Games

The traditional game of flipping counters was first played as a Victorian parlour game and was patented as Tiddledy Winks in the 1890s. Our Traditional Tiddlywinks Game is based on an original 1950s edition.

Features

• Suitable for 4 players aged 3+
• Contains 4 plastic counters plus 24 smaller ones, 6 of each colour
• Numbered scoreboard

Dimensions (cm) 15.4sq x 3.8h
Code 801979

During the Victorian period toys were handmade and affordable only to the very rich but by the end of the century methods of mass production meant that toys could be produced much more cheaply. Our wooden Push Up Animals recalls original Victorian wooden toys.

Features

• Crafted in wood
• Push the base to make the feet move
• One of the three different designs shown will be sent

Dimensions (cm) 12h x 9w
Code 811886

Battle it out with your opponents to build your beetle first with this fun traditional game for all the family.

Features

• Wooden pot & dice
• Cardboard pieces
• For up to 4 players
• Aged 4+
• Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts

Dimensions (cm) 25 x 21
Code 820761

The earliest jack in the boxes date back to 16th century Germany. Our traditional example features a clown who jumps out of the box to the tune of Pop Goes the Weasel as you turn the crank.

Features

• Tin box with a fabric clown
• Plays 'Pop Goes the Weasel'
• Suitable for ages 3+

Dimensions (cm) 14sq
Code 819886

A luxury version of a traditional game that has been played in Europe since the 18th century.

Features

• Keepsake lacquered wood box with a slide lid
• Wooden dominoes
• Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts
• Recommended for ages 6+
• Includes instructions

Dimensions (cm) 5h x 20.5l
Code 818265

A family game based on a traditional game of observation from the 1940s and '50s.

Features

• Contains 16 cards, each with one mistake on them
• List of answers and a score card
• Suitable for ages 8 and over
• Traditional packaging

Dimensions (cm) Box 9.5 x 13.5
Code 807033

The simplest things really are the best where children are concerned, and these traditional tin toys with their wind up handles and tinkle-tonk noise are just great entertainment.

Features

• Crafted in tin
• Suitable for ages 1+

Dimensions (cm) xxh x xxw
Code 816793

A fun and challenging game of skill and dexterity based on an original table-top board game from the 1920s.

Features

• For up to 4 players aged 3 and over
• Not suitable for children under 36 months
• Contains a golf course playing board and 8 plastic counters
• A perfect gift for golf lovers

Dimensions (cm) Box 15.5sq.
Code 52759

A traditional wooden version of the playground game of Cup & Ball that has been played since the late Middle Ages.

Features

• Traditional wooden toy
• Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts
• Conforms to EN71

Dimensions (cm) 20.5h x 6.6diam.
Code 803975

You don't have to be old to play this game (only 12 in fact!) but it will certainly help. Delve into your memory to solve the riddles and questions and see who can reach the finish line first without losing all their marbles!

Features

• For 2-4 players
• Instructions included

Box 31sq
Code 821386

52 playing cards featuring pictures of the girls from James Bond films starring Sean Connery, George Lazenby and Roger Moore. The incredibly suave secret agent was created by Ian Fleming in 1953 and the first film, Dr No was released in 1962.

Features

• 52 playing cards
• Suitable from age 3 years

Dimensions (cm) 9 x 6.5
Code 811602

Derived from the tavern game of bar billiards, bagatelle became popular during the Regency period. By the late 19th-century today's familiar game was born, with a portable board and wire obstacles added.

Features

• Wooden board with brass pins and balls
• Baize base
• A great game for older children and adults alike
• Age 14+

Dimensions (cm) 34.5h x20w x5d
Code 72758

See the Fab Four at work and at play in this pack of 54 playing cards featuring many photographs of The Beatles that have never been published or rarely seen before.

Features

• Pack of 54 cards
• Rare and unseen photographs
• © 2007 Apple Corps Ltd

Dimensions (cm) 9 x 6.5
Code 811601

A table top game of football for 2-4 players, presented in a traditional-style box. If you run out of breath, there are two boots so you can play finger football instead.

Features

• Contains 2 straws, 2 goalposts, 2 goalies and 2 plastic balls
• Full instructions
• Exclusive to Past Times
• Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts
• Age 4+

Dimensions (cm) 13.4 x 19.2
Code 820604

The juggling game of diablo (or diabolo as it is traditionally called) originated in Ancient China over 3,000 years ago as an early version of yo-yo. Test your skill and juggling prowess with this traditional wooden version.

Features

• Traditional wooden toy
• Contains wooden spinning top and a string with wooden handles
• Not suitable for children under 36 months
• Conforms to EN71

Dimensions (cm) 29.5l
Code 803976

A colourful version of a traditional wooden toy that takes its name from Jacob's Ladder in the Book of Genesis. Hugely tactile, it is very entertaining and a great way of reducing stress.

Features

• Traditional wooden toy
• Not suitable for children under 36 months
• A fascinating puzzle for children and adults alike
• Conforms to EN71

Dimensions (cm) 5 x 9.4
Code 803973

Pop guns have been around for at least 100 years and are still popular with both children and adults.

Features

• Crafted in varnished soft wood
• For ages 5+

Dimensions (cm) 21long
Code 816794

An ingenious toy that is not only great fun but also strengthens the muscles in your lips and tongue. Compete against your family and friends to see who can keep the ball in the air the longest!

Features

• Wooden ball blower
• 2 polystyrene balls
• Boxed

Dimensions (cm) 15l
Code 816785

Tambourines have been used as a percussion instrument for thousands of years. Our traditional tambourine is just the right size for small hands to bang and shake to the rhythm of the beat.

Features

• Wood frame with metal bells
• Gift boxed
• Not suitable for children under 3 years

Dimensions (cm) 15 diam.
Code 822122

Originally known as whist, bridge gained in popularity towards the end of the 19th century.

Features

• Keepsake box crafted in lacquered wood
• Black velvet lining
• Contains two packs of cards, a score pad, four pencils and information on where to find the rules for the game
• For ages 14+

Dimensions (cm) 5h x 20l
Code 818266

Snakes and Ladders is said to date from the 2nd century BC. Originating in India where it was known as Moska Patamu. It was brought over to England in the 1890s.

Features

• Wooden board
• Baize base
• Wooden dice and 4 wooden counters
• For up to 4 players
• Unsuitable for children under 36 months due to small parts
• Aged 3+

Dimensions (cm) 35sq x 3.5h
Code 820089

Thought to have been invented by the English poet Sir John Suckling (1609-42) the game of cribbage has hardly changed in the last 350 years.

Features

• Lacquered wood keepsake box
• Lined in black velvet
• Subtle magnetic clasp
• Contains a pack of cards, four black and four silver pegs in a black velvet bag and full instructions on how to play
• For ages 14+

Dimensions (cm) 5.4h x 22l
Code 818264

Games using marbles were played by the Ancient Greeks and Egyptians using stones. Glass marbles became popular at the beginning of the 19th century and have remained a favourite today.

Features

• 50 glass marbles of different sizes and colours
• Traditional packaging
• Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts

Dimensions (cm) Box 12.5sq
Code 807028

Metal coil slinky toys were first introduced in the 1940s after a naval officer dropped a coil to the ground and saw how it moved on its own. These fascinating toys continue to captivate children today

Features

• Boxed
• Suitable for ages 3+
• Perfect stocking filler

Dimensions (cm) 7h x 7w
Code 817135

Yo-yos are some of the oldest toys ever to have existed. In Ancient Greece they were made of terracotta, wood and metal and decorated with pictures of the gods.

Features

• Crafted in wood
• Cotton string
• Ideal children's gift

Dimensions (cm) 5.5 diam.
Code 803977

Young children just love to bang and bash to make different sounds, so they will be delighted by this traditional drum which can be tightened to adjust the tone.

Features

• Crafted in wood
• Supplied with 2 wooden drumsticks
• Adjustable and removable strap
• Spanner for tuning
• Not suitable for children under 3 years

Dimensions (cm) 15h x 21w
Code 822121

A traditional fun party game based on an original from the 1930s. The blindfolded player who gets the tail on the 100 wins, or failing that, the one with the highest score wins.

Features

• 342-page paperback
• Laminated donkey poster with numbered dots to 100
• 8 cardboard donkey's tails
• Suitable for all ages

Dimensions (cm) Box 18h x 22.5w
Code 807037

Derived from the tavern game of bar billiards, bagatelle became popular during the Regency period. By the late 19th-century today's familiar game was born, with a portable board and wire obstacles added.

Features

• Wooden board with brass pins and balls
• Baize base
• A great game for older children and adults alike
• Age14+

Dimensions (cm) 76 x 40 x 5
Code 72759

Seven games in a box. The lid has a chess/draughts board on one side and backgammon board on the other.

Features

• Wood veneer box
• Cribbage
• Draughts
• Chess
• Dominoes
• Backgammon
• Pack of cards
• Poker dice
• Chess & Draughts pieces
• Instructions
• Exclusive to Past Times
• Unsuitable for children under 36 months
• Age 8+

Dimensions (cm) 32sq
Code 75946