Playing Card and Game Collection 1549-present (Bulk 1800-1899)

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Playing Card and Game Collection 1549-present (Bulk 1800-1899)

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The collection includes American and European playing cards and card games, primarily from the 19th century. Includes one of the oldest dated cards in existence.

16.0 Linear feet; (16 boxes)

New-York Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6330526

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Tiffany and Company

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Tiffany and Company was was founded in 1837 by the jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany. It started as a stationary and fine goods store and named "Tiffany, Young and Ellis" for its three founders. It changed its name in 1853 when Charles Tiffany took control and established the firm's emphasis on jewelry. In addition to jewelry, Tiffany supplied the Union Army with swords, flags and surgical implements during the Civil War and designed the "Tiffany Cross" Medal of Honor in 1919....

U. S. Playing Card Co.

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Parker Brothers, inc.

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Murphy Varnish (Newark, N. J.)

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McLoughlin Bros., inc.

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A. D. F. Randolph & Co.

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W. and S. B. Ives (Firm)

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Nadelman, Elie, 1882-1946

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Polish-born American sculptor. From the description of Letters, 1922-1925. (Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)). WorldCat record id: 122594155 Sculptor and etcher; New York City. Nadelman was born in Warsaw, Poland. From the description of Elie Nadelman papers, [ca. 1920]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122515486 ...