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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: [Gallery] Antique Playing Card Price Lists
« on: March 03, 2021, 03:41:00 PM »
January 1, 1910 Wholesale Price List for American Playing Card Co.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 8 - The National Card Co., Indianapolis and New York
« on: January 04, 2021, 09:00:32 AM »
NU19 National Club - Hochman only shows this Ace with NU9 National Pinochle, but here it is with a full deck and the NU19 National Club joker. Great back design, too.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 17 - Advertising Playing Cards
« on: December 29, 2020, 03:47:33 PM »
AD11 - Boston Herald deck by Andrew Dougherty, c1895
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / La Paloma card back from KEM Playing Card Co.
« on: November 30, 2020, 04:32:26 PM »
Took a number of years, I was finally able to find one of the most elusive KEM decks - La Paloma. According to the September 13, 1937 ad in the Buffalo Courier Express, this deck was designed for and exclusive to the Flint & Kent upscale department store in Buffalo (I think this is also the source of the popular Kent back design). Came in red and blue, and I already had the Neillite box for this deck. Enjoy.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: October 12, 2020, 03:30:55 PM »
Got these in last week. One of my favorite sets of court cards. Hart's French Whist No. 68 with box and joker.
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Aces and Eights - the Vintage/Antique STISO Board / [ISO] 1870s, early 1880s, no indices Deck, US
« on: September 15, 2020, 11:30:25 PM »
I have someone looking for ?a deck Doc Holliday could have played with?. If you?ve got something you are willing to part with, let me know and I can pair you up.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 7 - The United State Playing Card Company
« on: September 10, 2020, 01:22:56 PM »
This is a non-Hochman listed USPCC ace, though the "MADE IN U.S.A." looks identical to the Standard PCC aces, so maybe it came with the company. You can find other examples at http://a.trionfi.eu/WWPCM/decks08/d06454/d06454.htm
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Bicycle Heritage Series
« on: August 20, 2020, 12:37:36 PM »
I don't own any of the Heritage Acorn backs, so I couldn't tell you about the margin. I assume all the heritage backs are Air Cushion finish. Prior to 1909, the Bicycle decks only came in Ivory (smooth) finish, and Ivory finish continued to be an option for some time, so you could check for that as well. Also, I would expect some aging on the original Acorn back cards, seeing as how they are at least 75 years old (and maybe older for Brown decks). Check out link for more info - http://bicyclecards.org/cards_post/acorn/
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Bicycle Heritage Series
« on: August 19, 2020, 03:31:24 PM »
For the court cards, the size of the King Queen or Jack. Around 1950, Bicycle shrunk the court cards, and it looks like the Heritage series uses the modern, smaller courts. See pic for example of full size courts (1927 Bicycle Eagle back) vs shrunken courts (2014 Bicycle Cupid back). Pip Color could also be an indicator.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Help identifying a deck - SPCC or not?
« on: July 06, 2020, 07:51:00 AM »
This deck is in the original box, based upon the card on the back of the box matching the cards in the box.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 17 - Advertising Playing Cards
« on: July 01, 2020, 06:15:50 PM »
c1927 - Standard Oil Company deck and box
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 7 - The United State Playing Card Company
« on: June 30, 2020, 10:50:44 AM »
Another US34 variant - 88 Bridge Jumbo Indexes - 1908 from tax stamp
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Help identifying a deck - SPCC or not?
« on: June 30, 2020, 10:48:30 AM »
This one just came in. Napoleon Playing Cards from J.N. Playing Card Company. Box says Manufactured by The Standard Playing Card Co. Standard Bridge Playing Cards No. 333. BUT, there was a slip of paper with Japanese? writing wrapped around the exposed edge of the deck in the slip box. So, is this one of the Japanese decks that claimed to be Standard, or is it actually a Standard deck? All help appreciated.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 7 - The United State Playing Card Company
« on: June 15, 2020, 01:14:41 PM »
Steve Bowling passed this info along to me the other day, so I thought I would post it here. There are two versions of the US8c Ace, one that says Trade Mark around the base of the spade (1905-1915), and one that does not (1916-1926). Steve gave me the years of issue, so I am posting examples with date ranges here. Thanks, Steve.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 12 - Standard Playing Card Company
« on: June 12, 2020, 05:15:22 PM »
Hochman does not mention that the black and white standard Ace of Spades also came in the narrow version - so I am adding it here. Not sure what brand this came with.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Post Your Vintage Collection - Your Newest & Most Prized Acquisitions
« on: May 19, 2020, 02:00:23 PM »
Here's US60 Scout #108, also posted in Hochman Updates section.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 7 - The United State Playing Card Company
« on: May 19, 2020, 01:50:25 PM »
US60 - Scout #108 c1910
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 7 - The United State Playing Card Company
« on: May 05, 2020, 09:03:34 AM »
US42 - Union Castle Line - Hochman does not include the Joker
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Ask the Experts at 52 Plus Joker
« on: April 29, 2020, 10:31:25 AM »
I checked my 1909 Official Rules of Card Games from USPCC. The Bicycle listing did not mention Air-Cushion finish, but other listings did. I would guess they just didn't update the Bicycle listing, but they were available. I don't have a 1908. The next USPCC Official Rules of Card Games was not until 1911, and Bicycles are mentioned with Air-Cushion finish. So, in all, I think 1909 is pretty spot on.
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So around March of 1908 A. Crusius of USPCC was handing out "the daintiest little packs" showcasing new Congress designs and the Air-Cushion Finish. Also, 1907 US Patent Office records USPCC's Air-Cushion Finish.
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So around March of 1908 A. Crusius of USPCC was handing out "the daintiest little packs" showcasing new Congress designs and the Air-Cushion Finish. Also, 1907 US Patent Office records USPCC's Air-Cushion Finish.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 14 - Narrow Cards
« on: April 28, 2020, 11:04:48 AM »
MSN 37 - KEM Playing Cards - Below are the 5 variations of the KEM Ace of Spades from 1935 - 1940. There is also some minor variation in date codes and placement of date codes, but those are not addressed here. Also included is a variant deck with the Kem name on two other Aces - only done in 1939 on a few deck designs.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 28 - Colleges, Universities, and Unions
« on: April 28, 2020, 10:35:03 AM »
CU5 - Western Reserve University
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Hochman Updates / Chapter 28 - Colleges, Universities, and Unions
« on: April 27, 2020, 10:17:22 PM »
Go Team! Please only list decks with custom Ace of Spades, courts, joker or some combination thereof. No standard decks with just a College, University, or Union back.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: Ask the Experts at 52 Plus Joker
« on: April 26, 2020, 09:26:10 AM »
Maybe $30 each. Best bet is to go to eBay and do a search for sealed KEM cards and look at the sold items.
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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Courts change on old Bee decks?
« on: April 23, 2020, 12:12:21 PM »
I was looking through some old Bee decks, and noticed a pretty drastic change in the court cards at some point. New wardrobe and maybe had some work done. Anyone have an idea of when that happened? I know it was pre-1942, but haven't been able to narrow it down any more than that.
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Hochman Updates / Re: Chapter 7 - The United State Playing Card Company
« on: April 22, 2020, 11:56:10 AM »
US34 Jumbo Index #88 - this variant is not listed and I believe was short-lived - #88 Jumbo Poker c1927 - this is the only joker I have, but I suspect there may be another