Archives
2017 • April
Jeu de Cartes Napoléon
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by Matt Probert
Deck created by Matéja celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Napoleon (1769-1969)
Farmyard Cries
Farmyard Cries card game, designed by Racey Helps and published by Pepys Games, 1952.
Fair Play cross cultural playing cards
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by Matt Probert
“Fair Play” cross cultural playing cards illustrated by Canadian artist Stephen B. MacInnes.
Progressive Whist Cards
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by Tony Hall
There are references to “progressive whist” or “whist drives” during the 19th and early years of the 20th century but this form of the game came into its own during the 1920s and 30s.
Scottish Picture Playing Cards
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by Matt Probert
Scottish Picture Playing Cards featuring photographs by Colin Baxter.
Divine Art
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by Simon Wintle
Divine Art Playing Cards by Sunish Chabba & Guru Playing Card Company, 2016.
Find Out
Find Out mystery card game based on the Find Out books by Enid Blyton, published by Pepys, 1958.
Thoth Tarot – Aleister Crowley Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
Aleister Crowley Tarot – the sombre luminary – Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris worked on the illustrations between 1938 and 1943
East African Playing Cards
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by Matt Probert
East African Playing Cards by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1957.
Chérie
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by Matt Probert
Chérie No 7022 designed by Hans & Louise Neupert, nice vibrant artwork, swinging 60s
Biermans Genoese pattern
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by Matt Probert
Biermans Genoese pattern for Clayson agricultural machinery, late 1960s.
The Blue Train (Bloutrein)
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by Matt Probert
“The Blue Train” playing cards from the luxury train service in South Africa.