DECKS THE HOCHMAN THOUGHT WERE MADE BY THE LONGLEY BROTHERS
Further research has now shown that these cards were not Longley playing card companies. Except for their first deck at the Cincinnati Card Company (Centennial) all the other court card designs were by East Coast card makers or Russell & Morgan. Thus leading to the conclusion the Longleys had other card companies.
NEW YORK CITY CARDS
(L8) United States Card Co. Their address of 11 Centre Street is David Lesser’s address in the early 1880s NYC Business Directory for Union Cards. Servetus was busy starting Paper Fabrique in Middletown.
(L11) Broadway Steamboats #288 was Columbia Playing Card of NYC. Even the Hochman contradicts themselves.."Its first deck (L11) is nearly identical to those of APCC of New York and the next listing has identical courts to the earliest APCC Kalamazoo decks and even the same number of stars in the flags in the similar Ace of Spades." The only Longley connection would be W. H. Longley as manager APCC of Kalamazoo.
(L10) American Playing Card This deck was used to advertise tobacco maker P. Lorillard's new cut plug brand called "Splendid". It was trade-marked and first sold in 1886. The Ace of Spades is a match to Caterson & Brotz which just expanded to New York City in 1886.
(L10a) Newport Steamboats and (L11) Columbia Playing Card also match the Caterson & Brotz Ace of Spades like L10.
(L12) American Playing Card may also be part of the L10, L10a and L11 group.
(L9) American Playing Card, (L10b) American Playing Card and (L10c) Standard Playing Card are brands that need more research. They do not appear to be associated with L10 except in name only. Made be an earlier brand.
CHICAGO CARDS
This information comes from my research for a future story about Chicago Card Companies between 1860 & 1910
(L23) Climax Union Card (1893-1901) was also part of the Story Finishing Company, a printing and lithography company.
(L25b) Floral Back Chicago Card Co (1883-91) was part of Foreman, Hobkirk & Co. operated by Henry C. Foreman, Wm. Hobkirk & Margaret F. Milward.
(L25c) Hawley (1885-88) was part of Western Playing Card that was started by Margaret F Milward, William Dewar & Wm. Burten after breaking away from Henry C. Foreman when they were Foreman, Hobkirk & Co.
The Chicago Card Company was started in 1883 by Henry C. Foreman, Henry Kettering & Edward F. Gorton. Foreman had been a partner in the Foreman, Hobkirk & Co. previously.
The next decks were spinoffs of Chicago Card......
(L26) Steamboat #222 of North American (1897-1901)
(L27) American Beauty #444 of North American (1897-1901)
(L29) Steamboat #66 of Excelsior (1883-91)
(L29b) Yorkshire Relish of the Chicago Card Company (1883-1900)
Further research has now shown that these cards were not Longley playing card companies. Except for their first deck at the Cincinnati Card Company (Centennial) all the other court card designs were by East Coast card makers or Russell & Morgan. Thus leading to the conclusion the Longleys had other card companies.
NEW YORK CITY CARDS
(L8) United States Card Co. Their address of 11 Centre Street is David Lesser’s address in the early 1880s NYC Business Directory for Union Cards. Servetus was busy starting Paper Fabrique in Middletown.
(L11) Broadway Steamboats #288 was Columbia Playing Card of NYC. Even the Hochman contradicts themselves.."Its first deck (L11) is nearly identical to those of APCC of New York and the next listing has identical courts to the earliest APCC Kalamazoo decks and even the same number of stars in the flags in the similar Ace of Spades." The only Longley connection would be W. H. Longley as manager APCC of Kalamazoo.
(L10) American Playing Card This deck was used to advertise tobacco maker P. Lorillard's new cut plug brand called "Splendid". It was trade-marked and first sold in 1886. The Ace of Spades is a match to Caterson & Brotz which just expanded to New York City in 1886.
(L10a) Newport Steamboats and (L11) Columbia Playing Card also match the Caterson & Brotz Ace of Spades like L10.
(L12) American Playing Card may also be part of the L10, L10a and L11 group.
(L9) American Playing Card, (L10b) American Playing Card and (L10c) Standard Playing Card are brands that need more research. They do not appear to be associated with L10 except in name only. Made be an earlier brand.
CHICAGO CARDS
This information comes from my research for a future story about Chicago Card Companies between 1860 & 1910
(L23) Climax Union Card (1893-1901) was also part of the Story Finishing Company, a printing and lithography company.
(L25b) Floral Back Chicago Card Co (1883-91) was part of Foreman, Hobkirk & Co. operated by Henry C. Foreman, Wm. Hobkirk & Margaret F. Milward.
(L25c) Hawley (1885-88) was part of Western Playing Card that was started by Margaret F Milward, William Dewar & Wm. Burten after breaking away from Henry C. Foreman when they were Foreman, Hobkirk & Co.
The Chicago Card Company was started in 1883 by Henry C. Foreman, Henry Kettering & Edward F. Gorton. Foreman had been a partner in the Foreman, Hobkirk & Co. previously.
The next decks were spinoffs of Chicago Card......
(L26) Steamboat #222 of North American (1897-1901)
(L27) American Beauty #444 of North American (1897-1901)
(L29) Steamboat #66 of Excelsior (1883-91)
(L29b) Yorkshire Relish of the Chicago Card Company (1883-1900)
The Margaret F. (nee Barron) Milward involved with several of these card companies just mentioned was also the first woman to design and patent a Joker playing card. You can read her story at .....
More about the interconnections of card manufacturers is discussed on a new website about court cards. Click on the link below.
