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January 21st, 2010

Artist Diary - Jason Englands Bicycle Originals

"Cards from the late 19th century - the original rider back playing card design, shown in the private collection of Jason England."

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d3m1g0d16 years ago
I have a deck like that, but I need a case to put it in. If anyone knows where I could find one, that would be great. Mine aren't quite as old as yours are, however they are thicker and harder to find a case for. If anyone can find any, comment.
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magicman_199916 years ago
I wonder if the holder he had the full deck in was the original case, or if it's a late addition.
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Tricky Nicky16 years ago
Those are some awesome cards. They should make one of their vintage edition decks look like those.
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3njoi16 years ago
very nice! love to see the history of something i handle on a day to day basis. just bought a red and blue 125th anniversary edition. and also found a local drug store that caries Bee's and also black bicycle decks hopefully my collection will continue to grow. Keep it up jason love every thing you've done so far.
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ZacEckstein16 years ago
That was cool
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Jack Webster16 years ago
I have similar cards from the early 20th century. They have the modern ace though (a little different) and a different joker, but it could e because the cards were used for a card game called 500. The backs were also different (for the game I am guessing) but the faces are the same for the most part
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VagueTheory16 years ago
I love learning about the history of playing cards.
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dejavu0516 years ago
Very interesting!
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Jv16 years ago
Very nice! Thanks for sharing!
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Scape Goat16 years ago
Seriously cool stuff. I also loved watching you with Steve Forte in his Museum Tour on the GPS. The only word that came to mind while watching that was "priceless." Thanks again. -Craig J Newman
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lucassewardsmagic16 years ago
nicee, i want one.
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jonraiker16 years ago
I'd love to see more from Jason's collection. This was amazing.
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