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Stag (card Back Design)
Beginning about 1927, Capitol No. 188, a brand of what is now the United States Playing Card Company, produced playing cards with Stag (no. 69) backs, in red and blue. When Capitol ceased card production in 1928, the Stag design, then popular, transferred in ownership to Bicycle Cards, also a brand of the USPCC, where it remained in print until 1943. From about 1900, card manufacturers began the production of nature-themed playing cards, namely those featuring game animals. This theme saw rapid expansion and was successful in the card-making business around this time. Stag, depicting stags (male elk or deer), deviates from the norm of Bicycle design, often comprising bicycles and cycling-related or mechanical elements. The introduction of Stag followed the abandonment of brown and green card back designs, which were unpopular, for more appealing red and blue designs. The value of Stag cards varies primarily from the condition of cards and the completeness of decks. Decks still ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standard 52-card Deck
The standard 52-card deck of French-suited playing cards is the most common pack of playing cards used today. The main feature of most playing card decks that empower their use in diverse games and other activities is their double-sided design, where one side, usually bearing a colourful or complex pattern, is exactly identical on all playing cards, thus ensuring the anonymity and fungibility of the cards when their value is to be kept secret, and a second side, that, when apparent, is unique to every individual card in a deck, usually bearing a suit as well as an alphanumerical value, which may be used to distinguish the card in game mechanics. In English-speaking countries it is the only traditional pack used for playing cards; in many countries, however, it is used alongside other traditional, often older, standard packs with different suit systems such as those with German-, Italian-, Spanish- or Swiss suits. The most common pattern of French-suited cards worldwide and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bicycle Playing Cards Advertisement, 1910
A bicycle, also called a pedal cycle, bike, push-bike or cycle, is a human-powered or motor-assisted, pedal-driven, single-track vehicle, with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind the other. A is called a cyclist, or bicyclist. Bicycles were introduced in the 19th century in Europe. By the early 21st century there were more than 1 billion bicycles. There are many more bicycles than cars. Bicycles are the principal means of transport in many regions. They also provide a popular form of recreation, and have been adapted for use as children's toys. Bicycles are used for fitness, military and police applications, Bicycle messenger, courier services, Cycle sport, bicycle racing, and artistic cycling. The basic shape and configuration of a typical Safety bicycle, upright or "safety" bicycle, has changed little since the first Chain drive, chain-driven model was developed around 1885. However, many details have been improved, especially since the advent of modern ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
