Ocean to Ocean Souvenir of Canada, c.1905
Ocean to Ocean Souvenir of Canada by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd, c.1905.
Goodall & Son made photographic souvenir decks for the Canadian market since the late 19th century and this one was first published in c.1905. The reverse shows the Canadian arms and each card has a different monochrome view of Canada. The box retains fragments of a tax label suggesting the deck was sold after 1915. See the Box►
Above: Ocean to Ocean Souvenir of Canada manufactured by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd, c.1905. 52 cards, each with a different view, plus joker, plus information card in telescopic box. Images courtesy Matt Probert.
By Matt Probert
United Kingdom • Member since March 02, 2012
I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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