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« on: July 20, 2014, 07:15:26 PM »
 

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Have you antique photos where we see antique playing cards but where we can recognize the maker or the name of the deck ?

I begin with two :

1 :  A young woman has in her hand four antique American Kalamazoo aces.

2 : Three men play poker with an antique Bicycle deck, Expert (or Old Fan?) back.

Now it is your turn.. Thank you in advance to everyone who will participate  ;)
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2014, 03:22:08 AM »
 

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Have you antique photos where we see antique playing cards but where we can recognize the maker or the name of the deck ?

I begin with two :

1 :  A young woman has in her hand four antique American Kalamazoo aces.

2 : Three men play poker with an antique Bicycle deck, Expert (or Old Fan?) back.

Now it is your turn.. Thank you in advance to everyone who will participate  ;)

There's an entire book of photos like these, only recently released.  I think Larry Lubliner wrote it.  I'm pretty sure it's for sale at dananddave.com.

BTW: the subjects of the photos would never have called them "antique" at the time the photo was actually taken.  You could, in theory, call EVERYTHING you see in the photos "antique" if you think about it, so why call any of them antique?  :))

After a close examination of the image scans, I'm thinking that the deck used in the second photo was the Expert Back rather than the Old Fan Back.  My reasoning is that, while the resolution of the scan isn't high enough for a great amount of detail, it is plainly visible that the images in the corners of the deck back design are perfectly round, as you would find in the Expert Back, and not more "oval"/fan-shaped as you would find in the Old Fan Back.
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2014, 07:48:22 AM »
 

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Have you antique photos where we see antique playing cards but where we can recognize the maker or the name of the deck ?

I begin with two :

1 :  A young woman has in her hand four antique American Kalamazoo aces.

2 : Three men play poker with an antique Bicycle deck, Expert (or Old Fan?) back.

Now it is your turn.. Thank you in advance to everyone who will participate  ;)
This is a great idea. I think we have a few and will check around our albums over the next week or so.
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Re: Old playing cards photos
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2014, 02:49:16 PM »
 

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Here's a fun one...
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« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2014, 09:51:14 PM »
 

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Here's a fun one...

Oooh, the Big Bicycle deck!  Nice!
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« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2014, 11:32:39 AM »
 

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Here's a fun one...

Very nice pix!! Thank you for your participation Joseph ;)
Here is one other than I found recently, maybe a Samuel Hart Pinochle deck ?
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Very nice pix!! Thank you for your participation Joseph ;)
Here is one other than I found recently, maybe a Samuel Hart Pinochle deck ?

Not pinochle.  Among the cards on the table are a two and a four.  Poker deck, more likely. Maybe bridge, but the size looks more like poker.
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« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2014, 11:12:05 PM »
 

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That is a wonderful photograph. I wonder if the layout of the cards can be identified as a specific game. Solitaire? Fortune telling? Whatever it is, she clearly does not approve!
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Here is an official portrait of Andrew Dougherty, a major manufacturer of Antique Playing Cards in the United States.
I hope you enjoy it!

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« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2014, 04:37:45 PM »
 

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These are fantastic images!!! The Andrew Dougherty pic is superb!!! Thank you for sharing.

While it's not that old, here's Groucho Marx and a contestant on YOU BET YOUR LIFE holding jumbo sized rider back 808s.



Image attribution given here.
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These are fantastic images!!! The Andrew Dougherty pic is superb!!! Thank you for sharing.

While it's not that old, here's Groucho Marx and a contestant on YOU BET YOUR LIFE holding jumbo sized rider back 808s.



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I am quite sure the 'contestant' is none other than the famous bridge expert Charles Goren. Marx was know for his passion for bridge.
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I am quite sure the 'contestant' is none other than the famous bridge expert Charles Goren. Marx was know for his passion for bridge.

The Getty website says the 'contestant' is Sanita Pelkey. Did Mr. Goren have an alias?
 

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I am quite sure the 'contestant' is none other than the famous bridge expert Charles Goren. Marx was know for his passion for bridge.

The Getty website says the 'contestant' is Sanita Pelkey. Did Mr. Goren have an alias?

It's mis-titled.  The very next image at the Getty website shows Groucho with a woman in a lovely sweater - she's described as Sanita Pelkey, Moulin Rouge showgirl.

http://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/pictured-groucho-marx-and-moulon-rouge-showgirl-sanita-news-photo/138375902
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The 'lovely sweater' certainly isn't Charles Goren!
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The 'lovely sweater' certainly isn't Charles Goren!
This is Charles Goren.
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This is Charles Goren.

I guess that would make more sense than Sanita Pelkey. Especially seeing as how Mr. Goren is holding 13 cards.
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The 'lovely sweater' certainly isn't Charles Goren!
This is Charles Goren.

That's a match, for certain!
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These are fantastic images!!! The Andrew Dougherty pic is superb!!! Thank you for sharing.

While it's not that old, here's Groucho Marx and a contestant on YOU BET YOUR LIFE holding jumbo sized rider back 808s.



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Thank you Lee!
I am happy that you appreciated the Dougherty pic. The "Jumbo" and others on gettyimages are really fun :)
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Here are two other antique photos where we can see the decks that are used :

- The first one shows two men with a Bicycle #808 Pneumatic back n°1 (c1894) in their hands.
- The second depicts a woman covered with Andrew Dougherty cards : the first Outing #17 (Hochman AD29, c1892) with a Buffalo back.
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Those are great Maxime. Thanks for posting them.
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Those are great Maxime. Thanks for posting them.

Thank you Tom :)  Just a quick last one in this holiday season : a quiet card game with Kalamazoo Playing Card Co. (c1906)
 

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Do you think you could identify the deck on this photo please Tom ? I thought that the design of the Ace of spades looked like a little of a Caterson model or L29/L41 for the black border but I couldn't find an exact version in the Hochman.
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Do you think you could identify the deck on this photo please Tom ? I thought that the design of the Ace of spades looked like a little of a Caterson model or L29/L41 for the black border but I couldn't find an exact version in the Hochman.
Hi Cryptocard
Joyeux Noel - I think it is Bay State SU26 but I can't be sure.
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Do you think you could identify the deck on this photo please Tom ? I thought that the design of the Ace of spades looked like a little of a Caterson model or L29/L41 for the black border but I couldn't find an exact version in the Hochman.
Hi Cryptocard
Joyeux Noel - I think it is Bay State SU26 but I can't be sure.

Thank you Tom! I hope that Nöel was joyful for you too. Indeed, the SU26 is very similar and even if it's not sure, I did not find better than that. Another pleasant photo (or photo montage?) for this beginning of year : a game of cards with an antique Star Back.
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Thank you Tom! I hope that Nöel was joyful for you too. Indeed, the SU26 is very similar and even if it's not sure, I did not find better than that. Another pleasant photo (or photo montage?) for this beginning of year : a game of cards with an antique Star Back.
Looks like Bicycle Margin Star or one of the Texan backs
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Thank you Tom! I hope that Nöel was joyful for you too. Indeed, the SU26 is very similar and even if it's not sure, I did not find better than that. Another pleasant photo (or photo montage?) for this beginning of year : a game of cards with an antique Star Back.
Looks like Bicycle Margin Star or one of the Texan backs

I think It's not the Margin Star because of the border apparently not pictured on the photo. However, can we conclude that the deck on the photo is a Texan#45, or is it possible that this star back was used for another Russell & Morgan brand ?
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Thank you Tom! I hope that Nöel was joyful for you too. Indeed, the SU26 is very similar and even if it's not sure, I did not find better than that. Another pleasant photo (or photo montage?) for this beginning of year : a game of cards with an antique Star Back.
Looks like Bicycle Margin Star or one of the Texan backs

I think It's not the Margin Star because of the border apparently not pictured on the photo. However, can we conclude that the deck on the photo is a Texan#45, or is it possible that this star back was used for another Russell & Morgan brand ?
The only R&M backs with a big star I can remember seeing are these two. Could not make out the details in the photo. Based on your comment I think it is TEXAN.
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Thank you Tom! I hope that Nöel was joyful for you too. Indeed, the SU26 is very similar and even if it's not sure, I did not find better than that. Another pleasant photo (or photo montage?) for this beginning of year : a game of cards with an antique Star Back.
Looks like Bicycle Margin Star or one of the Texan backs

I think It's not the Margin Star because of the border apparently not pictured on the photo. However, can we conclude that the deck on the photo is a Texan#45, or is it possible that this star back was used for another Russell & Morgan brand ?
The only R&M backs with a big star I can remember seeing are these two. Could not make out the details in the photo. Based on your comment I think it is TEXAN.

I would agree.  I've seen this back used on two modern decks as well.  The Bicycle Star deck is one - it was originally meant for distribution in China but some made it to these shores.  The other is a premium deck made for Marlboro cigarettes.  In both decks, there's fine lines radiating out from the stars to the edge of the card, which has a line going around the inside edge of the cards' white border.

I'm not sure of the year on the Marlboro deck - I think it was in the '90s.  It may have "crossed over" from modern to vintage by now!
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Entirely possible.  I remember as a kid having ad decks for Kool and Newport cigarettes.
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1984. Info found on Hochman pg. 94.
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Back on the forum after a short absence, I leave you with a few new pictures of antique decks ;)
Have a Nice day!! Crypto

1: Man and dog with a nice Standard PCC Ace of Spades (Hochman SU1 - SU2)
2: Theda Bara, Solitaire game with a Standard PCC deck (Hochman SU4)
3: Three men play cards with a Standard PCC deck "Nuggett J" (Hochman SU25)
4: Girl with a vintage Jumbo Bicycle deck
5: Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn play the Gin Game with a Rider Bicycle deck.
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Back on the forum after a short absence, I leave you with a few new pictures of antique decks ;)
Have a Nice day!! Crypto

1: Man and dog with a nice Standard PCC Ace of Spades (Hochman SU1 - SU2)
2: Theda Bara, Solitaire game with a Standard PCC deck (Hochman SU4)
3: Three men play cards with a Standard PCC deck "Nuggett J" (Hochman SU25)
4: Girl with a vintage Jumbo Bicycle deck
5: Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn play the Gin Game with a Rider Bicycle deck.

Any time you ever want to put together a nice photo gallery for CARD CULTURE, you be sure and let me know!  I've love to publish some of these little gems you've discovered.  I LOVE the shot of Theda Bara playing solitaire - fantastic!
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Any time you ever want to put together a nice photo gallery for CARD CULTURE, you be sure and let me know!  I've love to publish some of these little gems you've discovered.  I LOVE the shot of Theda Bara playing solitaire - fantastic!

Thanks Don!! I would be very happy if you can publish a photo gallery for Card Culture. I can send you photos directly on your mail if you want. Waiting for it, here is a new antique pix of three men who play cards with a nice Fencing back made by American Playing Card Co., and pictured below.
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These are fantastic - how do you identify the exact cards?
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These are fantastic - how do you identify the exact cards?

Thanks Tom!! On these photos especially, I can identify the decks because of the back or the Ace of Spades and by making a zoom on the photo. A precious indication to find the manufacturer. I have just a doubt concerning the deck used by Theda Bara but I really think that it's a Standard PCC deck.
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Any time you ever want to put together a nice photo gallery for CARD CULTURE, you be sure and let me know!  I've love to publish some of these little gems you've discovered.  I LOVE the shot of Theda Bara playing solitaire - fantastic!

Thanks Don!! I would be very happy if you can publish a photo gallery for Card Culture. I can send you photos directly on your mail if you want. Waiting for it, here is a new antique pix of three men who play cards with a nice Fencing back made by American Playing Card Co., and pictured below.

Send all images to the Letters email address - CardCultureLetters(at)Gmail.Com.  I'd especially love unique and interesting images of people playing cards in a variety of settings.
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Send all images to the Letters email address - CardCultureLetters(at)Gmail.Com.  I'd especially love unique and interesting images of people playing cards in a variety of settings.

With pleasure Don ;) I prepare a file and I send you that as soon as possible.
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A small photographic treasure.. I would like to share with you this nice photo that I particularly like. It shows Lilian Russell (1860-1922), an American actress and singer sitting next to playing cards. The rare deck seen here is a Superior Steamboats #9 (Hochman NU2), made by The National Card Company since 1885. Personally, I find this picture really beautiful and it's a bit unusual to see an antique deck so distinctly on a photograph of this period. I hope you will enjoy that too!
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Re: Old playing cards photos
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Another great picture - these are terrific.
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Another great picture - these are terrific.

Thanks Tom ;) I also really like these two. They show Clara Gordon Bow (1905-1965) in scenes from the film No Limit directed by Frank Tuttle in 1931. She play the role of Helen 'Bunny' O'Day and on the first photo, she is holding a Bicycle deck with Expert back. 
 

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Another interesting photo (c1890) of a card game with five men. One of them holds in the hands one of the first Ace of Spades made by Russell & Morgan. However, I am not sure if it is a Tigers #101 (Hochman US1), a Steamboat #999 (Hochman US7) or another..
If you have an idea, please don't hesitate to post ;)
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Here are five other antique photos which show antique playing cards made by the United States Playing Card Company.

1: Harry Houdini plays card game with an antique USPCC deck and card holdout.
2: A woman dressed with Russell & Morgan Printing Company playing cards.
3: Two Men play cards with one of the first Bicycle Rider back decks.
4: Four cowboys play cards with an antique Bicycle Acorn Back deck.
5: Charles Ainsworth play a solitaire game with a "Russell & Morgan Factories" deck.
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Here's an image from the movie Spellbound.  Big Bicycle cards!
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See my book "Playing Cards in Photographs" for many unusual photos with playing cards. Will sell autographed copies for $15 + $5 postage to anywhere in U.S. Email me at joker1854@aol.com or just send me the money via PayPal at same email.

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