Owen Jones: his work and his legacy - Part Two

59: Owen Jones (1809-74) and De La Rue

A selection of examples of Owen Jones's artwork printed by De La Rue.

Waddington’s 1940 Trade Brochure

Waddington’s 1940 Trade Brochure.

Gipsy Fortune Telling Cards

“Gipsy” fortune-telling cards with original artwork by Hylton Cock, published by Thomas de la Rue & ...

Tempest

Tempest is a family card game designed by W. Heath Robinson and published by Thomas de la Rue & Co. ...

Kikit

Kikit is an indoor football game made by De la Rue, c.1920.

De la Rue for export

Non-standard playing cards produced by De la Rue & Co. (London), c.1930s

28: How to Analyze and Differentiate Playing Card Plates (De La Rue, Waddington and the Berlin pattern [Französisches Bild])

My interest in postage stamp variants led me to apply the same principles to playing cards.

14: Back Designs

A few examples of the many interesting back designs.

5: De La Rue

In December 1831 Thomas de la Rue was granted his patent for printing playing cards by letterpress.

Owen Jones: his work and his legacy - Part One

Owen Jones: his work and his legacy - Part Three

De La Rue Part One

De La Rue Part Two

Jean Picart le Doux

Jean Picart le Doux playing cards, issued in 1957 to celebrate the company's 125th anniversary, feat...

De La Rue

De La Rue introduced letter-press printing into playing card production and his patent was granted i...

2000Pips Transformation Pack

2000Pips Transformation Pack

Barribal Series

William H. Barribal (1873 - 1956) was a London artist who created the Waddingtons 'Barribal' playing...

Lawrence & Cohen, New York

Lawrence & Cohen decided to hire Owen Jones, the English playing card designer who produced back des...

Owen Jones (1809-1874)

Owen Jones (1809-1874) was a Welsh architect and interior designer who designed the backs of playing...

The History of Playing Cards

Playing cards appear in European records in the late 14th century, but their earlier history lies fu...