I am picturing below, two photos of a recently discovered fortune telling deck called Allen's Fortune Telling Cards, St. Louis, Mo., copyright 1883, that is not in the Hochman Encyclopedia. The first photo is of the front of the original box and the second photo shows 3 representative cards from this deck, including the Ace of Spades and a Consultant card. The cards are square cornered and are printed on plain off-white paper measuring 2 5/16" x 3 7/16" with slight variations in these dimensions from card to card, as they may have been hand cut. The box states that this is a full Euchre deck which consists of the expected 32 cards, Ace through 7 in each suit plus the Consultant card representing the person whose fortune is to be foretold using these cards. A single sided instruction sheet was included with the cards. Each card has two different fortunes printed on it and which one applies depends on which way the card is turned. The artwork on the cards other than the pip cards is minimalist, to say the least. The backs are blank.
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