Playing Cards from United Kingdom
Happy Melox Families
The “Game of Happy Melox Families” was published by G. Clarke & Son of Thomas Street, London, in 1929.
Hardy
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by Simon Wintle
The Hardy family of playing card manufacturers began with Henry Hardy (1784-89) and continued through to Hardy & Sons who finally closed down in c.1840.
Harold Samuel Collection playing cards
The Harold Samuel Collection of Dutch and Flemish seventeenth-century artworks, United Kingdom, 2012.
Harry Rountree
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by Simon Wintle
Designs by Harry Rountree (1878-1950); Waddington's 1933 Trade Brochure.
Have A Go
Have A Go card game published by Photo-Briton Ltd featuring photographs of waxwork figures from Madame Tussaud’s, c.1950.
Heathen Divinities
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by Simon Wintle
Handmade playing cards from the British Museum depicting classical Greek and Roman gods and goddesses.
Heber Mardon (1840-1925)
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by Simon Wintle
Heber Mardon was born in 1840. With his father he founded the firm of Mardon and Son which, in 1863, became Mardon, Son & Hall.
Help Yourself Society
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by Simon Wintle
The “Help Yourself” Society was formed in 1927 to run fundraising activities for hospitals.
Henley-on-Thames playing cards
Calendar events and visitor attractions to be found in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
Henry Wheeler, manufacturer, c.1828
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by Donald Welsh
In 1836 Henry Wheeler was found guilty of using forged duty Aces of Spades.
Heraldic playing cards
Reproduction of Richard Blome’s Heraldic playing cards, 1684, presented to lady guests at WCMPC Summer Meeting in 1888.
Hewson
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by Simon Wintle
Antique English woodblock playing cards by a card maker named C. Hewson, mid-17th century.
Hewson Replica Pack
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by Simon Wintle
Hand-made replica 17th century English playing cards, based on museum originals.
