Note; If you have not read the Servetus and Septimius page yet you should do so first.
1889 - 1893
Globe Playing Card (Middletown)
Globe Playing Card (Middletown)
Brands from Card Fabrique were carried over to the new Globe Playing Card Company. There is no Hochman listing for the Globe versions of the brands of Travellers, Sportingman's, Boudoirs or Elks. There may have been others.
(Hochman L19) Steamboat #5 Globe Playing Card Company, Middletown, Ohio, c1880. The Joker is the same as L17 (Card Fabrique), but the small print is changed to read The Globe Playing Card Co., Factory, Middletown.
We now know this date was 1889-1893. Globe used a number of Card Fabrique brands when they restarted the company under the Globe name.
(Hochman L19) Steamboat #5 Globe Playing Card Company, Middletown, Ohio, c1880. The Joker is the same as L17 (Card Fabrique), but the small print is changed to read The Globe Playing Card Co., Factory, Middletown.
We now know this date was 1889-1893. Globe used a number of Card Fabrique brands when they restarted the company under the Globe name.
The box on the left is stamped with the name of grocer John Meehan of St. Louis.
It also carries a playing card revenue tax stamp from August 1894 depicting that it was
still on the shelf in Meehan's store on that date.
It also carries a playing card revenue tax stamp from August 1894 depicting that it was
still on the shelf in Meehan's store on that date.
(Hochman L20) 4-11-44 Globe Playing Card
The Globe Playing Card Co., Middletown, c1885. This deck was named after a popular card game of the era and again used the ‘hand holding cards’ Joker of L19 with the Globe name. The same Ace was used for an advertising deck for Thos. C. Platt Cigars.
We now know this date was 1889-1893
(Hochman L22) 4-11-44, Card Fabrique Co., New York and Chicago, c1886. The brand name was on the box only. Another brand using this Ace was called “The Elks”. The Ace and Joker are the same as L20 with the Card Fabrique name.
(Hochman L22a) 4-11-44, Globe Playing Card Co., New York and Chicago, c1890. The same deck as above, but found with no box. The Joker is the same, but with the Globe name.
Globe used a number of Card Fabrique brands when they restarted the company under the Globe name.
The Globe Playing Card Co., Middletown, c1885. This deck was named after a popular card game of the era and again used the ‘hand holding cards’ Joker of L19 with the Globe name. The same Ace was used for an advertising deck for Thos. C. Platt Cigars.
We now know this date was 1889-1893
(Hochman L22) 4-11-44, Card Fabrique Co., New York and Chicago, c1886. The brand name was on the box only. Another brand using this Ace was called “The Elks”. The Ace and Joker are the same as L20 with the Card Fabrique name.
(Hochman L22a) 4-11-44, Globe Playing Card Co., New York and Chicago, c1890. The same deck as above, but found with no box. The Joker is the same, but with the Globe name.
Globe used a number of Card Fabrique brands when they restarted the company under the Globe name.
The 4-11-44 card backs depict a caricature of a Black man in a rocking chair; “4-11-44” being a reference to numbers supposedly favored by African Americans in illegal lotteries at the time. It refers to a popular lottery game at the time called “Policy,” in which the rare winning sequence was 4-11-44.
"Policy" was an illegal gambling system for players who paid a small sum each week to select three numbers. If all three numbers hit, it was referred to as a "gig"; the payout was about $10 ($325 today) per winning ticket. In 1892 the numbers 4-11-44 finally hit in the Frankfort Lottery drawing in New York City. The policy shops [gambling houses] took a hard hit, losing about $20,000.($650,000)
"Policy" was an illegal gambling system for players who paid a small sum each week to select three numbers. If all three numbers hit, it was referred to as a "gig"; the payout was about $10 ($325 today) per winning ticket. In 1892 the numbers 4-11-44 finally hit in the Frankfort Lottery drawing in New York City. The policy shops [gambling houses] took a hard hit, losing about $20,000.($650,000)
Looking for the lucky rabbit's foot The birds form 4-11-44
(Hochman L21) FREDERICK BOLD, St. Louis, Missouri, c1885.
The Hochman states; "Based on the Ace of Spades the deck was made by Globe of Middletown for Frederick Bold whom we believe supplied magicians (and maybe gamblers!) with playing cards. A later listing in this chapter (L79) for F. Bold of St. Louis is for a ‘wedge’ deck and clearly made by American PCC of Kalamazoo."
This AoS has the address of 402 N 3rd. This is the Parker-Ritter-Nicholls Stationary Co., the Sanders Engraving Co. and the A. Noble Printing Company in 1894. (See below)
(Hochman L79) F. BOLD, St. Louis, Missouri, c1895.
The Hochman states: "A deck made for this magic supply house in St. Louis. Comparison of the courts confirms American of Kalamazoo made it."
W. H. Longley of American Playing Cards did have the Globe rights according to a letter dated April 15, 1893. (See the Servetus and Septimius page) It had a different looking AoS and Joker. The address on the box said "F. Bold Manufacturer 6828 Scanlan Ave."
FREDERIC BOLD'S HISTORY
Born 1847 in New Jersey.
1870 Machinist in Huntsville, Alabama.
1885 Married in St. Louis.
St. Louis City Directory entries for Bold;
1891 Worked as a Machinist. Lived at 1711 ½ Dolman.
1892 Broker 6828 Scanlan Ave. on the far westside of St. Louis. Same address as on card box.
1893 Real Estate 6828 Scanlan Av (Globe was shutting down)
1894 Real Estate 6828 Scanlan Av 402 N. 3rd appears on Bold's card box was the address of the Parker-Ritter-Nicholls Stationary Company and the Sanders Engraving Company of St. Louis. Besides selling real estate was Bold also working at Sanders Engraving? See the 1895 entry. A. Noble Printing Co. was incorporated at this address in February 1894 but Frederick was not an incorporator.
(Hochman L21) FREDERICK BOLD, St. Louis, Missouri, c1885.
The Hochman states; "Based on the Ace of Spades the deck was made by Globe of Middletown for Frederick Bold whom we believe supplied magicians (and maybe gamblers!) with playing cards. A later listing in this chapter (L79) for F. Bold of St. Louis is for a ‘wedge’ deck and clearly made by American PCC of Kalamazoo."
This AoS has the address of 402 N 3rd. This is the Parker-Ritter-Nicholls Stationary Co., the Sanders Engraving Co. and the A. Noble Printing Company in 1894. (See below)
(Hochman L79) F. BOLD, St. Louis, Missouri, c1895.
The Hochman states: "A deck made for this magic supply house in St. Louis. Comparison of the courts confirms American of Kalamazoo made it."
W. H. Longley of American Playing Cards did have the Globe rights according to a letter dated April 15, 1893. (See the Servetus and Septimius page) It had a different looking AoS and Joker. The address on the box said "F. Bold Manufacturer 6828 Scanlan Ave."
FREDERIC BOLD'S HISTORY
Born 1847 in New Jersey.
1870 Machinist in Huntsville, Alabama.
1885 Married in St. Louis.
St. Louis City Directory entries for Bold;
1891 Worked as a Machinist. Lived at 1711 ½ Dolman.
1892 Broker 6828 Scanlan Ave. on the far westside of St. Louis. Same address as on card box.
1893 Real Estate 6828 Scanlan Av (Globe was shutting down)
1894 Real Estate 6828 Scanlan Av 402 N. 3rd appears on Bold's card box was the address of the Parker-Ritter-Nicholls Stationary Company and the Sanders Engraving Company of St. Louis. Besides selling real estate was Bold also working at Sanders Engraving? See the 1895 entry. A. Noble Printing Co. was incorporated at this address in February 1894 but Frederick was not an incorporator.
1894 November Bold starts advertises Magic Cards for sale in the local newspaper.
1895 Real Estate 6828 Scanlan Av Bold receives a patent at Sanders Engraving.
1896 Machinist 6828 Scanlan Av .
1897 Salesman 6828 Scanlan Av
1898 Dealing in Cards 6828 Scanlan Av A. Noble Printing moves two blocks away
1899 Traveler 6828 Scanlan Av
1900 Traveler 6828 Scanlan Av Federal Census says “Card Mfg” (Made by USPC now?) (L79?)
1901-04 Traveler 6828 Scanlan Av
1904 His son is listed as a bank clerk and lives at 6828 Scanlan Av Frederic has gone to L. A.
Bold was listed as a light saleman in Los Angeles. He died their in 1935.
1895 Real Estate 6828 Scanlan Av Bold receives a patent at Sanders Engraving.
1896 Machinist 6828 Scanlan Av .
1897 Salesman 6828 Scanlan Av
1898 Dealing in Cards 6828 Scanlan Av A. Noble Printing moves two blocks away
1899 Traveler 6828 Scanlan Av
1900 Traveler 6828 Scanlan Av Federal Census says “Card Mfg” (Made by USPC now?) (L79?)
1901-04 Traveler 6828 Scanlan Av
1904 His son is listed as a bank clerk and lives at 6828 Scanlan Av Frederic has gone to L. A.
Bold was listed as a light saleman in Los Angeles. He died their in 1935.
(L21) Originally thought to be ca. 1885 but actually 1893 based on the above information.
This one appears to be a Globe Playing Card.
The Joker appears below
This one appears to be a Globe Playing Card.
The Joker appears below
(L79) Probably closer to 1900 and by United States Playing Card Company.
(L79) Closer to 1900.
Playing card revenue tax stamp is by United States Playing Card Company
Playing card revenue tax stamp is by United States Playing Card Company
Not listed under the Globe Playing Card Company in the Hochman
Thomas C Platt Cigars
Ace of Spades was like the (Hochman L20) 4-11-44 deck.
The cigar was produced by Hummell & Co. of Binghamton, New York. They were a large producer of cigars from 1890 to 1950.
Platt was born in Owego, just 20 miles from Binghamton.
Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt and “Easy Boss”, was an American politician who was a two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1873–1877) and a three-term U.S. Senator from New York in 1881 and 1897 to 1909. He is best known as the "political boss" of the Republican Party in New York State in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Upon his death, the New York Times stated that he considered himself the "political godfather" of many Republican governors of the state, including Theodore Roosevelt.
Thomas C Platt Cigars
Ace of Spades was like the (Hochman L20) 4-11-44 deck.
The cigar was produced by Hummell & Co. of Binghamton, New York. They were a large producer of cigars from 1890 to 1950.
Platt was born in Owego, just 20 miles from Binghamton.
Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt and “Easy Boss”, was an American politician who was a two-term member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1873–1877) and a three-term U.S. Senator from New York in 1881 and 1897 to 1909. He is best known as the "political boss" of the Republican Party in New York State in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Upon his death, the New York Times stated that he considered himself the "political godfather" of many Republican governors of the state, including Theodore Roosevelt.
One of these decks was found with a playing card revenue tax stamp on it that appears to be from the United States Playing Card Company. The stamp was issued August 1894 after Globe had already been out of business for over a year. The stamp would have been placed on any deck still in the factory as of that date. Did USPC buy up the inventory?