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Creating the countryside, Folklore and Magic

De La Rue Company (Manufacturer)

The 'Gipsy' Fortune Telling Cards. This set of cards by Thomas de la Rue and Co Ltd dates from the 1940s. Set of 33 fortune telling cards, instruction leaflet and box. Part of the Robert Dawson Romany collection.

1 pack of cards: paper

Object history note - 'NOTES ON OBJECTS IN THE ROBERT DAWSON COLLECTION, FROM CONVERSATION MAY 2018 [...] BD103 Fortune-telling cards. This dates from 1940.', MERL List - Box Number: 10 // Artefact Number: BD 103 // Description: Cards - Gypsy fortune telling deck

1940-01-01 - 1949-12-31

1940s