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Card deck:Bicycle Vintage Design Tangent Back 1907-1939

The United States Playing Card Company

The Strong National Museum of Play

The Strong National Museum of Play
Rochester , United States

Playing cards were initially developed in the Western world soon after the invention of printing, around the 15th century. Before that, they were made by hand. The deck of cards persevered through the years, as new games and new ways to play with them evolved too.

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  • Title: Card deck:Bicycle Vintage Design Tangent Back 1907-1939
  • Creator: The United States Playing Card Company
  • Location: Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati, OH
  • Type: Card Games, Card Games
  • Medium: printed cardstock, cardboard
  • Object ID: 112.5076, 112.5076
  • Credit Line: Gift of Joseph D. Andrews in Memory of His Father, Joseph V. Andrews, Gift of Joseph D. Andrews in Memory of His Father, Joseph V. Andrews
The Strong National Museum of Play

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