Handmade, Hand-drawn "Parlons-Francais" Playing Cards (Complete Deck, 60 Cards) dutch sampler This varnished box has a

This varnished box has a wonderfully rich patina

No foxing or notable aging to the paper at all

had it archivally matted

but it's definitely got some years

Plenty of rough spots as there always were

Handmade, Hand-drawn "Parlons-Francais" Playing Cards (Complete Deck, 60 Cards) dutch sampler This varnished box has aThe existence of things like this hand drawn deck of cards made I would guess by a mother, though perhaps a French teacher, intent on teaching French vocabulary to her children makes me very happy. The game is basically rummy, where one wants to acquire all of the cards of any given set, while learning the names of fruits and vegetables and animals and games and vessels in the process! The cards are a nice weight card stock, and the drawings done in