Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Spades world war two some of the thread stitching

some of the thread stitching on the bristles is loose

which would be equally great placed on the table or hanging on the wall

there is variation from one to the next)

Woven together are distorted proverbs

Hard to beat his original hand-drawn (in colored pencil) cover

Rare Hunt and Sons 1830s British Playing Cards, Heavy Stock, Spades world war two some of the thread stitchingGorgeous! I wish I had a complete deck of these Hunt & Sons c. 1830 British playing cards, but it's not surprising that over the past nearly 200 years some have been lost, so I've divided them into suits. These spades include the identifying Ace, called the "Old Fizzle" ace, showing a duty of one shilling. I've been trying to learn a little more about varieties of antique playing cards and what distinguishes specific decks. This stencil painted deck