Chas Goodall & Son "Tom Thumb" Miniature Playing Cards, Late 19th Century hide mask pens and assorted supplies

pens and assorted supplies

then players alternately use the hook tool (which works great for the task) to try to lift and extract pieces without disturbing any others

The ball is beautifully crafted of a light and darker wood

This basket is in overall good antique condition but certainly shows its age

Chas Goodall & Son "Tom Thumb" Miniature Playing Cards, Late 19th Century hide mask pens and assorted suppliesI found a matching deck of these cards in the online collection of the British Museum, so know for sure they date to the late 1800s and of course the British Museum should have them, as they are pretty special! They have all my favorite playing card attributes square corners, no indices, and a little bleeding around the red and black edges on the pips all at a miniature scale (cards measure 1 1 4" x 1 3 4".) This is a pretty rare deck from what I've