My Vintage Generation » Chisholm Bros playing cards http://www.myvintagegeneration.com eBay and Online Store Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:03:36 +0000 en hourly 1 Souvenir playing cards of Boston c. 1900s http://www.myvintagegeneration.com/2009/09/playing-cards-of-boston-c-1900s/ http://www.myvintagegeneration.com/2009/09/playing-cards-of-boston-c-1900s/#comments Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:58:25 +0000 MyVintageGeneration http://www.myvintagegeneration.com/?p=178 IMG_0011
I wonder where my relative bought these playing cards?
Could it have been a souvenir shop in Boston around 1910 or so?
These cards are from a relative on my dad’s side of the family. They were all New Englanders, but somewhere along the way someone must have purchased this deck in or around Boston.

The cards depict different scenes of ‘historic Boston and vicinity.’
The Ace of Spades shows Symphony Hall. And what’s interesting is the famed concert hall was built in 1900. So if we date this deck of cards between 1901 and 1910, then Symphony Hall was less than a decade old.
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This deck was published by the Chisholm Bros. company based in Portland, Maine.
They printed souvenir decks like this for many historical places and cities.

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