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The first Subbuteo was sold only by mail. The packaging was simple: in red cardboard (large boxes as the first teams of the 70s) contained two lacquered boards on which were printed the players that would were to be cut (between '49 and '50 the stickers have had "pre-cutted" edges), 20 bases on which to place the plastic players' cards, two rectangular brown bases for goalkeepers controlled with a metal rod and, finally, a plastic ball.

Doors were made ​​of metal wire (to assemble) finished with a "net" made ​​of cardboard (brown inside, green and black outside). Included were the rules of the game, the order form for accessories and a piece of chalk that was used to plot the field on an old wool army blanket (as recommended).
Curiosity: the shooting area (currently a rectangle) was semicircular.