Playing card
Thomas De La Rue and Co. Ltd
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
Each card - 90 mm (length); 63 mm (width), Book jacket - 94 mm (length); 70 mm (width); 20 mm (depth)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 669616
Summary
A pack of 52 playing cards, one 'joker' card and a black, cardboard book jacket with a blue press-stud fastening. The jacket is entitled 'Square Deal', written in gold-coloured print on the spine, and it has other 'gold' lines decorating the jacket. A 'gold' coloured logo of a man pulling a real of cable around the world with the words 'All over the World. Callender Cable' imprinted on the front, lower right corner of the jacket. On the reverse side of the jacket (at the bottom) is printed in gold 'Regd No 650820'. The reverse side of the 53 playing cards is purple overprinted with a fine, 'gold' diamond pattern and the words 'Callender Cables' written in 'gold' at the top and bottom. The edges of the cards are 'gold.' On the Ace of Spades card, in black print, is an oval emblem with a crown on top surrounded with the words 'When Used in Great Britain and Ireland. Duty Three Pence'. The manufacturer's name is printed round the bottom of the emblem. Total number of items is 54.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mr and Mrs P. Andrews in January 1988.
Makers and roles
Thomas De La Rue and Co. Ltd , maker