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The 5th anniversary deck of the Brussels Euro Joker Club from 1993. Alder Karte, printed by Vereinigte Straslunder Spielkarten around 1900. Simultane designed by Sonia DeLaunay, printed by Bielefelder Spielkarten , this is the first edition dated 1965. A Modern deck by Ian Cumpstey titled Pike & Clover I have had many modern decks during my absence from this thread, and the way i catalogue & Photograph the decks have changed. most people have these decks so no point showing them, Any modern decks that i get in from now on will be shown however.

Thanks for looking at my cards -jase-

I really enjoy seeing your posts and pics from your collection; and including some of the modern decks - especially those based on art and style of older deck designs would be really interesting juxtaposed to the actual particular vintage/antique deck or an example of the decks they are inspired by (if you have them of course - although, from the vastness of your collection, I wouldn't doubt that you do

Either way, I love your posts and always keep posting, because ultimately, it's such a privilege to get a glimpse at your collection Thanks for sharing!

PipChick wrote:I really enjoy seeing your posts and pics from your collection; and including some of the modern decks - especially those based on art and style of older deck designs would be really interesting juxtaposed to the actual particular vintage/antique deck or an example of the decks they are inspired by (if you have them of course - although, from the vastness of your collection, I wouldn't doubt that you do

Either way, I love your posts and always keep posting, because ultimately, it's such a privilege to get a glimpse at your collection Thanks for sharing!

Hello Amy.
Thank you for looking in on my thread, i am glad you like the cards...Although you do flatter me too much.

I`m afraid i only have a few decks that , i think you might find interesting, if i`m reading you write. The first decks that spring to mind are the three decks designed by Ian Cumpstey
His first "The Inglewood Hunting Deck" is clearly inspired by but not copied from the Ambras Hunting Deck, i`ve shown a picture of both decks together, However i have posted the Ambras cards in the Germany section of the worldwide time machine. Ians other two decks are similar to this,inspired by but not copied. Viceroys are inspired by the Mamluk Cards from egypt and the Pike & Clover deck is inspired by the Tarot de Marseilles cards.

Origins by Rick Davidson is perhaps the only other one i could think of, What a modern day double headed version of the largely forgotten Rouen pattern would look like...i would like to see Rick continue and introduce other "forgotten" patterns into the origins series. I`m not sure this counts but In 1591 Johann Bussemacher published a pack of cards which was inspired by The circular cards of Master PW from c.1500. As you can see Most of the illustrations from the Bussemacher pack are directly copied from the PW pack, however some are not especially the courts which are different. i have scanned the round PW pack for the worldwide and you can see it in the German section, i will scan the Bussemacher deck and post that some time in the near future.
I hope this was the kind of thing you were after.

Here`s some modern decks i got in the post yesterday Shiney

Thanks for looking at my cards -jase-

so very cool and much appreciated - seeing the cards directly side by side, you're really able to recognize the distinct differences and similarities between the older and newer designs - Thank you so much for the post! (also, for the convenience of not having to rummage through the other posts on another thread - although, I'll have to spend some time to admire your cards there too ) Anyway, your post gives me really whole new appreciation for the craft and I get to learn a little something too, so for that, I thank you as well lol

Both the Bussemacher deck and the circular PW deck are great and I can admire some of the liberties Bussemacher took in changing/improving some aspects of the design while still maintaining the bones & underlying structure of the artwork - so although some of the cards are essentially direct copies in principle, he was able to stay true to his aesthetic and infused a bit of his own artistry - most notably in that bird design. Very neat to see both examples beside one another (exactly what I was interested in and then some! lol)

Thanks again!

Nice to see them side by side!

PipChick wrote:so very cool and much appreciated

Hi Amy, Glad your not too disappointed. I intend to do a great posts, but i can`t seem to transfere what`s in my head to what is actually posted...sometimes looking back i wish i could have done better.

shimmering wrote:Nice to see them side by side!

Hi Ian, It is always a pleasure to show your cards off

Here`s some more cards.
A modern Hyakunin Isshu Uta Garuta Boxset. the "Game of 100 Poems" set consists of 200 cards split into 2 sets of 100, The first set known as Yomifuda consists of the first few lines of a poem and an image a poet, the second set known as Torifuda consists of the last lines of a poem. The object of the game is to match the Yomifuda with its corrosponding Torifuda. A pack printed by Frommann & Morian of Darnstadt, Germany in the 1870`s. A Limited edition Box set by Dominic Murphy. The box contains 2 sets of Major Arcana titled "Bahomet" & "Trismagistus" A much loved and used (grubby) antique English pack printed by Hardy & Sons. The duty "Old Frizzle" Ace was introduced in 1828 and Hardy & Sons stopped printing cards in 1840, so we can narrow down the age of the deck to a 12 year period. Thanks for looking at my cards -jase-

Moyen-Age printed by Daveluy of Belgium. First printed in 1860 with gold borders and quality card stock, this later edition is from 1870 without gold borders and printed on less expensive stock. Chinese four colour cards. Three goats brand but printer unknown. Honeywell Binary Playing Cards double set. Printed by Brown & Bigelow of America. And finally today a Penguin Box of Bridge set, Printed by Waddingtons. Thanks for looking at my cards -jase-

Two parcels arrived today.
The first one from Greece.
I ordered the Dondorf restoration through UC Deck Sales. The other parcel from Taiwan.
I backed the Ambassadors Players Editions through Kickstarter. will be opening these during the weekend To keep it an all Lotrek post here`s the other two ambassador decks that i ordered through UC deck sales that i got a while back. Thanks for looking at my cards -jase-

Distant Early Warning Playing Cards by Marshal McLuhan from 1969. There is a brilliant post by dazzelguts on Page 2 of the North American thread of the "Worldwide" , which gives more information and scans of all the cards from this pack.
Great Mogul by De La Rue. This pack was printed in 1928 to mark De La Rue`s 100th Anniversary and is a facsimilie of their first Pack.The original pack was illuminated with gold ink and had gilded edges as well as De la Rue`s name on the "old frizzle" ace. Spanish Playing Cards printed by KEM in 1994. De Gelikskinderen or A Children`s World printed by Carta Mundi in 1979 for the year of the child. i did scans of this deck in the belgium thread of "worldwide" Thanks for looking at my cards -jase-

Spielkarten In Bromsilder Photographie c.1900. This Facsimile was printed in 1983 by Editioni Del Solleone. Klassica printed by A. Boman of Sweden in 1900. Flora and Fauna, a 32 card + 4 jokers pack designed by Elaine Lewis in 1999. Modern style designed by Veronica Nikolayeva in 1996, printed by the Colour Printing Plant of St. Petersburg. Thanks for looking at my cards -jase-

Jock1971 wrote:Modern style designed by Veronica Nikolayeva in 1996, printed by the Colour Printing Plant of St. Petersburg.

That ace hurts to look at

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I really like your Surinam deck. Where did you find it?

Bradius wrote:I really like your Surinam deck. Where did you find it?

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Ooh! I wonder if my Interlude is soon to arrive as well. Thanks for the preview, Jase

Do you play hanafuda at all, or just collect them? I learned how to play Go-Stop from some Korean exchange students in high school, but when I went to Japan I was surprised to see even many middle-aged people don't know how to play with them....

Merlebird wrote:Do you play hanafuda at all, or just collect them?

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That Waddington set is cool. I have never seen a five suit deck of cards before.

The Goblin deck reminds me of the art in Where the Wild Things Are (the first book I read by myself. lol)

I have loaded the new Delirium decks in Portfolio52, if a moderator will approve it (or let me be a contributor - hint). Anyway, it will be up before too long.

Bradius wrote: I have never seen a five suit deck of cards before.

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That Apache deck is really interesting. I did a bit of internet digging. There is actually a book published in 2006 on them here:

https://www.ebay.com/p/Playing-Cards-of ... 159&chn=ps

On Abebooks, that cost goes up to $150 and higher interestingly.

Ebay also has a deck for sale, but this looks to be just the booklet. I see several printings on Abebooks, going back to the early 1960's. I even saw one set on Ruby Lane for $175, which again is just some color pages, but no playing cards.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/WAYLAND-PLAYIN ... 1438.l2649

https://www.rubylane.com/item/404269-T0 ... graph-No-3

Ah, post 666 for me. On to 6969.

Oh yeah, my mind is spinning on a six suit deck.

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Really like those Sheba and Apache decks from the previous posts! Also the Fact and Fancy and that Euro Joker Club decks look sweet!

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Awesome Jase! That handcrafted deck is something I for sure try to get when I manage to get a new job.

Jock1971 wrote:I've been doing a hell of a lot of overtime at work, seems like i am never home some weeks

One good thing though... i have more money to spend on cards

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This is an exceptional set of cards, 100% handmade... every card lovingly hand painted.
Making this deck truly one of a kind..no two packs can ever be the same.

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a recreation of the Manarashtra Pack of Cards/Whist cards c.1780...The original being in the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

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Available at Guru Playing Cards - https://guruplayingcards.com/store/100- ... ying-cards

My Heartfelt Thanks goes to Sunish for a very friendly transaction,- he even contacted me when the package was held up at customs, and asked if could do anything to help...from ordering all the way to the parcel being delivered to my door, Sunish was there all the way - all this and with the Kalevala Kickstarter to think about.....not your average bloke.

Thanks for looking at my cards, Jase

Thanks Jase for your kind words. I am glad to see this unique handcrafted deck is now part of your collection. After reading your post, two collectors contacted me for handmade Ganjifa decks with very specific and custom themes not seen anywhere apart from the Rudolph Von Leyden's book on the subject, and the work starts on them this week.

Thanks again.

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