Waddington’s Encore Series
Waddington’s Encore Series 1933.


Waddington’s Encore Series 1933
WADDINGTON’S "ENCORE" SERIES, 1933
Designs by Barribal and others
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Several of the above designs were already featured in 1929 advertisements, e.g. Guitarrista, Bailarina. |

Above: “Bailarina” back design by Barribal, gold edged cards. The front of the box has the words "MADE IN ENGLAND," "Playing Cards," and "HENRY BIRKS & SONS, LIMITED" all embossed in gold. The Canadian Excise duty stamp was used during the period 1915-1928. Image courtesy Joshua Fishbein.

By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator 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.