Alphabet. London Plaything, circa 1810, 26 circular bone counters, each with a black ink letter in upper case to one side repeated in lower case to the other side, a few rubbed, diameter 31mm (1.24ins), housed in original bone inner cylindrical canister (cracked) with screw-top lid (decoration almost all rubbed off, leaving some of the guidelines visible), within original outer cannister of bone, screw-top lid with inked title and hand-painted flower and leaf decoration, short crack in right-hand edge, height 75mm (3ins) (Qty: 1) Rare early alphabet game, complete.
Alphabet. London Plaything, circa 1810, 26 circular bone counters, each with a black ink letter in upper case to one side repeated in lower case to the other side, a few rubbed, diameter 31mm (1.24ins), housed in original bone inner cylindrical canister (cracked) with screw-top lid (decoration almost all rubbed off, leaving some of the guidelines visible), within original outer cannister of bone, screw-top lid with inked title and hand-painted flower and leaf decoration, short crack in right-hand edge, height 75mm (3ins) (Qty: 1) Rare early alphabet game, complete.
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