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2015 • September

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

Rupert

Rupert

Rupert, a Pepys Game, 1973.

Wu-Pee

Wu-Pee

Wu-Pee card game by Pepys (Castell Bros Ltd), 1947.

Skid-o

Skid-o

Skid-o motorcycle card game by Pepys, 1951.

Roberts Brothers Ltd, Gloucester

Roberts Brothers Ltd, Gloucester

Roberts Brothers Ltd, Gloucester (Glevum Brand) ‘Old Maid’ card game, 1920s.

J. W. Spear and Sons: ‘Zoology’

J. W. Spear and Sons: ‘Zoology’

Quartet games with scientific illustrations became popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. J. W. Spear and Sons Zoology quartet game is a lesson in natural history.

N.A.S.A. Aircraft

N.A.S.A. Aircraft

Lessons of a Widowmaker and Other NASA Aircraft, c.2010.

Jacqueline Wilson Playing Cards

Jacqueline Wilson Playing Cards

“Jacqueline Wilson” playing cards were illustrated by Nick Sharratt and published by Winning Moves UK Ltd in 2007.

Chinese Roles of Beijing Opera

Chinese Roles of Beijing Opera

A very impressive deck of cards featuring 54 different images from “Chinese Roles of Beijing Opera” published by HCG Poker Productions, 2005

Empire Card Company: Star Playing Cards

Empire Card Company: Star Playing Cards

The “Star” special pack of playing cards manufactured by Thomas De la Rue under their Empire Card Co subsidiary, c.1910.

Grolsch Brewery

Grolsch Brewery

A somewhat unusual deck specially designed for Grolsch Breweries evoking self-expression and independence of spirit, c.2012

The Perishers

The Perishers

The Perishers, based on the TV cartoon series, published by Pepys in 1974.

Mercury One-2-One Situations

Mercury One-2-One Situations

Mercury ‘One-2-One Situations’ playing cards published by Mercury Communications.

Happy Families of the Nations

Happy Families of the Nations

Happy Families of the Nations published by Pepys Games, 1958.

Nu-Vue for TWA

Nu-Vue for TWA

Nu-Vue playing cards by Brown & Bigelow have novel courts and a special tint which are promoted as “the modern eye-saving concept in playing cards”

Secret Magic Cards

Secret Magic Cards

‘Secret Magic Cards’ published by Hanky Panky Toys Thailand Ltd., © World Magic International, 2006.

Manuf’d for L.N. Mann

Manuf’d for L.N. Mann

Standard English pattern manuf’d for L.N. Mann by Van Genechten, c.1890.

Willeb Cartes Piquet 502

Willeb Cartes Piquet 502

Éditions Willeb Cartes à Jouer Piquet - Belote - Manille Laquées 502

Jeu de Bataille

Jeu de Bataille

“Jeu de Bataille” card game published by Éditions Willeb, Paris. The court cards represent characters from different nationalities or ethnic groups who are presumably engaged in battle

Ian Schrager Hotels

Ian Schrager Hotels

Advertising/souvenir deck of cards associated with the Ian Schrager chain of luxury hotels.

Girl

Girl

Girl card game published by Pepys Games, 1955.

Interview with Tom and Judy Dawson from 52 Plus Joker

Interview with Tom and Judy Dawson from 52 Plus Joker

Interview with Tom and Judy Dawson from 52 Plus Joker. Chatting about the history of playing cards, uses of cards and collecting.

Ainu culture

Ainu culture

A terrific deck of cards made by Nintendo c.1979 with original designs on every card showing the Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan.

Film Fantasy

Film Fantasy

Pepys “Film Fantasy” card game based on MGM’s most popular 1939 film releases, issued just at the time when WW2 began

Ronia Genoese Pattern

Ronia Genoese Pattern

‘Ronia’ Genoese Pattern made in Hungary for the Dutch market, c.1970

Pneumatic Series ‘F’

Pneumatic Series ‘F’

De la Rue Pneumatic Series ‘F’ playing cards, c.1925.

Rūfa

Rūfa

Rūfa is a game designed by Ernest Legh and manufactured by De la Rue. The object is to build a pagoda with specially-designed cards without causing the building to collapse.

Madeira Souvenir

Madeira Souvenir

“Ilha da Madeira” Souvenir playing cards with 54 colour views of the archipelago.

Olivia’s Lucky Ladies

Olivia’s Lucky Ladies

“Olivia’s Lucky Ladies” glamour model playing cards produced by Ozone Productions Ltd, USA, 2004

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines

Malaysian-made deck of cards produced for Malaysian Airline Systems (MAS).

Tobacco advertising

Tobacco advertising

Advertising decks made in Belgium by A. Van Genechten, 1960s.

Legendary Land’s End

Legendary Land’s End

“Legendary Land’s End” deck by John Hinde showing photographic views of Land’s End, Cornwall (UK)

Marine Lives of Maldives

Marine Lives of Maldives

Souvenir deck from The Maldives depicting marine life in the Indian Ocean.

Panto

Panto

Panto card game designed by Neville Main and published by Pepys Games, 1956.