REMAINING QUESTIONS
There is one mystery card in the line of Card Fabrique cards. It is listed in the Hochman as L18a. It is a copy of a French B. P. Grimaud card. The best investigation into this was done by fellow collector Joop Muller of Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 2004.
SOMETHING I NOTICED
While working on this story, for some unknown reason, I noticed something on a King of Hearts. So I just started looking around at others involved with the Longleys. What I saw was the emblem on the sword and the lapel pattern . Take a look at what I mean.........................
Paper Fabrique of Cincinnati and Card Fabrique of Middletown
Globe Playing Card of Middletown and American Playing Card of Kalamazoo
Early Russell & Morgan of Cincinnati and National Card Company of Indianapolis
We now know that W. H. Longley was managing the American Playing Card Company in Kalamazoo and had gotten the card designs when Globe went under. So no surprise there. But it was that Russell & Morgan was similar. Was the story true that Servetus Longley sold out to him. Plus, National was connected to Russell & Morgan.
Looking at many other companies I found no similarities........
Looking at many other companies I found no similarities........
Kalamazoo Playing Card and Standard Playing Card Company
Union Playing Card Company and Willis Russell Playing Cards
American Playing Card of NYC and Pefection Playing Card
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