Playing cards from Australia
Advertising backs by William Detmold Ltd (Australia) c.1910-1920s
Hudson Industries Pty Ltd of Carlton in Victoria was first registered as a printing company in 1920. In the 1940s they registered their own distinctive ace of spades and joker
Reed Paper Products of Waterloo manufactured playing cards until the late 1970s
Formerly part of Singapore National Printers (SNP), the company went into receivership in April 2008.
Spicer & Detmold (1922-48) produced a lot of pictorial back designs. Most decks with picture backs were printed in 4 colours
William Detmold Limited, manufacturers of playing cards