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Closely following the development of visual advertising in general, such as on labels, packaging, posters and TV commercials, advertising playing cards seek to find ways to associate products with our inner desires and longings, with our identity and who we want to be. Some packs are widely distributed as part of larger promotions, others are more exclusive. In some cases single cards are collected from inside the advertised product, thereby stimulating further sales to complete a full set.

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Vac-tric Electric Vacuum Cleaners 1930

Vac-tric Electric Vacuum Cleaners

Vac-tric Electric Vacuum Cleaner playing cards manufactured by De la Rue, 1930s.

VELCAP, c.1960-65 1960

VELCAP, c.1960-65

Advertising pack for Lutz Ferrando y Cía Opticians, c.1960.

Velux 1990

Velux

Velux - la fenêtre de toit de qualité, c.1990.

Velux International 1988

Velux International

Publicity pack for the Danish company, Velux, manufacturers of roof windows and skylights.

Virginia Slims 1985

Virginia Slims

Tasteful advertising pack promoting Virginia Slims cigarettes.

Volvo playing cards 1995

Volvo playing cards

Celebrating 50 years of innovation in Volvo car design.

VR-VISA

VR-VISA

VR-VISA playing cards published by VR Group, the state-owned railway company in Finland.

Waddington’s 1933 Trade Brochure 1933

Waddington’s 1933 Trade Brochure

Waddington’s 1933 Trade Brochure.

Walkers Shortbread

Walkers Shortbread

Advertising Deck for Walkers Shortbread, c.1998.

Washington Wine 2004

Washington Wine

Washington Wine illustrated playing cards, USA, 2004.

Welsh Brewery Playing Cards

Welsh Brewery Playing Cards

Welsh Brewery Playing Cards

Werbung die Sticht 1982

Werbung die Sticht

“Werbung die Sticht” deck with artwork by Fritz Bünzli to promote advertising on playing cards by AG Müller 1982.

What can we learn from mini-booklet advertisements?

What can we learn from mini-booklet advertisements?

Over the years I have collected a large number of mini-booklets and pocket guides offering rules and play guidance on a wide variety of games.

Whyte & Mackay Lucky Lions 2017

Whyte & Mackay Lucky Lions

Whyte & Mackay Lucky Lions playing cards, United Kingdom, 2017

Wiggins Teape “Hi-Speed” playing cards 1970

Wiggins Teape “Hi-Speed” playing cards

Wiggins Teape “Hi-Speed” playing cards manufactured by Waddingtons, c.1970.

Wills’s Happy Families game 1930

Wills’s Happy Families game

Wills’s “Happy Families” cards were issued by the Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland) Limited in around 1930.

Wine Labels & Chocolate Biscuits 2022

Wine Labels & Chocolate Biscuits

‘Pinta en Copas’ playing card-themed wine labels sold at Día Supermarkets.

Wolfgang Dorn Werbe 1985

Wolfgang Dorn Werbe

Designs by Jürgen Pankarz for the 20th anniversary of the Wolfgang Dorn advertising agency, Cologne.

Yowie 1999

Yowie

Yowie Game Cards, a promotional item supplied by Cadbury Ltd and published by Kidcorp, c.1999.

Zole 1936

Zole

Alfreds Scwedrevitz playing card designs used to advertise Zole Vodka but which were never published.