Archives
2017 • November
Illustrated Playing Cards, c.1740
Illustrated playing cards featuring comical engravings and rhymes about saints, c.1740.
Karl Gerich No.22: “Rouennais”
Karl Gerich’s hand-made design No.22: “Rouennais”, Victoria P.C.C, Bath (UK), 1990.
Hide & Seek with the Kings & Queens of England
Hide & Seek with the Kings & Queens of England by John Jaques & Son, c.1875.
Kem ‘Spanish’ playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Kem ‘Spanish’ playing cards appear to depict Spanish conquistadors © 1994.
Columbian Exposition Souvenir
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by Simon Wintle
Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893.
Detmold Advertising Backs
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by Jan Walls
Advertising backs by William Detmold Ltd (Australia) c.1910-1920s.
Piatnik No.97
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by Simon Wintle
Non-standard French-suited cards published by Ferd Piatnik & Sõhne, Vienna, c.1940s.
Moviestars
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by Matt Probert
Moviestars from the golden age of cinema by Offason AB of Sweden, c.2002.
Navarra Pattern, 1793
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by Simon Wintle
Navarra pattern by an unknown cardmaker with initials I. I., 1793.
Art Nouveau Rommé • Canasta • Bridge
Elegant gold-printed playing cards in Jugendstil style designed by Otto Benz for Renault, 1987.
Geographical Playing Cards, c.1682
Geographical playing cards sold by Henry Brome, second edition, c.1682.
On Spec
“On Spec” is a round game based on selling stocks and shares, published by John Jaques & Son, c.1920.