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Jeu de Cartes Napoléon

Jeu de Cartes Napoléon

Deck created by Matéja celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of Napoleon (1769-1969)

Rush Hour

Rush Hour

“Rush Hour” by Universal Publications Ltd, London, c.1935.

Farmyard Cries

Farmyard Cries

Farmyard Cries card game, designed by Racey Helps and published by Pepys Games, 1952.

Uback

Uback

Uback horse racing game patent specification, Chad Valley Co Ltd, 1922.

Fair Play cross cultural playing cards

Fair Play cross cultural playing cards

“Fair Play” cross cultural playing cards illustrated by Canadian artist Stephen B. MacInnes.

Progressive Whist Cards

Progressive Whist Cards

There are references to “progressive whist” or “whist drives” during the 19th and early years of the 20th century but this form of the game came into its own during the 1920s and 30s.

Scottish Picture Playing Cards

Scottish Picture Playing Cards

Scottish Picture Playing Cards featuring photographs by Colin Baxter.

Divine Art

Divine Art

Divine Art Playing Cards by Sunish Chabba & Guru Playing Card Company, 2016.

Find Out

Find Out

Find Out mystery card game based on the Find Out books by Enid Blyton, published by Pepys, 1958.

Thoth Tarot – Aleister Crowley Tarot

Thoth Tarot – Aleister Crowley Tarot

Aleister Crowley Tarot – the sombre luminary – Crowley and Lady Frieda Harris worked on the illustrations between 1938 and 1943

East African Playing Cards

East African Playing Cards

East African Playing Cards by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1957.

Chérie

Chérie

Chérie No 7022 designed by Hans & Louise Neupert, nice vibrant artwork, swinging 60s

The Summer Palace

The Summer Palace

The Summer Palace, Beijing, China, c.1998.

Biermans Genoese pattern

Biermans Genoese pattern

Biermans Genoese pattern for Clayson agricultural machinery, late 1960s.

The Blue Train (Bloutrein)

The Blue Train (Bloutrein)

“The Blue Train” playing cards from the luxury train service in South Africa.