Sportettes! Fun Graphics, Very Scarce c. 1920s British "Ice Breaker" Card Game miniature playing cards I love every packed inch

I love every packed inch of it

I think Canadian as that's where it came from

And on the back that he felt it important to indicate that the photo was in fact "my picture"

16 1/2" t x 12" in diameter

including beautiful writing and gracefully meandering equations

Sportettes! Fun Graphics, Very Scarce c. 1920s British "Ice Breaker" Card Game miniature playing cards I love every packed inchThis set of "Sportette" cards was produced by the Scottish publishing company Valentine & Sons, Ltd., best known for topographical postcards, but which also produced parlor games, novelty cards, and miniature sports sets. I guess the point of this "ice breaker" game was to identify the sport for which the piece of equipment pictured was associated. (And maybe then to go one to play the sport this card game just breaking the ice!) I really like the