Genuine Celluloid Playing Cards "Will Last Indefinitely" Piroxloid Products Corporation New York, U.S.A.
Published by Piroxloid Products Corporation, New York, 1925
- Used
Seller: White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.White Fox Rare Books and Antiques, ABAA/ILAB
AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2009
Condition: Used - Fine
US$ 200.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Unusual, attractive deck of playing cards made of slivers of celluloid -- we had never seen celluloid playing cards before. N.d., circa 1920s. The maker of the company was a popular manufacturer of Mahjong in the 1920s, when the Chinese game enjoyed its greatest popularity in the U.S. Its mahjong pieces were made of celluloid also, as pieces for the game have been made ever since, to our knowledge. As to our celluloid deck, the cards glisten in a way that sets them apart from standard playing cards of the era. In terms of the cards' pictorial design -- the pips on the number cards, or Royal cards, the deck is standard. Only the joker is perhaps distinguishable from other decks. While we can not speak to the veracity of the durability representation on the box, we can represent that our deck is still pristine after nearly a century. Only the box has any sign of wear, and that is minimal. The outer box, or slipcase, has light dusty soiling. Otherwise it is structurally solid, as is the inner slipcase. The outer box measures 10 by 6 cm and is not quite 2.5 cm thick. The cards are a standard playing card size. Box -- an outer and inner slipcase.…
Seller Inventory # 21077
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Genuine Celluloid Playing Cards "Will Last Indefinitely" Piroxloid Products Corporation New York, U.S.A.
- Publisher
- Piroxloid Products Corporation, New York
- Publication year
- 1925
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller catalogs
- Antiques and Collectibles, Cards
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 6 to 16 business days | 4 to 7 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 7.00 | US$ 15.00 |
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Antiquarian books of all kinds, with emphases on color plate books, decorative arts, foreign literature (German, French, Italian, Spanish), children's literature, philosophy, sporting (equine, hunting, shooting).
Specialty
Color plate books (19th century), Sporting, Philosophy, Children's literature, Other foreign literature, French literature, Italian literature, German literature, Decorative artsAssociation member
Seller's business information
White Fox Rare Books and Antiques
974 Cemetery Road
West Windsor, VT U.S.A. 05089
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