Playing Cards with Hidden Maps
This object has been adopted by:
- Richard Parker
- Clive Simmons
- Margaret Rose
- Chris Howe
- David Elrick
- Robert Spencer
- Joshua Magner
- Isaac Lindley
- Gavin Crompton
| Tier: | Standard |
| Price: | £25 |
| Location: | London |
| Accession Number: | 72/S/438 |
Object details
If Escape Rooms and cartography are your passions then this is the adoption for you. Used by RAF prisoners of war in Germany during the Second World War, playing cards were often used to smuggle maps into prison camps.
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