Victorian Papered Box with 19th Century Courting Cards and Authors Game playing cards pattern I have found a few

I have found a few other examples

though could also be used as note cards as they feature blank interiors--or as place cards for a very fun and festive dinner party

but over time I've come to gravitate toward decidedly imperfect things

and most definitely if I found toothpaste being sold in a great looking ceramic jar I would most certainly scoop it right up--as someone else did with this at more than 100 years ago

Victorian Papered Box with 19th Century Courting Cards and Authors Game playing cards pattern I have found a fewI bought this box with three sets of cards inside based on one photo not revealing much, but it was enough to pique my curiosity, and I'm glad it did! I think all of them, box included, date to the 1880s or so, and it appears that all three sets of cards are complete or very close to it and they are all quite rare and pretty fun ones! The smallest cards are divided into question and answer cards, and I've found one other set somewhat similar that