Toby Tott and Christmas Pudding : a new comic game with cards
Ca. 1845

Card for Toby Tott game (The Pudding)
Box for Toby Tott game
Card for Toby Tott game (Toby Tott Welcomes his friends)
Card for Toby Tott game (The mouth that first tasted the pudding)
Card for Toby Tott game (The flour) Card for Toby Tott game (Aunt Jemima from Jamaica) Card for Toby Tott game (Cook) Card for Toby Tott game (The Brandy not in the pudding)

E.1814-1954 (61 pieces)

Throughout the 1840s Christmas changed from being a mainly adult festival to one where children became central to the celebrations. Fun and games, and drinking and feasting were all important aspects of the celebrations; with the plum pudding, a traditional English steamed pudding, becoming a symbol of seasonal hospitality.

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