Collecting Collections: Vintage Playing Cards

Contributor post by Lisa Congdon






As someone who collects alot of stuff, I am often asked what “new” favorite collection I have. Andit just so happens that I have a new passion right now: vintage playing cards.Some of my current favorites in my collection are pictured above. 





Photo by Valeriana Solaris


Unlike many collectors of vintage playing cards, I’m lessinterested in acquiring a full, complete deck. Instead, I’m happy to find justone single card! In fact, I love finding lone, abandoned cards that I can addto my collection of misfit vintage playing cards (not that I won’t take acomplete deck when I can find one at the right price!).



I am drawn to playing cards for many reasons: the beautifulartwork, the worn, vintage look, the typography, the odd sizes. It turns out Iam not the only one who loves vintage playing cards! There is even a websitecalled Antique Playing Card Source!



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I am mostly drawn to really old playing cards (pre-1930),but I also love decks from the mid-century, like this modern deck via Words& Eggs:





Interested in collecting vintage playing cards? I like thisinformative little article by Collector’s Weekly for more information. 





I’m off to hunt more vintage playing cards. What is your latest collecting obsession?



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Lisa Congdon
Artist, illustrator
Author, A Collection a Day
Website: www.lisacongdon.com
Blog: www.lisacongdon.com/blog
A Collection a Day: www.collectionaday.com
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