Chas Goodall and Son
Kuhn Khan and Cooncan: an update
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by Tony Hall
Kuhn Khan and Cooncan are pretty much exactly the same rummy-style game, but packaged and presented differently.
Majority Calling and Value Bidding in Auction Bridge; a little bit of history
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by Tony Hall
The centuries-old game of Whist mutated through various stages into Contract Bridge as we know it today in a little over thirty years. Here Tony Hall describes and contrasts one small, but significant, stage in the process as it evolved on the two sides of the Atlantic.
Miniature Card Dominoes
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by Tony Hall
A miniature set of Goodall domino cards (5.9 x 3.5 cms) still in perfect condition.
Nineteenth Century Pack
A magnificent example of Goodall & Son’s range of chromolithographed Commemorative playing cards from the late nineteenth century..
Ocean to Ocean Canada Souvenir
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by Simon Wintle
“Ocean to Ocean” Canadian Pictorial Souvenir packs by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd, c.1906 & 1911.
Ocean to Ocean Souvenir of Canada, c.1905
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by Matt Probert
Ocean to Ocean Souvenir of Canada by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd, c.1905.
Pashas
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by Matt Probert
“Pasha” is one of Charles Goodall’s brands which first appeared in c.1898 and was retained until after the De la Rue takeover.
Playing Card Design
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by Simon Wintle
The playing card calls for artistic treatment and although the constrained size imposes some limitations there is an almost bewildering wealth and variety of designs in playing cards and their tuck boxes. The serious player requires design to be unobtrusive so that aesthetic considerations remain in the background. However, with modern manufacturing technology more eye-catching designs are becoming popular as gifts, collectibles and for their attractive appearance.
Progressive Whist Cards
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by Tony Hall
There are references to “progressive whist” or “whist drives” during the 19th and early years of the 20th century but this form of the game came into its own during the 1920s and 30s.
Progressive Whist Cards - page 3
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by Tony Hall
There were various Sports and Sporting Whist themes... and tobacco advertising on score cards.
Rainbow
Rainbow card game and colour mixing guide printed by Goodall & Sons for Robert Johnson, c.1920.
Rameses Fortune Telling
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by Simon Wintle
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.
Shakespeare 300th Anniversary
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by Simon Wintle
Shakespeare 300th Anniversary playing cards designed by John Leighton (1822-1912).
Spanish suited pack for Nestlé
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited pack produced by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd for South America.
The Evolution of Bezique boxed sets, 1869 to 1990
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by Tony Hall
The first company to register Bezique materials with Stationers’ Hall was Josh Reynolds & Son in September 1869.
The Evolution of Whist and Bridge Boxed Sets, 1870s – 1930s
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by Tony Hall
Boxed sets of cards, markers, scorers and rule booklets have been around for many decades. Some of the "shop perfect" items in my collection are well over 100 years old.