Telecommunications

Astronaut
Astronaut card game published by Pepys Series (Castell Bros) celebrating the arrival of space travel, 1960s

Compagnie Industrielle des Téléphones
Publicity pack featuring various historical figures “on the ‘phone”.

Electrical Mah Jong
Electrical Mah Jong was produced by De La Rue for The Western Electric Company Ltd in 1924 for the Wembley Exhibition.

EPCS November 1985 Newsletter Members Only
The King of Spades (The English Court: Part 10) • Fragments from France • Games Packs Theme: Wireless • Beautiful Britain (Part 5) • Owen Jones and his card back designs • Metropolitan Vickers, War Games • Remembrance Day

Fujitsu playing cards
Colourful advertising pack for Fujitsu Limited, reminiscent of the flower power/psychedelic era.

Giffgaff
Giffgaff mobile network playing cards, 2015.

Globalstar
Naipes Globalstar TE.SA.M. Telefonía Satelital playing cards, manufactured by Gráfica 2001.

Mercury One-2-One Situations
Mercury ‘One-2-One Situations’ playing cards published by Mercury Communications.

Nokia II
Advertising pack for the Finnish firm Nokia showing different mobile phones.

Orange: Great Value, Free Rewards
“Orange: Great Value, Free Rewards” promotional playing cards published by Orange UK.

Phone and smart cards
Phonecards with playing card designs.

Radio Banker
Radio Banker by John Waddington Ltd for Marconiphone Co Ltd.

Sony IBC’86
Sony IBC’86 complimentary pack showcasing latest electronic and digital equipment as it stood in 1986.