The Young Naturalist game; c.1860

Educational card game 'The Young Naturalist' comprising an original wooden box with sliding lid with label printed with an illustrations of various animals. Internally the box is divided into areas labelled 'Entomology', 'Ornithology', 'Ichthyology', 'Conchology' & 'Zoology' and illustrated with drawings relating to the different subjects. The box also includes two sets of cards comprising 5 large picture cards with coloured illustrations relating to the five subject divisions listed above and a set of 35 small picture cards printed with illustrations that relate to the five subject categories. The aim of the game is to place the cards into the five subject sets.