“Remembrance” playing cards

“Remembrance” playing cards, courtesy of the American Legion, manufactured by Brown & Bigelow, c.1940. These court cards are their own designs, of which there are several versions with slight modifications.

Above: “Remembrance” playing cards, courtesy of the American Legion, manufactured by Brown & Bigelow, c.1940. 52 cards + joker + extra joker in box.

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Above: a slightly later edition of “Remembrance” Bridge playing cards, with the same court cards as above, manufactured by Brown & Bigelow. The box states that these cards are "Germ-proofed by Corobex". Images courtesy Matt Probert.

Above: “Remembrance” brand advertising deck by Brown and Bigelow, probably from c.1950. The phone number 122 for Seibert Pontiac car sales & service on the reverse may give a further clue to more precise dating. Photo courtesy Alicia Haynes.

By Matt Probert

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I 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.