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The Nations playing cards
Title
[The Nations playing cards].
Publication
[Sydney] : [Commonwealth Patriotic Playing Cards Association], [between 1914 and 1918?]
Physical Description
54 cards : color ; 87 x 62 mm
Medium
lithography
Local Notes
BEIN PLAYING CARDS GEN 855: Imperfect: 17 cards only (AD, JD, 9D-2D, QH, 10H-2H, AC, 10C-2C, 10S-5S, and 2S wanting). Cary's original reference number: X-2. From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards. Accompanied by a Queen of Spades paper cutout with a stamp ("Melbert B. Cary, Jr. 1009 Park Ave, New York City) and a handwritten note ("Australian War playing cards, 1914-18") on verso.
Notes
Title from digital surrogate of case.
French suit system.
Composition of deck: 52 (A, K, Q, J, 10-2), joker, manufacturer's card
Issued in tuck case.
Card backs: Allied flag motifs and stars, red.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 09, 2023
References
Keller, W.B. Catalogue of the Cary Collection of Playing Cards in the Yale University Library, AUL 1
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
Playing cards.
Lithographs.
Also listed under
Commonwealth Patriotic Playing Cards Association, playing card maker.
Cary Collection of Playing Cards (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Australia Sydney.
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