Playing cards have been with us since the 14th century, when they first entered popular culture. Over the centuries packs of cards, in all shapes and sizes, have been used for games, gambling, education, conjuring, advertising, fortune telling, political messages or the portrayal of national or ethnic identity. Their popularity is undoubtedy due to the imaginative artwork and graphic design which is sometimes overlooked, and the “then & now” of how things have changed.
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El Oráculo de la Bruja
• August 12, 2019 at 10:15am“El Oráculo de la Bruja” fortune-telling cards, 2003. Read more →
Woman’s Hour
• July 11, 2019 at 05:34pmThe Woman’s Hour playing cards published by David Westnedge, 1996. Read more →
TDC Inc.
• July 10, 2019 at 03:35pm“TDC Inc.: a 20th Century American Playing Card Maker” by Michael Cooper. Read more →
Bicycle Civil War Deck
• July 08, 2019 at 01:29pmThe Civil War Deck designed by Jackson Robinson, 2017. Read more →
Bicycle Emotions
• July 07, 2019 at 07:56pmBicycle Emotions playing cards with custom emotions on the courts to help you bluff at cards, 2013. Read more →
Flintstones Happy Families
• July 06, 2019 at 08:34pmFlintstones Happy Families by J. W. Spear and Sons, c.1960. Read more →
Alphabetti Spaghetti
• July 03, 2019 at 08:57pmAlphabetti Spaghetti Happy Families game for Crosse & Blackwell c.1978. Read more →
Anne Stokes Collection
• June 30, 2019 at 04:25pmAnne Stokes Collection playing cards, 2010. Read more →
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