Revokno playing cards

It seems entirely appropriate that green and orange colours should predominate in this pack from Ireland, given the colours of the Irish flag. No-revoke packs such as this one were popular in the late 1920s and in the 1930s, when it seems that this pack was produced. Here, the clubs are in green and the diamonds in orange. Ormond’s distinctive court card designs are present. However, the Ace of Spades is something of an enigma: the design on this ace, featuring a harp surmounted by the Round Tower at Glendalough, is not found on early Ormond packs but rather is associated with packs produced by Waddington after they had taken over the Ormond Ptg. Co. in 1935. Another puzzle is why Ormond is spelt with an ‘e’ on the tuck box. Admittedly, Ormonde is the more usual Irish spelling (Ormond being the Scottish one) but Ormond was the name of the printing company. ‘Revokno’ was clearly concocted to indicate that this was a no-revoke pack. • See the box

Above: Revokno playing cards made by Ormond Ptg. Co. Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, c1935. 52 cards + 2 (identical) Jokers + complaint slip in tuck box. Size: 58 x 89 mm.

• See the Complaint Slip . There is more about four-colour and no-revoke packs here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four-color_deck►