Play-way Picture Cards
“I thought you might like to see these,” said Grandpa Grundy, as he handed me a small, weathered buff-coloured box with fraying edges.
“What is it?” I asked.
“Take a look. I’ll think you’ll find them interesting.”
So I did take a look and Grandpa was right – I did find them interesting. In fact, I find them so interesting that I’m going to share them with you.
Grandpa had given me a set of “Play-way” Picture Cards. Here is the front of the box that contains the cards:
“What is it?” I asked.
“Take a look. I’ll think you’ll find them interesting.”
So I did take a look and Grandpa was right – I did find them interesting. In fact, I find them so interesting that I’m going to share them with you.
Grandpa had given me a set of “Play-way” Picture Cards. Here is the front of the box that contains the cards:
And here’s the back of the box:
As the image on the front of the box states, “Play-way” Picture Cards includes the complete alphabet plus the cards for the sounds ch, tch, th and sh. They are clearly designed to help young children learn how to pronounce letter sounds and they are brilliant. All the letter and sound cards contain fascinating and charming illustrations showing people like Curly Kate and Fanny with her funny feather.
The cards were made by a company called Robert Gibson & Sons from Glasgow in Scotland. I have no idea when they were made. Grandpa Grundy said he’d found them at the back of a cupboard. He thinks he probably had them when he was a child but he can’t really remember. Grandpa’s quite old so the cards must be too.
I’ve set the cards out below in their number order; some of them don’t have numbers so I’ve left these to the end. Clicking on each card will take you to a much larger image where you’ll be able to see the details in the images clearly and you’ll be able to read the captions comfortably.
So take a journey into the past to visit not only Curly Kate and Fanny but also Drummer Dick, Kicking Kenneth, Robbie with his rattle and many other intriguing characters.
The cards were made by a company called Robert Gibson & Sons from Glasgow in Scotland. I have no idea when they were made. Grandpa Grundy said he’d found them at the back of a cupboard. He thinks he probably had them when he was a child but he can’t really remember. Grandpa’s quite old so the cards must be too.
I’ve set the cards out below in their number order; some of them don’t have numbers so I’ve left these to the end. Clicking on each card will take you to a much larger image where you’ll be able to see the details in the images clearly and you’ll be able to read the captions comfortably.
So take a journey into the past to visit not only Curly Kate and Fanny but also Drummer Dick, Kicking Kenneth, Robbie with his rattle and many other intriguing characters.
