Set of two boxed card games

Overview

2 card games.
(a) Zoo Parlour Game - blue patterned box with lid, instructions and cards. Label on box has a picture of elephant and green and red printing
(b) Chook Chook Parlour Game - clue patterned box with lid, instruction and cards. label on box printined in green and red

Historical information

Parlour games were popular in the Victorian era. Boxed parlour games were popular in the 1920s to 1960s.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-50-21.003
Item type
Material
Width
6 cm
Height or length
9.4996 cm
Depth
2.5000 cm
Contextual Information

These card sets were found in the house of a local farming family in Darkan

Place made
Darkan
WA
Australia
Primary significance criteria
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Well provenanced
Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

Betty Brown Historical Centre (Shire of West Arthur)

Organisation Details
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2 boxed card games
Instructions for Palour game
Instructions for Chook Chook Palour Game
Instructions for Palour game
Instructions for The Zoo

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