Playing Cards from United Kingdom

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Playing cards first arrived in England during the 15th century, but none have survived from such an early date.

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Railway Posters Playing Cards

by Roddy Somerville
May 18, 2023

54 classic images from a bygone age of railway travel from the National Railway Museum, York.

1999

Rainbow

by Rex Pitts (1940-2021)
Oct 05, 2020

Rainbow card game and colour mixing guide printed by Goodall & Sons for Robert Johnson, c.1920.

1920

Rally

by Rex Pitts (1940-2021)
Sep 27, 2005

Rally card game by Pepys, 1955.

1955

Rameses Fortune Telling

by Simon Wintle
Sep 16, 2010

The Rameses Fortune Telling Cards were manufactured by Chas. Goodall & Son Ltd, London, c.1910, around the same time as Rameses The Egyptian Wonderworker, was performing.

1910

Regime Change Begins at Home

by Peter Burnett
Nov 03, 2022

“Regime Change Begins at Home” playing cards designed by Noel Douglas, c. 2003.

2003

Rex Pitts (1940-2021)

by Simon Wintle
Aug 19, 2021

We are deeply saddened by news of the passing of Anthony Rex Pitts (1940-2021).

Reynolds c.1809-1885

by Simon Wintle
Feb 13, 2010

Joseph Reynolds had been producing playing cards in the traditional method since c.1809.

Reynolds c.1830

by Simon Wintle
Feb 13, 2010

Woodblock and stencil playing cards, produced by Reynolds & Sons c.1830-1850.

1830

Reynolds non-standard

by Simon Wintle
Feb 13, 2010

Sometime around c.1850 Reynolds & Sons produced this non-standard or variant pack with courts inspired by Continental designs, based loosely on the French 'Paris' pattern.

Rider Waite Tarot - details compared

by Saskia Jansen
Sep 09, 2013

After the first edition of the Rider-Waite tarot in 1909 four further editions were published till approx 1940. These differ in several attributes: outline artwork, colours, lettering and card thickness.