The antithesis of ordinary
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Engraved Playing Cards For Blind People
Original price
£2,750.00
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Original price
£2,750.00
Original price
£2,750.00
£2,750.00
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£2,750.00
Current price
£2,750.00
London Reynolds & Sons. 1835.
Box: 560x111x45mm. Playing cards: 93x64mm. Black box with marbled edges and embossed leather ties containing a set of embossed playing cards. 52 cards, no Jokers. Single-ended, square corners, with lightly impressed pattern on obverse. Foxing to cards, box in excellent condition (thought to be modern, not contemporary to the cards). The One of Clubs depicts Reynolds & Sons crest with the words 'Duty One Shilling' above the coronet.
A very rare deck of playing cards created for blind people, thought to be the earliest example of such a deck. Joseph Reynolds began designing and printing playing cards using woodblock and hand-colouring circa 1809. The raised 'pips' on these cards have been made from compressed paper for tactility. Presented snugly in a beautiful box, a rare and inventive example of social history gameplay.
