Monday, February 22, 2021

Clown Jokers

I use to be irritated by clown jokers. I thought they should have jesters on them. But through the years, my sensitivities have changed and I'm now a big fan of clown jokers. Which is good since I have a ton of them. (BTW, even though this article was just published in Feb, I'm updating in April since I added and rearranged  the clown jokers.)  

This first set is classic old clown jokers of which three are on the Joker Poster printed by the Playing Card Museum.


Want details on which ones from above are in the Joker Poster? The clown with the banjo or mandolin (top center) was first made by King Press c1937.  It's  MSN51 King Press, P159 of Hochman and also appears as Imperial King Press. NJ c 1935. The parachuting clown (top row right) is in the top row of the poster and is a USPCC special edition circa 1950. The clown with the goose and the balloon (bottom center) is another USPCC special edition c 1935.

The next page includes the two (top left and right) … to be continued



I just learned from the FB Joker Collectors club (from Matt Schacht and Ronald Kruijmel) that the middle row jokers on the left and right are Canadian. WWPCM
























Here's more classic old clown jokers or modern ones in the vintage style. The two clown heads in the middle row are from a Steamboat deck made by Novelty Playing Cards in 1935 (which I know because he's 5H on the Joker Poster). Notice that there are drumming clowns but my rules are that they go in the clown section, not the drummers.


More vintage clowns including a number from the Joker Poster. Notably:
 Top row left and right are 4I E.E. Fairchild, Rochester NY. 1910. 
Top row middle?   
Middle Row left.   5D
The middle row middle is 8A on the poster,  Printed by Criterion Cards for John High Company, 1932. Middle row left?
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The next page is just clown heads which is scary not so much because of how terrifying they are but there are also some clown heads in the Heads section, a detail that needs attention. I should either have a clown section inside the heads or a heads-only section in the clowns. To be continued...

Update in May 2021, this organizational issue was addrressed with the creation of a clown heads section  https://www.amusedbyjokersami.com/2021/05/clown-head-jokers.html 


  
The top row of clowns below are jack-in-the-boxes. I've wondered sometime if they should be a section. There are also some dog jack-in-the-boxes (sixth page) and four jokers of heads coming out of box in the jokers heads on a stick section. Top row right below is also on the Poster in the 2B spot. He is USPC for Barton Playing Card Co, c1960. His pair is top left.
 

Some clowns can stand on balls and spin plates and juggle. Lets group these clowns together.

Some clowns can balance on a ball upside down!
More juggling clowns.

Baggy old clown has 13 variations on the next two pages. What was his history again? Initial introduction or publisher? 

Mixed in with Baggy Clown, there's five here holding helium balloons.
These clowns are a mixed lot. Two of them belong perhaps in the cartoon section since Bob Terwilliger of Simpsons fame is sort of slumming it by hanging out with these clowns.

I tried to group the clowns with similar painted-on faces. Working on it still...
Here’s some cheesy cheapo clowns.
More cheeping cheesy...
I like this next set and I’d like to group the two holding balloons with the five holding balloons on a previous pages. Another big reorg?  Can I manage the time, trauma, tedium, and terror of another reorg?
 
Where else can you find clowns in this collection?

Riding   unicycles.
Some are in the heads section. MY rules over whether clown heads go there or here is not consistent. sigh.

Saturday, February 20, 2021

Liquor and Drinking Advertising Jokers

 This page has been obsoleted by the splitting of liquor into a beer and a liquor section.

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Advertising on playing cards has been around a long time. Here's a look at my collection of advertising jokers for liquor. There's also plenty for beer (Pilsor and Heinkein below). Not many ads for wine


This next page of jokers combines three big themes in jokers and cards: girls, liquor, and advertising. (not all of them but I'm working on it).

A sweet combination of old and new and different drinks.

Jokers and Bottles: straight and to the point.

Some light colored liquor in this picture.

Sweet mixed drinks and help with recipes!

The top row here speaks to my heart and pallet with Guiness (my drink of choice) and absinthe (when I want to walk on the wild side!)

More sweet drinks and beers (I now realize that I could reorganize this section).






Here are the jokers with advertisements on them:  

  1. Casinos 
  2. CigarettesLiquor and Drink,  Desserts and Candy  
  3. Coca Cola Jokers        
  4. Cars  
  5. Public Interest Messages
  6. Logo type jokersGeometric Designs  
  7. Ads   63      Text based jokers 150
  8. Jokers promoting playing cards

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Gasoline, Cars, Trucks, Vans, and Other Road Vehicle Jokers

 Here are all the joker advertisements for gasoline, oils, automobiles (cars), trucks, vans, and other road vehicles.









This section borders material in the collection in the travel-vehicles-cars and motorcycles joker section.  Here are the other advertising joker sections:  

  1. Casinos 
  2. Cigarettes, Liquor and Drink,  Desserts and Candy 
  3. Coca Cola Jokers     
  4. Cars and gasoline n oil (this article) 
  5. Public Interest Messages
  6. Logo type jokersGeometric Designs 162
  7. Ads   63      Text based jokers 150
  8. Jokers promoting playing cards


Desert and Candy Jokers

 Here are those delicious jokers with candy (mostly M&Ms) and other desserts.





Here are the jokers with advertisements on them:  
    1. Casinos 
    2. CigarettesLiquor and Drink,  Desserts (this article)  
    3. Coca Cola Jokers    
    4. Cars 35
    5. Public Interest Messages
    6. Logo type jokersGeometric Designs 162
    7. Ads   63      Text based jokers 150
    8. Jokers promoting playing cards