English Electric Valve Company Ltd
Special pack made for the English Electric Valve Company Ltd Chelmsford, 1989.
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Special pack made for the English Electric Valve Company Ltd Chelmsford, with colour photographs of electrical components on each card, manufactured by Waddingtons Playing Card Co. Ltd, 1989. Each suit is colour coded with a different background colour.
E.E.V. started in 1947 as manufacturer of specialist valves for military and scientific applications. The company was renamed Marconi Applied Technology in 1999.
Above: Special pack made for the English Electric Valve Company Ltd Chelmsford, 1989. 52 cards + 2 jokers + blank card in box. The cards were printed in Singapore for Waddingtons Playing Card Co. Ltd in 1989.
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