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A Cellar of Fine Vintages / Re: When the Going Gets Rough
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Great pictures. Are you aware of this article.....
Aug 21,1890
American Stationer
Playing Cards A New List
The agency for the playing cards manufactured by the Caterson & Company of Philadelphia has been placed in the hands of the Reynolds Card Manufacturing Company 60 Duane street New York (Note: They Dissolved in 1897) George P Schinzel Jr of the last named concern has been elected president of the Caterson Brotz Company and the Reynolds Manufacturing Company is now the agent for the sale of these cards. The Caterson & Brotz cards are very favorably known and the house will be glad to quote attractive prices to the trade. The company is also the sole manufacturer of the celebrated rough back playing cards, the merits of which lie in the impossibility of the player to misdeal them. This is an advantage which heretofore has not been generally known. Such cards are admirable for euchre and especially on railway trains and better than ever for the seductive game of poker. The company has just issued a new price list from which a liberal discount is made.
And Also This One......
April 1889
American Stationer
The Thorp & Adams Manufacturing Company has just brought out something new in playing cards. As will be noted by reference to the half page announcement of this company in this issue of The Stationer its specialty is styled the rough surfaced cards. As may be known to many dealers there has recently been placed on the market a line of playing cards with roughened backs but the line now being introduced by the Thorp & Adams Manufacturing Company has both the backs and the faces of the cards roughened. While the rough backs are claimed to be an improvement over the ordinary smooth high finished cards the new line having both surfaces roughened is claimed to be a still greater improvement and with these every deal is a sure deal. The Sure Deal playing cards are made in three grades and samples with prices will be mailed to dealers upon application to the company.
As far as a Longley Brothers connection I am leary. I have seen the reference to Longstroths research on their different card company connections but is there anything out there with details of his proof? I have been digging around for a while about the backgrounds of all the brothers but it narrows down to Septimus and Servetus. Septimus is out of the picture by 1869 but then his son William gets involved. I just do not see them involved in the card scene in New York. Where is there more info?
Aug 21,1890
American Stationer
Playing Cards A New List
The agency for the playing cards manufactured by the Caterson & Company of Philadelphia has been placed in the hands of the Reynolds Card Manufacturing Company 60 Duane street New York (Note: They Dissolved in 1897) George P Schinzel Jr of the last named concern has been elected president of the Caterson Brotz Company and the Reynolds Manufacturing Company is now the agent for the sale of these cards. The Caterson & Brotz cards are very favorably known and the house will be glad to quote attractive prices to the trade. The company is also the sole manufacturer of the celebrated rough back playing cards, the merits of which lie in the impossibility of the player to misdeal them. This is an advantage which heretofore has not been generally known. Such cards are admirable for euchre and especially on railway trains and better than ever for the seductive game of poker. The company has just issued a new price list from which a liberal discount is made.
And Also This One......
April 1889
American Stationer
The Thorp & Adams Manufacturing Company has just brought out something new in playing cards. As will be noted by reference to the half page announcement of this company in this issue of The Stationer its specialty is styled the rough surfaced cards. As may be known to many dealers there has recently been placed on the market a line of playing cards with roughened backs but the line now being introduced by the Thorp & Adams Manufacturing Company has both the backs and the faces of the cards roughened. While the rough backs are claimed to be an improvement over the ordinary smooth high finished cards the new line having both surfaces roughened is claimed to be a still greater improvement and with these every deal is a sure deal. The Sure Deal playing cards are made in three grades and samples with prices will be mailed to dealers upon application to the company.
As far as a Longley Brothers connection I am leary. I have seen the reference to Longstroths research on their different card company connections but is there anything out there with details of his proof? I have been digging around for a while about the backgrounds of all the brothers but it narrows down to Septimus and Servetus. Septimus is out of the picture by 1869 but then his son William gets involved. I just do not see them involved in the card scene in New York. Where is there more info?