Women's Suffrage: The Phyllis and Jim Bratt Collection'PANKO' - PLAYING CARDSTwo sets of 'Panko or Votes for Women. The Great Card Game. Suffragists v. Anti-Suffragists' [complete pack of 48 pictorial playing cards], illustrations by E. T. Reed of "Punch", printed in black, red, purple and green, each card numbered 10, 20, 30 or 40 in red or green, versos with purple on white geometric design, with printed sheet of rules, creased and marked, some small tears, in original card slip case, within outer printed box, marked and slightly worn, 97 x 72mm., London, Peter Gurney Ltd., c.1909; the second set printed without the numbers, in original card slip case within outer printed box, marked and worn, lacking sheet of rules, 97 x 72mm., London, Peter Gurney Ltd., c.1909 (3) Footnotes'PANKO OR VOTES FOR WOMEN': Two sets of the popular Suffragist card game, one with sheet of rules, the other being the uncommon, possibly earlier, un-numbered edition. The game, costing two shillings, was widely distributed by the Women's Social and Political Union, the advertisement claiming "Not only is each picture in itself an interesting memento, but the game produces intense excitement without the slightest taint of bitterness", and was used a way of subtly disseminating propaganda into domestic circles. As Elizabeth Crawford writes, "the translation of the mechanics of the women's suffrage campaign into board and card games was a masterstroke that originated from within the Women's Social and Political Union. Not only were funds raised, but the message of the cause was brought into domestic circles where more rabid propaganda might not have been welcomed" (Crawford, E., The Women's Suffrage Movement, A Reference Guide 1866-1928, 1999, p.235).
Women's Suffrage: The Phyllis and Jim Bratt Collection'PANKO' - PLAYING CARDSTwo sets of 'Panko or Votes for Women. The Great Card Game. Suffragists v. Anti-Suffragists' [complete pack of 48 pictorial playing cards], illustrations by E. T. Reed of "Punch", printed in black, red, purple and green, each card numbered 10, 20, 30 or 40 in red or green, versos with purple on white geometric design, with printed sheet of rules, creased and marked, some small tears, in original card slip case, within outer printed box, marked and slightly worn, 97 x 72mm., London, Peter Gurney Ltd., c.1909; the second set printed without the numbers, in original card slip case within outer printed box, marked and worn, lacking sheet of rules, 97 x 72mm., London, Peter Gurney Ltd., c.1909 (3) Footnotes'PANKO OR VOTES FOR WOMEN': Two sets of the popular Suffragist card game, one with sheet of rules, the other being the uncommon, possibly earlier, un-numbered edition. The game, costing two shillings, was widely distributed by the Women's Social and Political Union, the advertisement claiming "Not only is each picture in itself an interesting memento, but the game produces intense excitement without the slightest taint of bitterness", and was used a way of subtly disseminating propaganda into domestic circles. As Elizabeth Crawford writes, "the translation of the mechanics of the women's suffrage campaign into board and card games was a masterstroke that originated from within the Women's Social and Political Union. Not only were funds raised, but the message of the cause was brought into domestic circles where more rabid propaganda might not have been welcomed" (Crawford, E., The Women's Suffrage Movement, A Reference Guide 1866-1928, 1999, p.235).
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