Once the initial pairs are discarded the dealer begins by offering their cards spread face down to the player to their left. A pair is two equal cards like two tens or two kings. Once all the cards are dealt the players all look at their cards to match and discard any pairs they have. Some players may end up with more cards than the rest. If using a standard 52 card deckremove one queen leaving only 51 cards. Your 'Nut Harvest' pattern dishes were made around 1900 and should probably be insured for $300 to $400.The object of the game is to not get caught holding the odd card out. Klipphahn often signed his work with his middle name but was known to also use 'Klipp' on some of his pieces. Maxwell Rean Klipphahn was one of Pickard's most talented decorators, and he hand painted the designs on your set. Klingenberg, in Limoges, France, and was one of the blank suppliers for Pickard. They decorated blanks that were made by European factories.

We plan to keep this set in our family and hope you can add to the history and give us an insurance value.Ī: Wilder Pickard founded his china firm in Chicago in 1894. They are all signed within the design with the name 'Rean.' Also included with each mark are the letters 'A K D - France.' According to family history, they were intended to serve nuts and the pattern is 'Nut Harvest.' Each plate is oval and in the shape of a leaf and measures 4 inches by 2 inches. Q: Enclosed is the mark that is on the back of several very small plates that I have. Your card game was made in the late 19th century and would probably be worth $25 to $50. Others featured Hollywood types, odd characters, circus clowns and occasionally verses. Some of the early Old Maid games were amusing some were racist or sexist. This type of game can be traced back India and China it eventually made its way to Europe and the United States. The game of Old Maid was introduced in the Victorian era and was one of their earliest games. Also included in the deck are the cards with the images of characters called Hasty Horace, Mike Angelo, Bertie Book and the Old Maid.Ī: Parker Brothers, who were located in Salem, Massachusetts, founded their card games and board games company around 1883. I have enclosed a picture of the cover of the set. The backs of the cards are plain white with some yellowing. There are 27 cards: 12 pairs 2 cards with no matches and the 'Old Maid' card. I tried to find out how old the game is, but I have had no luck. It's an 'Old Maid' game made by Parker Brothers. Q: My wife and I enjoy reading your column every week in our local paper and are hoping you can help us with this very old card game we found while antiquing.

The old maid card