Carousel Playing Cards
Carousel Playing Cards commissioned by Tesco stores, 2019.
Carousel Playing Cards commissioned by Tesco stores, 2019, obviously aimed at children, age 3+. The courts in each suit have the same cheery comical design, just the indicators varying. See the Box►
Above: Carousel Playing Cards by an unknown maker in China commissioned by Tesco stores, 2019. Two jokers of the same design in different colours. The box carries a copyright date of 2019 on the reverse.
By Matt Probert
Member since March 02, 2012
View ArticlesI have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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