Miniature playing cards ( anon), 54c.
The following deck is of 54 cards , and it is so small that it is scarely conceivable that these cards not were used for anything other tha a showpiece. Nevertheless, the maker managed to reproduce, within the space of 22 by 17 millimeters faithfully, evey detail of the standard english pattern.
Note the jokers. evidently, the maker derived the illustrations form through the looking-glass
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"Junior playing cards" ( 'ace')
"Junior playing cards" , by "ace" - International pattern, 54c.
The following children's deck is printed on an astonishingly flimsy stock ( more the consistency of cellopahne than cardboard) , which is almost seetrough. Nevertheless, it's small size ( 3.5 x 2.5 cm) and how the maker has faithfully reproduced almost every detail of it's larger cousin, lends the deck some charm,
The following children's deck is printed on an astonishingly flimsy stock ( more the consistency of cellopahne than cardboard) , which is almost seetrough. Nevertheless, it's small size ( 3.5 x 2.5 cm) and how the maker has faithfully reproduced almost every detail of it's larger cousin, lends the deck some charm,
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