Match 'Em card game
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
©1979
This object is a children's educational spelling and word card game titled "match 'em" (no. 2098), designed for two to four players. Produced from printed card using printing ink, the game consists of a printed cardboard pack along with a set of illustrated playing cards.
The cards feature alphabet letters paired with colourful thematic illustrations and associated text. The accompanying packaging includes a hanging slot and an illustrated front depicting children playing the game, as well as cards displayed in a die-cut window. The game was published in England around 1979 by Remus Play-Kits.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Historical context
The game includes 52 cards arranged in pairs, along with two additional cards showing an illustration of an old man and the words Remus Play-kits. The game rules are printed on the reverse side of the box.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- Printed card
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- England
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum collection record for this single object; how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Museum object name
- match 'em
- Museum object number
- B.296:1-1993
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.