Playing Cards from United Kingdom
House of Tudor
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by Adam Wintle
Randy Butterfield's House of Tudor playing cards feature detailed art in a high-quality collectible style.
Hoyle and his Legacy
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by Tony Hall
Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769) was an English writer who made his name by writing on whist and a selection of other games.
Hoyle v Foster: whose name should we remember?
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by Tony Hall
Hoyle’s name is associated with the rules by which many games are played, particularly card games But If anyone deserves to be regarded as the source of standard rules for most card games today it is not Hoyle but Robert Frederick Foster (1853-1945).
Hunt & Sons, 1820-1849
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by Simon Wintle
Hunt & Sons (1820-1849) was the first maker to modernise the court card designs with a complete re-drawing.
Hurry-Up Misfitz
Faulkner's “Hurry-Up Misfitz”, with some fine illustrations of vintage methods of transportation, was designed by George Lambert, c.1907
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!
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by Matt Probert
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter! promotional playing cards, 1997.
I. Hardy facsimile
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by Matt Probert
Facsimile edition of 19th century I. Hardy Exportation deck complete with reproduction tax wrapper, c.1980s.
Icelandic Chess playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Innovative "Icelandic Chess" pack, designed by Tryggvi Magnússon and manufactured by Alf Cooke Ltd (Universal Playing Card Co., Leeds) in 1942.
Iddy Umpty
“Iddy Umpty” card game based around learning to read the Morse Code Alphabet. by Thomas de la Rue & Co., Ltd, c.1905
Ilford playing cards
Colourful advertising pack for Ilford designed by Mario Grasso, based on standard English courts.
Illustrated Playing Cards, c.1740
Illustrated playing cards featuring comical engravings and rhymes about saints, c.1740.
Imperial Club playing cards
Large index broad size cards by AGMüller using a special red ink suitable for casinos.
Imperial Royal Pack
Imperial Royal Playing Cards published by S. & J. Fuller, London, 1828. The court cards show portraits of historical figures of England, Spain, Turkey and France.
Insight Institute Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
During the late 1940s and 1950s The Insight Institute, of New Malden in Surrey, ran correspondence courses on the Tarot, which consisted of lessons with homework which was checked by tutors as well as a set of 'Authenticated' Tarot cards.
