Playing cards have been with us since the 14th century, when they first entered popular culture. Over the centuries packs of cards, in all shapes and sizes, have been used for games, gambling, education, conjuring, advertising, fortune telling, political messages or the portrayal of national or ethnic identity. Their popularity is undoubtedy due to the imaginative artwork and graphic design which is sometimes overlooked, and the “then & now” of how things have changed.
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Trades People Happy Families
• July 04, 2020 at 02:37pmHappy Families card game depicting trades people from 1920s. Read more →
La Mariée du Mardi-Gras
• June 29, 2020 at 07:37pmLa Mariée du Mardi-Gras, published by Jeux et Jouets Français. Paris, early 1900s. Read more →
A Royal Game
• June 23, 2020 at 02:16pmA Royal Game featuring Queen Victoria’s children and extended family, published by A. Collier, London, c.1896. Read more →
Fancy Dress Ball
• June 21, 2020 at 09:21pmSpear’s “Fancy Dress Ball” card game with children dressed in period costumes, 1930s. Read more →
Parkinson’s Happy Families
• June 19, 2020 at 07:15pmParkinson’s Happy Families published by Parkinson’s of Doncaster, confectioners established in the early nineteenth century. Read more →
Biff! Bang!! Wallop!!!
• June 18, 2020 at 09:22amBiff! Bang!! Wallop!!! family card game published by H.P. Gibson & Sons Ltd, 1939. Read more →
Leather Card Case Patent Application
• June 06, 2020 at 01:02pmIn 1932, a patent was granted to Colin Hart and George Franklin for a leather case in the form of a book cover for playing cards. Read more →
Sister Susie Snap
• June 04, 2020 at 08:30pmSister Susie Snap published by Valentine & Sons Ltd, c.1915. Read more →
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Playing cards have enormous educational value, with a long history and many diverse types and graphical styles from around the world... View More →
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