Vintage - 1950 - 1960's Fifty-Two Art Studies Nude Pin-Up Playing Cards These are The 1954 Original WP Fifty-Two Art Studies Cards, Made in the USA and distributed by Novelties MFG, & Sales Corp., St. Louis, MO. They are also all plastic coated to protect the cards. Original Deck has 54 Cards. (13) Playing Cards of each Suit (Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs & Spades), for (52) + (2) Jokers. The main Joker Card features a Photographer, in a Black Beret and Reds Checked Overcoat, standing behind a large Box Camera on a tall Tripod. The “Extra” Joker has an introduction that reads: “ For the Approval of the discriminating Artist and connoisseur of art, Fifty-Two separate and Distinct Studies. These are examples of modern photography at its finest and should prove invaluable in discussions, forums, etc. ”, followed by a guarantee statement. These are standard size playing cards and the Front of each individual card has a FULL COLOR Photograph of a Nude Pin-Up Model of the 1940s & 1950s (including Betty Paige ). The Back of each card has a colorful rendering featuring the likeness of a vintage camera. It has a red Background with (2) Camera Lenses, complete with numbers of each lens.

The rare UNBROKEN series was launched by Seasons Playing Cards in a unique mystery deck sale. This was an experimental launch based around the premise that each deck would be unique in its own way. Only 250 “experiments” were produced in this extremely labor intensive project. Each piece is signified by a holographic seal featuring the Seasons logo featuring an ‘X’ indicating the eXperimental series along with a ‘1 of 1’.

This deck is printed with a unique soft non-gloss finish showcasing the design below along with a shimmering gold foil that showcases the cracks and repairs of the deck. The cards inside feature an animated blooming back design that when flipped will show the logo flowering and closing with the different seasons. The deck gilding is made to match the tuck. The two piece Jokers showcase a piece of the card falling off with the repair paint revealing a ‘J’ to complete the Joker titling. The AoS follows similar in suit with a “broken” face revealing the spade shape with a custom pattern to match the back design and the ‘Experimental Series’ tag below.

The rare UNBROKEN series was launched by Seasons Playing Cards in a unique mystery deck sale. This was an experimental launch based around the premise that each deck would be unique in its own way. Only 250 “experiments” were produced in this extremely labor intensive project. Each piece is signified by a holographic seal featuring the Seasons logo featuring an ‘X’ indicating the eXperimental series along with a ‘1 of 1’.

This deck is printed with a unique soft non-gloss finish showcasing the design below along with a shimmering gold foil that showcases the cracks and repairs of the deck. The cards inside feature an animated blooming back design that when flipped will show the logo flowering and closing with the different seasons. The deck gilding is made to match the tuck. The two piece Jokers showcase a piece of the card falling off with the repair paint revealing a ‘J’ to complete the Joker titling. The AoS follows similar in suit with a “broken” face revealing the spade shape with a custom pattern to match the back design and the ‘Experimental Series’ tag below.

The rare UNBROKEN series was launched by Seasons Playing Cards in a unique mystery deck sale. This was an experimental launch based around the premise that each deck would be unique in its own way. Only 250 “experiments” were produced in this extremely labor intensive project. Each piece is signified by a holographic seal featuring the Seasons logo featuring an ‘X’ indicating the eXperimental series along with a ‘1 of 1’.

This deck is printed with a unique soft non-gloss finish showcasing the design below along with a shimmering silver foil that showcases the cracks and repairs of the deck. The cards inside feature an animated blooming back design that when flipped will show the logo flowering and closing with the different seasons. The deck gilding is made to match the tuck. The two piece Jokers showcase a piece of the card falling off with the repair paint revealing a ‘J’ to complete the Joker titling. The AoS follows similar in suit with a “broken” face revealing the spade shape with a custom pattern to match the back design and the ‘Experimental Series’ tag below.