Bridge
A New Look at the Evolution of Whist Markers and Gaming Counters
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by Tony Hall
This article aims to illustrate the evolution of whist and gaming counters from the 18th century to the 20th.
Agatha Christie and card games
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by Tony Hall
Agatha Christie uses card-play as a primary focus of a story, and as a way of creating plots and motives for characters.
Atlantic Playing Card Co
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by Simon Wintle
Atlantic Playing Card Co., Inc. promoted Bridge Ensemble boxes and companion accessories.
Bridge advertising playing cards by La Cubana
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by Simon Wintle
Bridge advertising playing cards for Morganite Carbon, manufactured by La Cubana, S.A., Tulipan 108, Mexico 4, D.F., c.1980s.
Bridge Challenger®
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by Matt Probert
“Bridge Challenger®” by Fidelity Electronics, 1975 - better living through science.
Bridge Markers and bridge scoring methods
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by Tony Hall
Bridge Markers and bridge scoring methods 1900-1930
Canasta
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by Simon Wintle
Canasta is a card game of the Rummy family which originated in Uruguay probably about 1947.
Card Game Items and contemporary advertisements
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by Tony Hall
It is often difficult to identify the origin, manufacturer and date of a card game boxed set and other card game artifacts.
Club Bridge
Modiano’s ‘Club Bridge’ is a new edition of a stylish deck originally published in c.1895.
Cribbage Board Collection part 4
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by Tony Hall
A collection of antique and vintage Cribbage Boards by Tony Hall, part 4.
De La Rue Pocket Guides
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by Tony Hall
The 19th Century saw the production, by all of the major companies, of pocket guides or “mini-books” on every type of game.
EPCS August 1990 Newsletter Members Only
Winnie-the-Pooh • Anniversaries • Isle of Man • Noddy Happy Families • 1984 Worshipful Company Pack • Bridge • Comedia Playing Cards • Thomas De La Rue • MAZAWATTEE • OXO • The Rose of the Orient Film Series • Snap • Alice in Wonderland
EPCS August 1991 Newsletter Members Only
Royal Birthdays: HM The Queen, Prince Philip, Princess of Wales • CWS SNAP • OXO • Thomas De La Rue • Nestle's Happy Families • W.D. & H.O. WILLS • Bristol Cigarettes • Brooklands • Henry VIII Quincentenary • Wild Woodbine • Harrods • Richard Doyle • Bridge & Whist • Fashionable Piquet-Player • Elaine Lewis • Barribal
EPCS August 1999 Newsletter Members Only
Worshipful Company Pack: Declaration of War • World Cup Cricket 1999 • Hand Decorated Transformation Pack: De La Rue • Happy Families Book • Times of Early Long Cardlers: Michael Cooper • English Standard Card Manufacturers: Stopforth • New Issues: Showjumping, Postcards, Sporting • Metamorphoses: Comical Characters • Woolworths: Retail Revolution • Score Cards: Whist & Bridge • Nursery Rhyme Snap • Non Standard Packs: Floral Pack • Odds and Ends: Unidentified Court Cards • Ephemera: Army & Navy Stores Catalogue
EPCS February 2002 Newsletter Members Only
Richard Edward • Rorkes Drift - ZULU • Benno • Sir Gurney Benham • Nursery Rhyme & Travel Snap • The Studio Prize Competition • Cavalier Playing Cards • Pepys Quiz - Answers • Rummy Soccer • Spear's New Games 1894 • Big Box Card Games • Astra • Religious Cards • Game Scorers & Trump Indicators • Goodall & Willis January 1880 • Card Donation • L.G. Sloan & Universal • Frustrating Bridge Hand • Fables • Poets of the Card Table • Animal Snap - Revisited
EPCS February 2008 Newsletter Members Only
Cries of London • Galumphus Rules • Merchant Ship Recognition • Mercers of Maidenhead • Zoo Boots • Playing Card Wrapping Machinery • Collecting Worshipful Cards • Onoto • Thetford Cards • Worshipful Company 2007-8 • Dr Who • J Lyons & Co • Deakin’s Political Cards • Bridge - Ideal & Unideal • Sabrina • Arithmetical Cards • Dutton’s Brewery • Happy Families / MIP
EPCS June 2007 Newsletter Members Only
Waddington Coat of Arms • Livery Bridge/Meteor • Wills Gift Scheme • Wills Goose Girl • Trial By Jury Revisited • SP & FTR Nov 1897 • DLR advert • Fortune Telling Pack • Belgian Aces • Rules of the Road • Jack Daniels Non-Standard • Lecardo Outfit • Karuta • Dr Who Adventures • Thomas Warrender • An Anglo-American Partnership • Happy Families Books • Zovello (part 2 of 3) • Where’s George? • Urania’s Mirror and Astronomia • Inter-Livery Bridge Competition • Shaped Cards • The Corporation Game • My Word Patent (WH Storey cont.) • Contact - An Old Favourite • Waddingtons 1st Ace • Theatre Adverts • Swedish Postcards • Van Genechten pack
EPCS June 2009 Newsletter Members Only
Spears Happy Families • Fleets Visit • Editorial • Feedback • Secretary’s Note • Chairman’s Notes • Spears Games Advert • Buccaneer Bridge • Quaker & Valentines • 80 Years On • Gamages 1913 Catalogue Advert • Once In A Lifetime • Dean & Manley • Mendelian HF • Heraldic Game • 25th Anniversary Photos • Costume Game • Pepys Standard Cards • Trial of James Knipe • Trial of John Blacklin • Uncarnot Tarot • Marcus Ward • The House that Jack Built • Curious Cards - Public Advertiser • Card Makers Own? • Crimea Game Pack • Crimea