’anecdotes relatives à chaque jeu.
(A Paris : Chez P.C. Lehuby, [n.d., after 1822?])
Noted as “sixieme edition” in the preface.
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Scenes of juvenile ludic life in France in the early part of the 19th century.
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The Jumble Club
The records of The Jumble Club, a group dedicated to playing whist (and *only* whist) which thrived in Glasgow, Scotland, approximately between 1799 and 1877.
The records consist of 4 ledgers containing minutes of meetings, with additional meeting minutes, inventories, insurance policy, checkbook. flyers and other related papers and ephemera.
And they came in a lovely metal coffer, complete with a set of keys, none of which fit the box lock.
“. . . not to instruct the vicious . . .”
A self-explanatory guide to trapping birds and game, England, ca. early 19th century.
Watch out little birdie!
There’s a moon in the sky.
It’s called the moon.
ASTRONOMIA [card game] / LONDON / PUBLISHED BY F.G. MOON,
20, THREADNEEDLE STREET / 1829
Room 26 Cabinet of Curiosities 
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