Lawrence & Cohen, New York
Lawrence & Cohen decided to hire Owen Jones, the English playing card designer who produced back designs for De La Rue (London).
Lawrence & Cohen, New York
Lawrence & Cohen enjoyed the services of Owen Jones who had designed many beautiful back designs for De La Rue. This Ace of Spades, c.1865, closely resembles that of De la Rue but it was soon modified by the substitution of an eagle for the crown at the top.
Above: Lawrence & Cohen standard double-ended playing cards printed from De la Rue plates, c.1865. The courts are identical to those used in DLR's own cards.
By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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