Charades Rebus Cards, Set of 52 Kutch embroidery painted/lacquered black on the reverse

painted/lacquered black on the reverse side

Among my favorite little finds ever

At this point though it could certainly be mark  40 years of marriage or life itself

I am pretty certain this old painted metal flag on wooden post would have been used as a hand-held railroad signal flag

with some smudges and minor bends but no tears in the yellow paper of the cover

Charades Rebus Cards, Set of 52 Kutch embroidery painted/lacquered black on the reverseI don't think these are very old, but I do think they're lovely and pretty cool too, and if not a one of a kind set then I think only produced as a small batch. A little reading on the history of Charades which is what the title card on these announces them to be reveals the game to be very intertwined with the use rebuses, which is how these cards operate. (Originating as as a literary riddle game in 18th century France, with charades riddles printed