'PANKO' - PLAYING CARDS c.1909
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'PANKO' PLAYING CARDS 'Panko or Votes for Women. The Great Card Game. Suffragists v. Anti-Suffragists' [complete pack of 48 pictorial playing cards], pictures by E.T. Reed of 'Punch', printed in black, red, purple and green, versos with purple on white geometric design, in original card outer box, lacking top of box and inner slip case, worn and marked, with photocopied rule sheet, 97 x 72mm., Peter Gurney Ltd., [c.1909] Footnotes: 'PANK! PANK! PANK!' - 'PANKO OR VOTES FOR WOMEN': A complete set of the popular Suffragist card game. The pack comprises four Suffragist suits and four Anti-Suffragist suits, each of six cards, the object being to exchange cards and collect a complete suit in a game similar to rummy. The present set has the points printed on each in red (for Anti-Suffragists) or green (for the Suffragists). The game, costing two shillings, was widely distributed by the Women's Social and Political Union, the advertisement claiming 'Not only is each picture in itself an interesting memento, but the game produces intense excitement without the slightest taint of bitterness', and was used a way of subtly disseminating propaganda into domestic circles. It was first advertised in Votes for Women in December 1909 and suffragette and diarist Mary Blathwayt is known to have given a set of Panko to her mother for Christmas that year. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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