The Master Box says, “Air-Cushion, One Dozen, 808 Air-Cushion Bicycle Playing Cards.”
The Top of the Box, “Classed above competition, 2 Grand Prizes, St Louis, 1904, Highest Award, Buffalo, 1901, Grand Prix, Paris, 1900, Highest Award, Chicago, 1893, The United States Playing Card Company, Cincinnati, Ohio” and a picture of the back of the card, “New Fan Back“.
Inside are twelve decks (all opened) Seven are the “New Fan Back” (3 red & 4 blue) The other decks are: 1 Rider Back – red, 1 Oak Leaf Back – red, 3 Racer Back – 1 red & 2 blue.
All decks are in good conditon with several individual boxes having pencil marks, or being faded or with a torn side.
The Large Master Box is in good condition with no major stains. There is some wear along the edges and some folds at the corners with three of the lid’s corners split. All pieces are attached.
The Box must date to the very early part of the 1900s. The box is in good condition.
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August 25th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
I wished you would post the link, because I can’t find it!
August 25th, 2007 at 8:05 pm
Hola mago he visto que has estado por mi rinkon, y devuelvo la visita, lo que ocurre que no soy muy aficionado a esto, pero esta interesante. Por cierto me encanto el bichito ese que sale abajo que parece un mosquito o una mosca esta genial. Me regalarias esto ? es que me encanta tener cosas asi. Sin mas un saludo y gracias de nuevo.
August 26th, 2007 at 4:23 am
si hombre, claro que te lo regalo. a ver si algun dia pones uno de mis videos (el tivo transpo por ejemplo) en alguno de tus blogs :p
un saludo mágico desde vigo grillo loko!