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Flinders playing cards

Published March 10, 2015 Updated March 20, 2022

Flinders playing cards manufactured by Hudson Industries Pty Ltd (Australia).

Australia Hudson Flinders

The “Canasta” version in the Flinders line shows the brand went into the 1950s.

Above: “Flinders” playing cards, Hudson Industries Pty Ltd, c.1935

Above: Captain Matthew Flinders RN (1774–1814) was a distinguished English navigator and cartographer, who was the first to circumnavigate Australia and identify it as a continent.

Above: Hudson used either 2 or 4-colour courts.

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