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Civil War Era Card Game Counter by Samuel Hart & Co.

Card game counter patented by Saladee in March 1864. Manufactured by Samuel Hart & Co. of Philadelphia and New York. The obverse shows a card back. This artifact is a first edition from the Civil War era. The collection also contains an 1885 counter from Samuel Hart and Consolidated Card. Bezique, a card game developed in France from Piquet, is described, noting its evolution into Pinochle and its continued play in the USA. The description details the history of Lawrence and Cohen, a card manufactory, their transition into a stock company in 1871 with Samuel Hart and Isaac and John J. Levy, forming the New York Consolidated Card Company.

Associated People/Businesses

Hart, Samuel

Geography

No geographic information available.

Subjects

Card games
Playing cards
Manufacturing industries

Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Objects Box 2|Arc.MS.56, Objects Box 2