Thursday, October 14, 2010

Snap, Hearts and Old Maid


Do you remember playing with these when you were a kid?


Or these?



Companies like Whitman and Russell created the cutest little card games for children:
Hearts, Authors, Snap, Old Maid, Crazy Eights and Animal Rummy.


This is my small collection of vintage children's card games.  
Most of these were games from my Grandmother's house.
I keep them in an old sewing machine cabinet drawer. 


Here is my sister's big collection.    She has five times as many as I do.  



I would love to find some  Racey Helps "Woodland" games for my own collection. 


Old Maid  is still my favorite card game.  


What fun illustrations!


Little boxes guaranteed to provide hours of fun!



Linking to:
Vintage Thingie Thursday @ the Colorado Lady

46 comments:

  1. OH YES i do lol!! what a FAB collection & in such great nic too! i love how you keep them in the old sewing drawer :)

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  2. What a great collection!! I remember these cards from when I was a child, I love the graphics on them and love how you have yours displayed! Happy VTT!

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  3. I love your collection! I had just a few card games like Old Maid and Authors, and I can't really remember what they were like.

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  4. Those are so cute! I love the old graphics on them. So colorful and cheerful.

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  5. What an unique collection, Gayle. I wish I still had the ones from my childhood days. It is something I've never thought of as collectors material, but looking at yours inspires me to start looking for such items when I am out and about.

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  6. I do not recall some of these. However, the Old Maid one we played. You and your sister have a great collection of this.

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  7. I used to play Old Maid with my dad! I would always stick the old maid up higher so he would take it, never realizing he was letting me win!

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  8. Yes I do too!! They have such sweet and innocent graphics, just melt your heart.
    Great collection!!
    *hugs*deb

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  9. I love these old children's card games! What a fabulous collection!!

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  10. I haven't thought about these card games in years, and had forgotten how pretty the illustrations are. I had the first set, and Authors, as a child. This is a great post.

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  11. Oh boy do I remember those! I love how you display the cards in the sewing cabinet drawer. Very clever.

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  12. Oh! I love this post! I found some of my old cards, loose in a drawer at my parents house recently. I used to play Old Maid with my Dad when I was little, a favorite memory of mine.

    Thanks so much for the sweet memories and I think I feel a new collection coming on! :)

    Happy VTT,
    Sally

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  13. Thanks for bringing back some good memories. We too had several of those decks.
    The art work is so classy, unlike the spiderman and transformers on them now.

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  14. My sisters and I spent many, many hours playing Old Maid! Thanks for the memories!

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  15. What a great collection. I've never heard of the Racey Helps.

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  16. What a great reminder of what we had. Do you remember "Author" cards with pictures of the author and titles of the books they wrote? Helped me later on tests to get those answers right:)

    Thank you for visiting me via my post the other night when I was trying to find Pickett!

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  17. You have really an enormous collection, I am a bit jealous.....

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  18. Great vintage card games!! I love that you display in the little antique drawer :)

    Blessings!
    Gail

    P.S. Pop over for a visit and enter in for a SPECIAL giveaway :)

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  19. That is an amazing thing to collect. Who would think?

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  20. Oooh. I'm pea green with envy. I love those cards. How cute it would be to frame a few and have them arranged on a dressing table. Cute. Cute.

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  21. I loved these Animal Rummy cards as a kid, so I ordered some on Ebay.
    We play "concentration" with them, and I usually lose to my two granddaughters. :)
    D

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  22. How sweet! I love all the little pictures!

    HaPpY vInTaGe ThInGiE tHuRsDaY!

    Sarah

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  23. Oh, yes I do remember some of those cards! The illustrations are so sweet! Yours all appear to be in very good condition too. Love that you display them in the sewing drawer! Very nice!

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  24. Floods of memories! I haven't thought about those old card games for a hundred years. I had only one sister and we played lots of games with each other. Wow. Wish I still had our old cards. To see some of the pictures as an adult is pretty funny.....I still like the Little Bo Peep look!

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  25. Great fun and memories.
    Love your collections.

    Melinda

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  26. Thanks for coming to visit me. Would you believe I found those Pfaltzgraft dishes for 50 cents each at a thrift store a week or so ago? I wanted them in the day too but had bought the Yorktown so I couldn't have them either. Funny stuff many years later:)

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  27. I love the cards. I do remember them but I haven't seen any of them for a long time. You and your sister have a wonderful collection. Doylene

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  28. Those are great to have. I remember many of them. Deb =^..^=x5

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  29. Love the collection. Vintage cards are so fun.

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  30. I recently found an Old maid card game at the GW. It is not as old as yours are, but I know it is over 35 years old as I remember it from when I was a kid. I was going to give you a link, but I guess I only posted to Facebook so far. Maybe I will include it in a VTT one day:) Love the illustrations on your cards. What a fun thing to collect. I hope your sister lets you grab first!

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  31. I love how your collection is in the old drawer!

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  32. These are awesome. I have a few of them somewhere myself.

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  33. I love those illustrations, and no, we never had awesome cards like that. I do remember playing cards at my grandma's with a regular deck, and we bet pennies!

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  34. I definitely remember having decks of cards similar to this. What a fun thing to collect!

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  35. Hi! And thank you for your kind comment on my blog! Oh boy - do we have a lot in common...I have always been a paper doll fan. That was my favorite thing to do when i was a child. And love tea/tea cups/tea pots...and those old card games...and crocheted clothes potholders (I have some of my grandmother's)...and quilting...and those vintage doll cards - I have some sent to me as a little girl for my bday (have to look in my scrapbooks that my mom made for me)...and I had a jr prom dress similar to #11! Enjoyed the godzilla story - my little granddaughter has always loved dinosaurs - prefers animals and dinosaurs to dolls. Your blog is so enjoyable!

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  36. These are wonderful! I'm in love with these games since I picked up my first two summers ago. TFS. Happy VTT!

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  37. Love love love these awesome vintage card games! Thanks for spuring up some memories from the past! :)

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  38. Hello,
    I found your beautiful blog at 'Le monde de Catherine'.
    I don't know these games but they look wonderful !
    Especially the old ones, they have such lovely illustrations !
    Have a nice weekend,
    Sylvia

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  39. Those look very cute.I also like your little crochet dresses. Catherine

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  40. Oh yes! Old Maid of course, and Wow, I forgot all about SNAP I used to love it! Thanks for sharing. :-)

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  41. wonderful, wonderful collection of beautiful vinatge cards! such a treasure thanks for sharing ;0) Snap!! hehe ;0)xxxx

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  42. We never played on cards so pretty, but thanks for sharing. Nice collection.

    blessings,
    jilly

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  43. Greta collection of cards.I have played old maid since I was a child, and would love to have some of those vintage cards, now. The old ones I like better than the new ones, just cuter.
    I am jealous, but in a good way.lol
    Hugs, Sue

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  44. Those are adorable! I had that EXaCt Old Maid game as a kid. Where do you find them?

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  45. Oh what a cute collection - yours and your sister's. I love the graphics on old games. I have some of the old cards, but no boxes. I probably shouldn't let my grandchildren playing with the cards, but they love them! I'll keep my eyes open for the Woodland Racey Helps and let you know if I find them. Fun post! laurie

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THANK YOU for your thoughtful comments. Replies to your questions will be posted here, so be sure to check back soon. Have a wonderful day! - Gayle, Garden Of Daisies