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Very rare deck !!
« on: March 17, 2012, 09:53:58 AM »
 

Jin Jian

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Ytd when i could not sleep .. i was using my phone watching video using my iphone and i found a super super cool video
here is the link to the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOlYutqzuXE
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2012, 10:10:09 AM »
 

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Nice little piece of history. They look, as you'd expect given the age, just like the Bicycle 125th Anniversary deck. Maybe if you dipped that deck in tea for a while and let it dry it would come out like Jason England's? ;D
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2012, 10:38:11 AM »
 

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Quote from: hawjinjian on March 17, 2012, 09:53:58 AM
Ytd when i could not sleep .. i was using my phone watching video using my iphone and i found a super super cool video
here is the link to the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOlYutqzuXE
Wow. That's really interesting! The only thing I'm wondering is how he got his dates...
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2012, 10:40:29 AM »
 

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I have been wanting to say this but have had a chance to here. But don't the monarchs use a similar joker? Making their joker not so 'customised'?
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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2012, 10:46:27 AM »
 

Jin Jian

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Quote from: Linguist_ on March 17, 2012, 10:10:09 AM
Nice little piece of history. They look, as you'd expect given the age, just like the Bicycle 125th Anniversary deck. Maybe if you dipped that deck in tea for a while and let it dry it would come out like Jason England's? ;D
lol nice idea .. but the problem is their is golden colour edge
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2012, 11:53:07 AM »
 

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Quote from: NathanCanadas on March 17, 2012, 10:38:11 AM
Quote from: hawjinjian on March 17, 2012, 09:53:58 AM
Ytd when i could not sleep .. i was using my phone watching video using my iphone and i found a super super cool video
here is the link to the video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOlYutqzuXE
Wow. That's really interesting! The only thing I'm wondering is how he got his dates...

He doesn't have a precise year. He's estimating the date based on the name of the co. i.e. Russel & Morgan
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2012, 11:57:23 AM »
 

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Thats incredible! I didn't even know that gilded bike decks ever existed.
It's also a good thing that he knows a lot about the deck instead of someone who knows nothing. He is real lucky to own that deck.
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« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2012, 12:08:14 PM »
 

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wonder if did a deck review on the xcm black deck
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« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2012, 04:41:30 PM »
 

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Quote from: hawjinjian on March 17, 2012, 12:08:14 PM
wonder if did a deck review on the xcm black deck
After a quick research on their website and youtube page, I found out that, no, he didn't.
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« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2012, 06:03:41 PM »
 

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Guess this'll be when I, jmrock, or digipunk may pop in.
The Rider Back was first introduced in 1887. The US8A Joker and AoS are indeed the very first set of them used by the company.
Russell & Morgan Printing Co. was the name of the company from 1885-1891.
Gilded edges were often seen back then. Back in the days, around 1920, you could add $6 per gross for your decks to be gold edged. And these Bicycle cards only costed $60 per gross.
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« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2012, 06:51:03 PM »
 

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Quote from: xZEROx on March 17, 2012, 06:03:41 PM
Guess this'll be when I, jmrock, or digipunk may pop in.
The Rider Back was first introduced in 1887. The US8A Joker and AoS are indeed the very first set of them used by the company.
Russell & Morgan Printing Co. was the name of the company from 1885-1891.
Gilded edges were often seen back then. Back in the days, around 1920, you could add $6 per gross for your decks to be gold edged. And these Bicycle cards only costed $60 per gross.
I'm guessing that is $60 in today's money? Historic inflation calculator puts $60 today at ~$1,430 in 1887 meaning each deck cost ~$10.
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« Reply #11 on: March 17, 2012, 07:54:29 PM »
 

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For some reason, I'm reading your sentence and feel that it should be the other way around. It's $60 back then, equivalent to today's ~$1430.
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« Reply #12 on: March 17, 2012, 08:03:41 PM »
 

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Quote from: xZEROx on March 17, 2012, 07:54:29 PM
For some reason, I'm reading your sentence and feel that it should be the other way around. It's $60 back then, equivalent to today's ~$1430.
Haha, yes I said it strange. Basically it was a lot of money by today's standards.
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« Reply #13 on: March 17, 2012, 08:18:02 PM »
 

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Ahh only if I could pay so little for a gilded deck now.
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« Reply #14 on: March 17, 2012, 08:30:06 PM »
 

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Wow simply amazing, wonder how Jason got his hands on them
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