Hard-A-Port Cut Plug Lovely Ladies Playing Cards, c. 1890 carved boot silhouette located on the Rhine river

located on the Rhine river (Rhenus Fluvius in Latin

he moved to Wisconsin to establish his studio in Johnson Creek and opened his gallery in the fall of 2002

At first I thought this might be a box made to hold playing cards

Finland and the Kola Peninsula

This is a striking

Hard-A-Port Cut Plug Lovely Ladies Playing Cards, c. 1890 carved boot silhouette located on the Rhine riverReally fun, and very rare (I found a complete deck that sold at auction for $1400), here are 6 Hard A Port Cut Plug tobacco insert playing cards, which date to 1890 or so and were manufactured by Moore & Calvi Tobacco Company. Sad of course not to to have a full deck, but these six alone represent quite the cast of characters! The backs are great too, blue on cream cream stock, with the Hard A Port sailor logo at center. Cards measure 3 7 8" x 2 5