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Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Creator
Britains Ltd
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C.W.S. Crumpsall & Cardiff Biscuits
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Geographia Ltd
1
George Philip & Son
1
Green, H. H
1
Hare, Elizabeth Sage
1
Kemplen, Tony
1
Lincoln, Paul Etienne
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Lowe, Constance M
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Newton, T
1
Peacock, W. (William), -1910
1
R. Journet & Co
1
Smith, Sam, 1908–
1
Soulby, W. H
1
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1999
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Accessible by appointment in the Study Room
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Three-Dimensional Artifacts
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Books
6
Maps & Atlas (printed)
2
Archives & Manuscripts
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unknown
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Period
20th century
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19th century
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recreation
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game
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cut-paper work
7
model
7
playing card
5
dexterity puzzle
4
puzzle
4
artists' book
3
chromolithograph
3
maze puzzle
3
toy
3
board game
2
board games (game sets)
2
jigsaw puzzle
2
map
2
paper doll
2
accordion fold format (binding)
1
biscuit boxe
1
bomber
1
brochure
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Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
6
Geographical recreations -- Specimens.
4
Liman, Ellen and Arthur -- Provenance.
4
Amusements -- Great Britain.
3
Artists' books -- Great Britain.
3
Buildings -- England -- London.
2
Card games -- Specimens -- Great Britain.
2
Children's literature, English.
2
Scotland -- Maps.
2
Toy and movable books -- Specimens.
2
Adult party games -- Specimens.
1
Air power -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
1
Airplanes -- Models.
1
Airplanes, Military -- Great Britain -- Design and construction.
1
Airplanes, Military -- Great Britain.
1
Amusements -- Great Britain -- 20th century.
1
Architectural models -- Great Britain.
1
Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration.
1
Art -- Great Britain.
1
Art and Design Research Unit -- Publisher.
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20th century
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16th century
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19th century
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Associated Places
Great Britain
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Scotland
2
Arctic regions
1
Canada
1
Edinburgh
1
Germany
1
New York
1
New York (State)
1
North Pole
1
Sheffield
1
Waltham Cross (Hertfordshire)
1
Associated People
Begaye, Mary Frances
1
Benn, Timothy, 1936–
1
Bloom, Louis (Electical Engineer)
1
Dawson, Harry
1
Lister, Eric
1
Sachs, Judith
1
Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616
1
Smith, Sam, 1908–
1
Westermann, H. C. (Horace Clifford), 1922–1981
1
Wilk, Barbara
1
Wilk, Max
1
Exhibition History
Cottage of Content, or, Toys, Games, and Amusements of Nineteenth Century England (Yale Center for British Art, November 2, 1977-December 31, 1977)
1
Credit Line
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Dr. Robert V. Tauxe, Yale BA 1975, Yale MPH 1980
6
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Ellen and Arthur Liman, Yale JD 1957
4
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Alec Van Sinderen
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Andrew Jones
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Celia Hopkinson in memory of Harry Dawson
1
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
1
Language
English
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German
1
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Trafalgar
[early 20th century]
2
Contraband
[1950s?]
3
Queer relations
[ca. 1960]
4
Hare, Elizabeth Sage
The world of tomorrow, New York World's Fair
1939]
5
The history of Little Fanny
1977
6
First World War 1914-1918
[1999]
7
Twenty-four picture-cards which you can combine together 1,686,553,615,927,922,354,187,720 times
[approximately 1920]
8
The deck of cards
1979
9
H.M.S. Victory
[ca. 1950?]
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The Houses of Parliament
[ca. 1950?]
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Soulby, W. H
The surprise art album
[1900]
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Three micromodels of British made fighter bombers
[1943]
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Peacock, W. (William), -1910
Scotland
[between 1901 and 1909?]
14
George Philip & Son
Dominion of Canada with Newfoundland
[approximately 1910]
15
Britains Ltd
Britains soldiers
ca. 1956
16
Geographia Ltd
Touring Scotland
[1951?]
17
Green, H. H
North pole game
[1910?]
18
R. Journet & Co
The television puzzle
[approximately 1950]
19
Art needlework
[ca. 1920?]
20
The showboat Cotton Blossom
[1952]
21
C.W.S. Crumpsall & Cardiff Biscuits
Biscuit tin
1920s?
22
Smith, Sam, 1908–
Sam Smith collection,
1972-1996, bulk 1972-1979
23
Kemplen, Tony
SK 329858
1994
24
Westminster Abbey
1953
25
Newton, T
The new game of The mansion of bliss
1972
26
Der Kopfzerbrecher
[approximately 1900]
27
The silver bullet, or, The road to Berlin
28
Three micromodels of famous historic locos
[1947]
29
Lowe, Constance M
Little folk's fun
[1900]
30
Exceeding great and precious promises
[early 20th century]
31
Lincoln, Paul Etienne
The world and its inhabitants
1997
32
The history and adventures of Little Henry
1977
33
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
[ca. 1950?]