Put the candle out

Put the candle out, a Victorian version of ‘Pin the tail on the donkey’, 1897 (COPY 1/136 f.416)

Transcript

The New and Laughable Game of
Put the candle out

RULES OF THE GAME

This Sheet is to be pinned up against the wall. Divide the Extinguishers amongst the players. Each player in turn stands opposite the Candle, about three yards distance, and after being blindfolded, walks slowly towards it and endeavours to extinguish the Candle by pinning the Extinguishers over the flame.

Cut this strip off, paste on cardboard, then cut each out with scissors. Put the pin through the ball of the extinguisher.

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