Brotherton, 1789-1840

Brotherton, 1789-1840

Brotherton is recorded as operating at 13 Little Britain (London) from 1789-1840. In 1851 his factory was burnt down. Brotherton was also in partnership with Robert Whitaker from c.1828-1860.

Above: standard single-ended English playing cards manufactured by Brotherton with 'Garter' Ace of Spades and traditional woodblock and stencil courts, c.1820s. The court cards are very similar to those of other manufacturers of the time, e.g. Hardy.

By Simon Wintle

Member since February 01, 1996

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Curator and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.