Cardboard slipcase for a board game called 'Historical Pastime', which depicts the history of England from William the Conquerer in 1066 up to the reign of George IV in the 1820s. The board is printed on paper backed onto cloth, and folds up for storage in the slipcase. An inscription on the front of the case reads 'Historical Pastime. A new game of the history of England from William 1st to George 4th. London'.
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