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2015 • February

Selected Year: 2015
Selected Month: February
Total Articles: 4,448

The Lumberjacks

The Lumberjacks

2nd edition of Lumberjacks designed by Vadim Smolenskiy and manufactured by U.S.P.C.C.

Królewskie

Królewskie

‘Królewskie’ playing cards with Slavic style courts, printed by KZWP-Trefl, 2002.

  • 2002
Shipping

Shipping

A survey of modern Shipping advertising playing cards

  • 1960
Spicer & Detmold

Spicer & Detmold

Spicer & Detmold (1922-48) produced a lot of pictorial back designs. Most decks with picture backs were printed in 4 colours.

Lumberjacks

Lumberjacks

A preview of Vadim Smolenskiy second edition Lumberjacks deck.

  • 2015
Moderne Art Deco Playing Cards

Moderne Art Deco Playing Cards

This pack created by Randy Coffey is based on the 1920s and 1930s Art Deco style of fine decoration and fashion.

  • 2015
Ridley’s Magic Trick Cards

Ridley’s Magic Trick Cards

Ridley’s Magic Trick Cards, 2011.

  • 2011
Sands & McDougall Aces & Jokers

Sands & McDougall Aces & Jokers

Sands & McDougall produced many beautiful Spade Aces and Jokers.

Glitch Playing Cards by Soleil Zumbrunn

Glitch Playing Cards by Soleil Zumbrunn

Glitch art is the aesthetic of digital or analog errors.

  • 2014
Sands & McDougall

Sands & McDougall

Sands & McDougall, playing card manufacturers, Melbourne, late 1890s-c.1970.

Starościanka

Starościanka

“Starościanka” playing cards manufactured by KZWP-Trefl (Poland).

  • 1979
Brewery Advertising

Brewery Advertising

Australian Brewery Advertising.

Spirit Playing Cards

Spirit Playing Cards

Standard court cards show the king, queen and jack looking sideways and diagonal; these elegant Spirit playing cards show the court characters front-facing.

  • 2015
Sands & McDougall Court Cards

Sands & McDougall Court Cards

Sands & McDougall Court Cards

Social Network Playing Cards

Social Network Playing Cards

Gwénolé Jaffrédou has designed a selection of social networking playing cards; featuring websites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

  • 2015
Jetsetter Playing Cards

Jetsetter Playing Cards

Jetsetter playing cards, inspired by aviation, air travel and jet-setting.

  • 2015
Cheers & Tears

Cheers & Tears

Cheers & Tears by John Waddington Ltd, 1963.

  • 1963
Pelaco

Pelaco

‘Pelaco’ playing cards with Aboriginal characters by Sands & McDougall, Australia, c.1930.

Cartes à Jouer Héron

Cartes à Jouer Héron

Promotional decks by Héron.

William Detmold Limited

William Detmold Limited

William Detmold Limited, manufacturers of playing cards.

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley playing cards published by The United States Playing Card Company, c.2002.

  • 2002
Billiken Minicartas

Billiken Minicartas

Children’s toy cards published in Argentina by Editorial Atlántida in the magazine “Billiken”, 1964.

  • 1964
Remembrance

Remembrance

“Remembrance” playing cards, courtesy of the American Legion, manufactured by Brown & Bigelow, c.1940.

  • 1940
Rhineland Pattern by KZWP

Rhineland Pattern by KZWP

Rhineland pattern by KZWP.

  • 1966
Catel & Farcy

Catel & Farcy

Catel & Farcy (Paris).

Ausgold by SNP

Ausgold by SNP

“Ausgold” by SNP Ausprint Pty Ltd

SNP Ausprint Jokers

SNP Ausprint Jokers

A series of SNP Ausprint jokers with the various wording and name changes

Australia

Australia

Playing cards from Australia.

John Sands

John Sands

John Sands had incorporated the earlier playing card manufacturing businesses of Hudson Industries Pty Ltd and Valentine Publishing Co.

ARRCO

ARRCO

ARRCO Playing Card Co., Chicago, c.1935 - 1987, when acquired by USPCC.

Comic Families

Comic Families

“Comic Families” card game from Australia, c.1940s