This charming vintage board game, published by Spear's Games in the 1930s-1950s, is one of those "educational" games, designed to introduce children to costumes, sports, and traditions through colorful and naive illustrations.
The game consists of cards to be matched in pairs, depicting children dressed according to their region or activity: skating, skiing, beach, Bavarian folklore, schoolchildren, etc. Each card is richly illustrated and evokes the graphic world of interwar children's albums.
📦 Contents:
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Incomplete game (29 out of 33 cards), no box
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Printed rules included (photocopy)
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Cards in good overall condition, with slight signs of age-related wear
- Dimensions: +/- 11.5 cm x 8 cm x 2 cm, weight 59 g.
The game's name and illustration seem to echo the popular figure of Zwarte Piet (Black Pete), Saint Nicholas's companion in Flemish and Dutch folklore. Now controversial, this figure embodies both a part of children's tradition and the colonial representations rooted in the European imagination of the 20th century.
⚠️ Note: the game's name and cover illustration reflect outdated stereotypes from that era. We choose to present it as it was designed, as a historical artifact and collector's item, intended for an informed audience.
Free delivery in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
Careful packaging.