1925 \'BEAVER (BONZO DOG)\' card game. England. Artist:G.E. STUDDY. Extremely Rare
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1925 \'BEAVER (BONZO DOG)\' card game. England. Artist:G.E. STUDDY. Extremely Rare:
$124.46
\'THE GAME OF BEAVER (BONZO DOG)\' card game. John Waddington Limited, 20 Floral Street, Covent Garden. London. England. 1925
EXTREMELY RARE
\"The most noisy and wildly exciting game ever invented\". If it\'s possible a quiet elderly person should be asked to referee\"
Invented by: FRANK R. BRIGHTEN
Design/Artist: GEORGE ERNEST \'STUDDY\' - WHO CREATED BONZO DOG. (born 1878 Plymouth)A TRUE classic vintage card game. For adults & children alike in the 1920s & 30s, BONZO was their favourite. He was unrivalled in Britain as the most popular cartoon character of his time. He appeared as early as 1900 & later in :The Bystander\' Annual of 1920. Mickey Mouse was not conceived by Walt Disney until 1927 by which time Bonzo was already a firm favourite in America.BEAVER; KING; SAILOR; KILTIE; SOLDIER; GOLF; COPPER; NUT; YANKEE; DOCTOR; BURGLAR; WAITER; ACTOR
(4 cards of each = Beaver, Baldface, Moustachios & Back)52 cards Complete + Points card
(*Small creases on seven cards (see photo) The worst of these is on Copper Moustachios, which is across the card)
Reverse: The Beaver figure
91 x 48 approx
Original printed rules(Complete, but Creased, see photo)
EXCELLENT condition, particularly for age. Good light use
Original SLIPCASE box (missing four bases) - the only image of Bonzo is on the front of the box
(Retailers label on inner case: Geo. G. Bussey & Co. Ltd (Sports & Games Manufacturers, 36-38 Queen Victoria St, London (Works: Peckham, S.E)
1925 \'BEAVER (BONZO DOG)\' card game. England. Artist:G.E. STUDDY. Extremely Rare:
$124.46