Jokers promoting cards. These jokers seem to tell mini-stories each of which is a promotion for playing cards. I've heard (from Tom van Berkum and others on the FB Joker Collectors Group on 2/29/2020) that these were the standard jokers of the Association of the American Playing Card Manufacturers, 1939-40s. They were printed by "Brown & Bigelow", "USPCC", "Western Publishing Co.", and maybe other printers.
First, a History Lesson.
There seem to be a total of six stories. The other four are "At Home", "Between You and Me", Distress Call, and "Society Note."
I hear that there are six different cards and I hear that there are six slightly different variations of each of these cards. I have all six of “Hear Ye”; five of the "At Home", “Between You and Me”, and “ Society Note”; and four of “Distress Call” and “History Lesson”.
But I do have many dupes of each of these so now that I know to look for six variations of each, I should take them all out and see if I can find them.
Click for an Overview of the Taxonomy of Playing Card Jokers
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| Joker: History Lesson ~1939 USPCC |
Second: Hear Ye!!
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| Joker: Hear Ye!! ~1939 USPCC |
There seem to be a total of six stories. The other four are "At Home", "Between You and Me", Distress Call, and "Society Note."
I hear that there are six different cards and I hear that there are six slightly different variations of each of these cards. I have all six of “Hear Ye”; five of the "At Home", “Between You and Me”, and “ Society Note”; and four of “Distress Call” and “History Lesson”.
Click for an Overview of the Taxonomy of Playing Card Jokers
Would you like to see more jokers about playing cards? It's a bit self referential...
Artsy cards which feature playing cards - Art section
Card trick performing subsection. Jesters Section, Performing sub section,
Juggling things, including cards or pips - Jesters Section, Performing sub section,
Artsy cards which feature playing cards - Art section
Card trick performing subsection. Jesters Section, Performing sub section,
Juggling things, including cards or pips - Jesters Section, Performing sub section,
Scatterman - Jokers scattering cards - Jesters Section, Performing sub section,
Jokers Promoting more card playing - this post - Advertising section
Jokers Promoting more card playing - this post - Advertising section
Ads for Brands of Playing Cards - Advertising section
Head Shots holding cards - Jesters Section, Heads and Busts subsection, With Hands subsubsection
Card Themed Full Duplex - Topsy Turvy Section, Cards subsection
Head Shots holding cards - Jesters Section, Heads and Busts subsection, With Hands subsubsection
Card Themed Full Duplex - Topsy Turvy Section, Cards subsection
I have several of these .. inherited a huge collection of very very old cards but unsure what to do with them... 🤔
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DeleteDid ya ever find out values? Because yea seem to be the thing to collect back in the 30’s
DeleteHello! My name is Marie I have a deck of congress Hamilton U.S playing cards and although I see "full decks all over the internet mine is a complete full deck, with a distress call extra joker, how to play poker card/ don't fight it out card, international contact bridge score(extra joke), and a distress call joker I believe is another variation to the singles you have displayed here. I was hoping maybe you could point me in the direction of a reliable source of information. :] I don't often make my way back to these types of sites but you can email me if you are willing to assist. Banananana1990@gmail.com
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