US8
RUSSELL AND MORGAN PRINTING COMPANY
ca. 1888 – 1891
This was first thought to be the earliest Bicycle ace of spades, but US8a was revealed to be the first issued. There were a few different jokers issued with this deck, including the extremely rare full color joker pictured below. The last box pictured was issued with gold edged decks in each of the four available colors (red, blue, green and brown).
Back Designs Issued in this Style:
1. Acorn
3. Angel
28. Emblem
35. League
37. Lotus
39. Margin Star No. 1
57. Old Fan
63. Rider
65. Safety
74. Thistle (Sod)
80. Wheel No. 1
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