The Game of Happy Melox Families
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
ca. 1930
White card box printed in red with the title of the game on the front and the rules on the back. Contains thirty-two cards with pictures of dogs on one side, made up into the usual Happy Family sets of four - Mr, Mrs, Master and Miss.
The reverse of all the cards is printed in red and states "Every Happy Family owns a happy dog if fed on Melox and Mixed Marvels 'The Food of Dogs'" The 32 cards are divided up into eight sets of the usual four Happy Family characters: Mr, Mrs, Master and Miss. All the Masters and Misses are shown engaged in childhood activities such as playing and reading and several toys feature in the pictures.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Height 7.3 cm card; Width 5.2 cm card
- Materials and techniques
- Printed card
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O90346
- Museum object number
- MISC.863-1986
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
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