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2015 • October

Selected Year: 2015
Selected Month: October
Total Articles: 4,432

DWYN

DWYN

Dwyn - a card game about Welsh history designed by Simon Grennan and Christopher Sperandio, 2006.

Non-standard deck by Maillard

Non-standard deck by Maillard

Attractive deck by the Portuguese maker Maillard, c.1885 with scenic aces and German-style courts

Atlantic Playing Card Co

Atlantic Playing Card Co

Atlantic Playing Card Co., Inc. promoted Bridge Ensemble boxes and companion accessories.

Thomas Walters Transformation

Thomas Walters Transformation

Hand-drawn transformation pack dated 1874 with the name Thomas Walters on the ace of spades.

Canadian National Railways

Canadian National Railways

Canadian National Railways souvenir deck, dated to 1927. Every card is gilt edged, and carries a different photograph of Canada.

Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland Maritime Deck

Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland Maritime Deck

Dutch Maritime pack designed by J.Verhoeven and printed by Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland c1938

A Motley Pack

A Motley Pack

A book titled “On The Cards” or “A Motley Pack” by Garnet Walch (1843-1913) was published in Melbourne (Australia) and illustrated by George Gordon McCrae in 1875.

Tarjetas de la Felicidad

Tarjetas de la Felicidad

“Tarjetas de la Felicidad” containing positive mental affirmations by Lauro Trevisan, Buenos Aires (Argentina) c.2001

Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure

Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure

Schwarzkopf BC Bonacure playing cards promoting the ultimate hair perfection.

Vincenz Raimund Grüner 1809

Vincenz Raimund Grüner 1809

Transformation cards designed and engraved by Vincenz Raimund Grüner, Vienna, 1809

Sony Tape Rock ‘N’ Pop Playing Cards

Sony Tape Rock ‘N’ Pop Playing Cards

Deck featuring “18 Rock ‘n’ Pop” Superstars portrayed on the court cards and jokers by eight of Britain’s leading illustrators.

Die Neue ÖVP

Die Neue ÖVP

Promotional deck for the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) printed by Piatnik, 1996.

Wimbledon

Wimbledon

Wimbledon card game published by Pepys (Castell Bros Ltd), 1959.

Announcing Ken Lodge’s Blog

Announcing Ken Lodge’s Blog

We're excited to announce that Ken Lodge, one of the foremost experts on the standard English pattern, is relocating his blog to the World of Playing Cards. From now onwards you will be able to enjoy Ken's insights and opinions here from Ken's new blog page.

Round Britain

Round Britain

Round Britain card game published by Pepys Games, 1955.

Cartes à Jouer Espagnoles

Cartes à Jouer Espagnoles

Cartes à Jouer Espagnoles Héron - Catalan pattern.

Hand-Painted Transformation, c.1800-20

Hand-Painted Transformation, c.1800-20

An early 19th century set of hand-painted transformation playing cards depicting contemporary scenes from Georgian society

Round the World

Round the World

Round the World card game published by Pepys, 1961.

GoFishFriday

GoFishFriday

GoFishFriday is a unique deck of playing cards designed and created in an offbeat and quirky horror-punk style by Catch Phrase Dan

Mas-Reynals Catalan Pattern

Mas-Reynals Catalan Pattern

Mas-Reynals standard Catalan pattern comes in several slightly different versions.

Tom and Jerry Snap

Tom and Jerry Snap

Tom and Jerry Snap published by Pepys Games, 1972.

A Pair of Transformation Packs

A Pair of Transformation Packs

Two similar but fascinatingly different hand-drawn transformation decks by the same artist, c.1875

Win-A-Lot

Win-A-Lot

Win-A-Lot card game by Pepys, first issued in 1951.