C. 1850s-70s French No Indices, Stencil Colored Playing Cards, Complete 52 Deck lidded urn what a lot of demands

what a lot of demands this fellow carries on his back

smudges and a few tears to the paper around the edges

I would be willing to bet is an early German folk art Noah's Arc

as is the bleed from the neat row of fat iron nails down the seam

C. 1850s-70s French No Indices, Stencil Colored Playing Cards, Complete 52 Deck lidded urn what a lot of demandsIt's been a while since I found a great deck of antique playing cards, so was glad to discover these on a loop through New Hampshire the other day. This is a complete 52 card deck, unmarked, but based on the style and names on the face cards I know they are French, and I believe produced by Grimaud sometime between 1855 1875. With square corners, once can see that the trimming (these would have been cut from a large sheet) is a bit irregular, and that