Thomas De la Rue & Co Ltd
Prince of Wales National Relief Fund 1914
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by Matt Probert
A two-pack patience set produced by Thomas De la Rue on behalf of the Prince of Wales National Relief Fund in 1914.
Printing of Playing Cards: Letterpress
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by Simon Wintle
Some notes on the manufacture of playing cards taken from Thomas De la Rue's patent, 1831.
Prophet Fortune Telling Cards
Prophet Fortune Telling Cards copyright and made by Thomas de la Rue & Co., 1933.
Rūfa
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by Simon Wintle
Rūfa is a game designed by Ernest Legh and manufactured by De la Rue. The object is to build a pagoda with specially-designed cards without causing the building to collapse.
Rufford Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Rufford playing cards is one of several brand names used by Boots for their stationery department, and probably the most popular.
Simpson (Piccadilly) playing cards
Innovative advertising pack for Simpsons of Piccadilly designed by André François.
Souvenir Views of Scotland Playing Cards
52 selected views of Scotland by De La Rue (Waddingtons) for GlenAlan Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, c.1960s.
Spanish suited pack for Nestlé
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited pack produced by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd for South America.
Spin & Old Maid
Lovely Victorian family card game with illustrations by the famous humorous artist, cartoonist and illustrator Richard Doyle (1824-1883)
Stop Thief & Snip-Snap
Another late Victorian family card game by Thomas de la Rue & Co Ltd, c.1895 with beautifully illustrated period characters.
Tempest
Tempest is a family card game designed by W. Heath Robinson and published by Thomas de la Rue & Co. Ltd, c.1920s
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.
The Search for New Games in the late 19th century
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by Tony Hall
A few new games survived and are still around today; most came and went and are only witnessed in the literature by the equivalent of a vapour trail.
Travel Agent
Travel Agent is a card game designed by Martin A. Foley and manufactured by Thomas de la Rue & Co Ltd, c.1960.
Vac-tric Electric Vacuum Cleaners
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by Simon Wintle
Vac-tric Electric Vacuum Cleaner playing cards manufactured by De la Rue, 1930s.
Warburg’s Skandinaviske Bridge Kort
“Warburg’s Skandinaviske Bridge Kort” published by Aktieselskabet Emil Jensen, København, c.1935.
What can we learn from mini-booklet advertisements?
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by Tony Hall
Over the years I have collected a large number of mini-booklets and pocket guides offering rules and play guidance on a wide variety of games.
When three brands merge...
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by Simon Wintle
After De la Rue factories were bombed in 1940 their cards were printed by Waddingtons. In 1962 Waddingtons and De la Rue combined forces to form the Amalgamated Playing Card Co.