Handmade, Hand-drawn "Parlons-Francais" Playing Cards (Complete Deck, 60 Cards) tin canister arranged in a precise geometrical

arranged in a precise geometrical formation and glued to a solid wood panel

I forgot to photograph the back of this one

I'd guess 1930s or 40s

8 13/16" x 5 11/16" w

This is a terrific set of four Jugtown Pottery earthenware mugs and saucers in Jugtown's iconic orange glaze

Handmade, Hand-drawn "Parlons-Francais" Playing Cards (Complete Deck, 60 Cards) tin canister arranged in a precise geometricalThe existence of things like this hand drawn deck of cards made I would guess by a mother, though perhaps a French teacher, intent on teaching French vocabulary to her children makes me very happy. The game is basically rummy, where one wants to acquire all of the cards of any given set, while learning the names of fruits and vegetables and animals and games and vessels in the process! The cards are a nice weight card stock, and the drawings done in