David Copperfield was the popular prize for these children’s (known as ‘Guilders’) Christmas activities. It was apparently worth one guinea, which is equivalent of £72.68 today – well worth winning!
‘How to Win £1 1s. Volume of ‘David Copperfield’.
LOTS OF OTHER PRIZES.
FOR GUILDERS OVER NINE
A beautifully bound £1 1s. 0d. volume of Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield” is offered as a prize to the Guilder who sends in the nicest hand drawn or painted Christmas card. Several other prizeds also offered.
Volumes of “David Copperfield” and other books are offered as prizes for the crossword puzzle to be found elsewhere on this page.
Special prizes are offered for the correct solution of the following jumbled words, all of which are names of countries or towns: ONONLD, ISPRA; UBDINL; INBRHGUES; HNETAS; BISONL; EACNFR; CEREGE; OCSLTNDA; RLIEDNA; NDNGELA; PRTOULAG.’
The Stamford Mercury, 2nd December, 1932.