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Posted 11 years ago
jearve
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This John Sands oak finger jointed games box is in lovely condition.
Just not sure what it stored? Maybe cards from some game as it measures approximately 7" x 4" x 5" high?
Another garage sale 'pick', love 'em!
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Maybe not a games box? I've been looking around using "john sands' systems" as a search on google. There are quite a few hits from around 1910 for accounting systems.
Mention is made here of a card system:
http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/15091375
¡INCREASE YOUR BUSINESS
by using John Sands' Systems. Whether the business Is large or small makes no difference. Our Systems are enthusiastically used by commercial houses of every class and size. Our principle is to produce reliable records with a minimum of labour. We have Follow-up Systems for getting new customers, "One writing" Systems that dispense with all re-writing of details. Our Card and LOOSE Leaf Ledgers (users tell us) save 50 per cent, time in posting alone; mid our Stock Records prevent loss. For automatically checking all postings, additions, etc, our Cheek.flgurc Svstem is used everywhere. Each system is specially devised by onr well-trained staff, thus ensuring perfect success in every case.
JOHN SANDS' SYSTEMS,
TEL., 3002. _ 374 GEORGE-STREET, SYDNEY.
If you search around you will see some examples of the folder system.
John Sands(1818-73) was a famous early Australian printer and stationer who was born in Sandhurst, England. He came to Australia for health reasons in 1837 and set up business in Sydney. Under various titles, Sands was one of the largest booksellers and stationers in Australia, and published an important series of almanacs, directories and gazetteers. In 1881 the John Sands company became the first Australian firm to issue Christmas and New Year cards,something that they now do exclusively, having given up board games over 20 years ago. A centenary history of Sands & MacDougall was compiled by H.P. Down and published in 1956.
John Sands was an Australian game company that has since gone out of the game business and now produces greetings cards.
Here are some examples of what the NMA has of John Sands' Games:
http://www.nma.gov.au/collections-search/results?search=adv&propertab=John+Sands+Pty+Ltd
It seems that their first games were not produced until 1929 with a game called "Tripoley".
http://www.johnsands.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/3444_CIB_Booklet.pdf
Cards inside it would be 7" x 5" ?
Thanks for your help, that explains it!