Catalogue of the collection of playing cards bequeathed to the Trustees of the British museum by the late Lady Charlotte Schreiber.

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CATALOGUE OF CARDS.

128. "Grand Charm." Pack of 29, printed in blue, with burlesque
Chinese figures and fortune-telling sentences on 22 of them; the
first card has the title with a comic figure of a Chinaman, and the
last six are forfeit cards.
3- x 21 in.
129. Dreams; c. 1840. Pack of 38 small etched cards, with humorous
interpretations of dreams; "If you dream of sitting down to
dinner and can get nothing to serve it denotes a scarcity," etc.
21 x 1i in.
130. "The Dreamer." Etched direction card belonging to a pack
apparently resembling the preceding; published by Rock Brothers
and Payne.
21 x 31 in.
131. A single card (No. 18) belonging to a printed pack containing
fortune-telling sentences.
3I x 2- in.
(c.) For Conjuring.
132. "Arithmeticus," 1809. Pack of six engraved cards, each containing 32 numerals in four columns. With printed card of
explanation, bearing the address of R. and E. Williamson.
33 x 21 in.
133. "Magic Swans." Set of six cards, on each of which is a figure
of a swan holding a long banderole inscribed with 32 numerals.
With original wrapper which bears on the inside "Directions
to Play," and on the outside the title "The Magic Swans
or Feather'd Conjurers, who will discover any secret Number
or Age of any Person in Company," with the address of G. Martin.
21 x 3U in.
134. "Jonathan Hocus Pocus." Set of six etched and coloured
cards, of which the first is a figure of a magician, and the
rest have each two burlesque figures arranged diagonally. Without inscriptions. In original wrapper, on which is a figure
of "Jonathan Hocus Pocus, Prince of Conjurers," with address
of G. Martin.