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Original Angel Back Squeezers Discontinuation date
« on: August 18, 2014, 02:39:42 PM »
 

magicphill

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Does anyone know when the USPCC discontinued the Angel back squeezers ? I have a book where these are used in the photos that was produced in the late 80s though looking at the tax stamps I suspect these were made much earlier. Their also pictures of a bridge size Aristocrat banknote deck which I am guessing must have still been in production in the 80s also
 

Re: Original Angel Back Squeezers Discontinuation date
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2014, 09:24:22 PM »
 

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Intel that helps, but does not answer completely: Bridge-sized angel back Squeezers were still for sale in the USPC gift shop in the late 1990s.  Poker-sized Aristocrats were discontinued in the mid- to late-1980s, IIRC, with remnants still for sale in places through the mid-1990s.  Not sure about narrow sized Aristocrats, though the ones in my collection are 1960s back through the 1930s. 

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Re: Original Angel Back Squeezers Discontinuation date
« Reply #2 on: August 19, 2014, 01:26:54 AM »
 

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Angle Back Squeezers were reprinted in 2010 and can be found on eBay for as little as $5.

Here's Jim Knapp's page about non-Bicycle decks, including the Angel Back Squeezers.
http://www.jimknapp.com/Cards/Non-Bicycle.htm
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Re: Original Angel Back Squeezers Discontinuation date
« Reply #3 on: August 19, 2014, 08:22:12 AM »
 

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Intel that helps, but does not answer completely: Bridge-sized angel back Squeezers were still for sale in the USPC gift shop in the late 1990s.  Poker-sized Aristocrats were discontinued in the mid- to late-1980s, IIRC, with remnants still for sale in places through the mid-1990s.  Not sure about narrow sized Aristocrats, though the ones in my collection are 1960s back through the 1930s. 

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Thanks for the info Chris. I have added 52+J member to your Discourse profile so you can view the thread available only to club members. Tom
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Re: Original Angel Back Squeezers Discontinuation date
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2014, 10:50:38 PM »
 

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