Jumbo Bridge 88
Cards with jumbo indices were introduced in 1895, and were given the subtitle '88'.
Jumbo Bridge 88
The United States Playing Card Company, 1917
Cards with jumbo indexes were first introduced by USPCC in 1895, and were given the subtitle '88'. Over the years wide and narrow-sized cards were issued, and a variety of Jokers were used, often taken from other brands.
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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