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Lawrence & Cohen

by Simon Wintle
May 31, 2010

Lawrence & Cohen were successors to Lawrence, Cohen & Co.

Royal Playing Cards, 1890s

by Simon Wintle
May 31, 2010

Royal Playing Cards, 1890s

1890

Lewis I. Cohen

by Simon Wintle
May 30, 2010

Lewis I. Cohen made his first deck of cards in 1832. In 1835 Mr Cohen invented a new machine to print four colours on a sheet at once, which was to revolutionise the entire playing card industry.

1832

New York Consolidated Card Company

by Simon Wintle
May 30, 2010

The New York Consolidated Card Company was formed in 1871 by the merging of Lawrence & Cohen, Samuel Hart & Co and John J. Levy.

1871

The Continental Card Company, 220 North Second Street, Philadelphia, started in 1874, manufacturing various qualities of playing cards, including Continental Steamboats, Manhattans, Continental Moguls, etc. Single-ended and double-ended decks are known, also a "Highest Trump" Joker.

1875

Strauss & Trier, c.1860

by Simon Wintle
May 30, 2010

Strauss & Trier, New York, c.1860.

Samuel Hart, 1846-1871

by Simon Wintle
May 29, 2010

Samuel Hart was a prolific manufacturer of playing cards who commenced business sometime around 1845 in Philadelphia. He had previously worked for L.I. Cohen.

1845

Andrew Dougherty 1848-1930

by Simon Wintle
May 29, 2010

Andrew Dougherty was born in Donegal in Northern Ireland in 1827. He started his playing card business in New York in 1848.

1848

Thomas Crehore copy, c.1850

by Simon Wintle
May 29, 2010

Thomas Crehore copy, c.1850.

1850

Squeezers No.35

by Simon Wintle
May 28, 2010

By 1877 the New York Consolidated Card Co's "Squeezers" were a great success on account of the indices in the corners which enabled the cards to be fanned.