Playing Cards from Scotland

Andersons of Edinburgh
Andersons of Edinburgh began publishing playing cards in the late 1920s and several brands are known, including ‘Clan Tartan’, ‘Masquerade’ and ‘Thistle’

Bell’s Patience playing cards
Bell’s Patience playing cards, United Kingdom, 2006

Caledonian Airways “European Phrases”
“European Phrase” playing cards produced for Caledonian Airways, 1994.

Cape Wrath
Images from the Ministry of Defence Cape Wrath Training Centre, Sutherland, Scotland. Published 2010.

Clans & Tartans of Scotland
“Clans & Tartans of Scotland” deck of cards designed and illustrated by Romilly Squire, 1997.

Dundas & Wilson Deal Winners
“Deal Winners” promotional pack for Dundas & Wilson law firm.

Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme covers from 1956 to 2016 published by Winning Moves UK Ltd.

Fred Basset
Fred Basset card game published by Pepys in 1977 based on the cartoon strip by Alex Graham.

Glenfiddich the independent spirit
Glenfiddich whisky advertising playing cards from Scotland, United Kingdom.

Glorious Scotland
54 photographic views of Scotland by Duncan I. McEwan.

Happy Guides
Happy Guides by James Brown & Son (Glasgow) Ltd. around 1910/1915.

Hendrick’s Gin
Nice advertising deck for Hendrick’s Gin, c.2015.

Highland Hospice
54 different personalities from the city of Inverness published by the Highland Hospice.

Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots and other Tudor period dignitaries, published by Piatnik, 1990.

Monkey Shoulder playing cards
Monkey Shoulder whisky advertising playing cards, United Kingdom.

Perthshire Playing Cards
Perthshire Playing Cards with photography by Duncan McEwan, 2014.

Scottish Legends
Scottish Legends playing cards illustrated by Mark Oxbrow. published by R Somerville, Edinburgh, 1998.

Scottish Picture Playing Cards
Scottish Picture Playing Cards featuring photographs by Colin Baxter.

Soroptimist International Scotland South Region
Celebrating 100 years of Soroptimist International, 1921-2021.

Souvenir of Scotland
52 Selected Views of Scotland produced for United Cigar & Tobacco Co. Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland by Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd.