Marshall (John) - Games Publisher

Game Maker Notes Name Marshall (John) Brief Description John Marshall 140 Fleet Street, London from 1805. Earlier at 4 Aldermany Churchyard and then 17 Queen Street (Hannas). Some wonderful small boxes with tiny cards and educational material. Principal Maker Y Copyright Registrations in this name Other Registrations Adverts Examples 7 examples [1801] Infant''s Cabinet of Fishes (The) c1820 Hieroglyphic Game c1805 Infant's Cabinet of the Cries of London c1806 Infant's Cabinet of Trades c1818 Chronological Star of the World (The) c1805 Infant's Cabinet of Various Objects (The) c1820 The Barn that Jack Built See The Doll's Casket ?1819 at Warwick Doll's Museum shown in The Private Library 3rd series vol 6:1 Spring 1983. The then traced copies of Infant's Cabinet are listed there: Beasts Hannas Birds Exeter City Lib. Cries of London Hannas Fishes V & A, UCLA [in 2018 catalogued with a good description] Flowers none found Insects Hannas, Opie Shells UCLA [in 2018 catalogued as Infants Cabinet of Various Objects] Trades unconfirmed, but shown in Opie: Treasures of Childhood Various Objects London Mus., Osborne See also The Infant's Letter Box shown in the same issue of The Private Library, with 26 parcels containing a letter and picture, and two little books. The cards are dated 1803. Also three boxes, Set of Toys: the Spelling-Box, the Figure-Box and the Grammar-Box c1780-85 devised by Lady Ellenor Fenn who wrote The Art of Teaching in Sport. They are shown in Such Constant and Affectionate Care by Jill Shefrin, Cotsen Occasional Press, 2003, p58. There is a book Parlour Puzzles in the Colchester and Ipswich Museums collection. 1820-1821