Paper
Handmade playing cards
Non-standard designs on Nepalese handmade paper for Pilgrims Book House, Kathmandu, Nepal, c.2000.
Joseph Bardou & Fils cigarette papers
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by Simon Wintle
Delightful pack advertising Joseph Bardou & Fils cigarette papers for the Philippines.
Linweave Tarot
The Linweave Tarot is actually an elaborate set of paper samples from the Pulp, Paper and Board Division of Brown Company, New York.
Paper and Cardboard
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by Simon Wintle
The manufacture of the pasteboard used for playing cards contains a number of interesting processes including mingling, pasting and drying.
Reed Paper Products
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by John Daniels
Reed Paper Products of Waterloo manufactured playing cards until the late 1970s.
Thomas Creswick
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by Simon Wintle
Thomas Creswick was a paper-maker and wholesale stationer. Playing cards were produced from c.1820 onwards.
Wiggins Teape “Hi-Speed” playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Wiggins Teape “Hi-Speed” playing cards manufactured by Waddingtons, c.1970.
Wrappers
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards were traditionally sold inside paper wrappers, which were usually thrown away.