| Rating: | ★★★★ |
| Category: | Other |
The exhibit we saw was a really interesting one about playing cards. People used to use them for a lot more than just games!
If a mother left her child at this orphanage she would pin a playing card to it's clothes. If she kept a half she wanted to see her child again some day, probably when she could take care of it. If the whole card was pinned to the clothes the mother gave up her child permanently.
But this was just one of the many uses: calling cards, notes, lottery tickets, obituaries; anything was a possible use!
It was great to see so many uses and so many original cards.
This exhibit has ended but you can of course still visit the museum.
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