Playtime Vintage Miniature Deck of Cards outdoor planter or flowering branches

or flowering branches

" a ukiyo-e print first published sometime between 1826 and 1833 and one of the most famous works of Japanese art

and would guess 1940s or earlier

while the neck and lower half are painted a very pale blue

I think its a pretty great looking and quite handy box

Playtime Vintage Miniature Deck of Cards outdoor planter or flowering branchesI love the graphics on this old Playtime deck of miniature playing cards, from the block letters on the box to the silhouettes of kids with balloons on the back of each card. I'd guess the deck dates to the 1940s or so, and while the cards show their age, the deck is complete, and super handy for games on the go. 52 cards plus one joker and one blank, which I guess represents the other joker. Box and cards measure 2 5 8" tall x 1 3 4" wide; box is 1