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Playing cards first arrived in England during the 15th century, but none have survived from such an early date.

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Waddingtons Aces of Spades, 1970 onwards

Waddingtons Aces of Spades, 1970 onwards

Waddingtons Aces of Spades, 1970 onwards

Waddingtons Nursery Rhymes 1975

Waddingtons Nursery Rhymes

Nursery rhyme playing cards by Waddingtons, Leeds, UK, 1975.

Waddy Productions

Waddy Productions

Waddy Productions Ltd was a member of the giant Amalgamated Press group and only published card games for a short period in the 1930s.

Wallace & Gromit 2009

Wallace & Gromit

Wallace & Gromit playing cards published by Marks & Spencer, 2009.

War on AIDS 2004

War on AIDS

War on AIDS playing cards published by ActionAid, United Kingdom, c. 2004.

Warburg Luxus Bridgekort 1930

Warburg Luxus Bridgekort

“Luxus Bridgekort” was specially designed by Barbara MacDonald in a vibrant Art Deco style for Warburg of Denmark in c.1930, and printed by Universal Playing Card Co. Ltd (England).

Wartime Snap

Wartime Snap

Wartime edition of Snap game by an anonymous publisher.

Watney’s Happy Families

Watney’s Happy Families

A vintage Watney's Coombe Reid & Co Ltd promotional card game distributed by the brewery to their customers in c.1930

Weights and Measures 1910

Weights and Measures

“Weights and Measures” card game by John Jaques & Son, Ltd., c.1910, a reminder of some of our more archaic units of measurement.

Welsh Brewery Playing Cards

Welsh Brewery Playing Cards

Welsh Brewery Playing Cards

Welsh Cavalry 2012

Welsh Cavalry

Welsh Cavalry commemorative playing cards with illustrations by Dan Peterson, 2012.

What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw

“What the Butler Saw” playing cards depicting tasteful photography of the female body.

When three brands merge... 1962

When three brands merge...

After De la Rue factories were bombed in 1940 their cards were printed by Waddingtons. In 1962 Waddingtons and De la Rue combined forces to form the Amalgamated Playing Card Co.

Whist marker boxes

Whist marker boxes

The Camden Whist marker was being advertised by Goodall and son in 1872 as a new product.

Whist writers and pseudonyms

Whist writers and pseudonyms

Why did so many early writers about whist and other card games feel the need to write under a pseudonym?

Whitman card games 1970

Whitman card games

In the 1970s Whitman Publishing Co. ordered a series of popular games from Hong Kong for the UK market.

Who Buys? 1890

Who Buys?

Who Buys? by Multum in Parvo Company, c.1890.

Who Knows? 1900

Who Knows?

Who Knows? game of questions and answers produced by Adolf Sala Games, Berlin, c.1900.

Who’s Who 1939

Who’s Who

Who’s Who or Food for Thought, a wartime card game, c.1939.

Whot 1935

Whot

Whot was invented by William Henry Storey in 1935. It comes from the days when friends and family played indoor games by the fireside.