Handmade, Hand-drawn "Parlons-Francais" Playing Cards (Complete Deck, 60 Cards) wind-up toy with wired back for hanging

with wired back for hanging

There is some dirt/dust adhered to the surface that one can see when closely inspected

with black rubber showing through the old red paint

7 1/2" long x 5" wide

There is some darkening to the boards around the edges and smudge marks here and there

Handmade, Hand-drawn "Parlons-Francais" Playing Cards (Complete Deck, 60 Cards) wind-up toy with wired back for hangingThe 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