Zodiac Club

Posted by Simon Wintle • August 02, 2014 at 08:42pm

Country of Origin: UK Keywords: pepys cooke zodiac

Zodiac Club Playing Cards for Pepys, c.1955-70

Above: ‘Zodiac Club Playing Cards’ manufactured by Alf Cooke for for Pepys, c.1955-70. The four indices are unusual for this era, and the back designs are also throwbacks to earlier designs. Images courtesy Matt Probert.

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Zodiac Club Playing Cards for Pepys, c.1971-75

Above: Waddingtons ‘Zodiac Club Playing Cards’ for Pepys, after Alf Cooke was taken over by the Amalgamated Playing Card Company Ltd in 1971. Image courtesy Ken Lodge.