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Playing Cards and Bezique Counter: Samuel Hart & Co., Philadelphia, circa 1860
A deck of 52 playing cards and a bezique counter dial, manufactured circa 1860 in Philadelphia by Samuel Hart & Co. The deck is part of a larger history of playing card manufacturing in the United States, notably the innovations of Lewis I. Cohen and the formation of the New York Consolidated Card Company. The included description references a text, likely "Philadelphia and its manufactures", which describes the extensive operations of Samuel Hart & Co. in 1857, highlighting their use of machinery and high production volume of playing cards.
Associated People/Businesses
- HART, SAMUEL
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Physical Location
Arc.MS.56, Objects Box 2