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Title: Old Arrco - True Story
Post by: the.asics.kid on March 02, 2020, 03:42:02 AM

A friend of mine gave me these Arrco cards that he found in a German(!) thrift store - what a long journey they must have had :).
They are Bridge sized, gold gilded and have a smooth finish. Courts and number cards are Arrco standard with a red/yellow colour palette. The tuck box is a match box like one and not a standard tuck. Besides that I don't know anything about them. Can someone give any further infos like print date or something? Thanks in advance and ignore the ugly rug, lol.

Title: Re: Old Arrco - True Story
Post by: skinny on March 02, 2020, 04:01:55 PM

True Story magazine has a LONG life.

The way "True" is above the word "Story," the type used, the woman's style, and the block of solid color surrounding the words puts this right in the middle of the 1950s, 1951-1959 on a quick search for similar style "True Story" magazine covers.

Title: Re: Old Arrco - True Story
Post by: the.asics.kid on March 03, 2020, 05:27:48 AM

Thanks a lot. It seems to be indeed a deck printed for said magazine. There is a colour flipped version of that deck too.

(https://i.etsystatic.com/6043903/r/il/e8c521/1720253232/il_794xN.1720253232_g8qd.jpg)