Playing Cards from United Kingdom
Thomas Creswick
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by Simon Wintle
Thomas Creswick was a paper-maker and wholesale stationer. Playing cards were produced from c.1820 onwards.
Thomas Walters Transformation
Hand-drawn transformation pack dated 1874 with the name Thomas Walters on the ace of spades.
Thomas Wheeler
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by Simon Wintle
Thomas Wheeler appears in directories at 2 Richbell St (1799), 8 Middle Row, Holborn (1801), 118 Holborn Hill (1802-07) and 127 Holborn Hill (1807-21).
Thomson-Leng Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
The Thomson-Leng Tarot Cards were issued by the publishers of women's magazines during the 1930s. The cards are loosely based upon the Rider-Waite tarot.
Thoth Tarot – Aleister Crowley Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
Aleister Crowley Tarot – the sombre luminary – Crowley and Lady Freda Harris worked on the illustrations between 1938 and 1943
Three Bears Snap
“Three Bears Snap” was designed by A. E. Kennedy and published by C. W. Faulkner & Co., c.1930s.
Toby’s Family Playing Cards
“Toby’s Family Playing Cards” published by G. Heath Robinson & J. Birch Ltd, London, 1920s.
Tower Press children’s card games
A series of card games for children published by Tower Press during the 1950s which evoke the optimism and love of fun of that era.
Transformation c.1880
Transformation playing cards hand-drawn on a pack manufactured by Hunt’s Playing Card Manufacturing Co Ltd c.1880
Transformation Playing Cards, 1811
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by Simon Wintle
Transformation playing cards, first published in 1811. Each card bears a picture in which the suit marks are concealed within the design. This artistic exercise began as a late 18th century pastime.
