Waddingtons Number 1 Playing Card Game, play with the classic Red and Blue Twin Pack, great travel companion, gift and toy for Boys, Girls and adults.

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In Volume V of Churchill’s “The Second World War” there is a printed memo from the Prime Minister to the President of the Board of Trade, which reads as follows: Above: RIO RITA radio talkie-musical double set of ‘Cir-Q-Lar’ playing cards manufactured by John Waddington Ltd in a padded box, c.1929. In 1994, Waddingtons was bought by Hasbro. By this point they had produced many games which have since become household names that are both original and under licence. At the time circumstances were favourable in that in 1922 Charles Goodall & Co. Ltd were absorbed by Thomas De la Rue thus leaving only one major competitor.

have the text “Regd No.529991”. The words ‘Master’ and ‘Ltd’ are printed in a different typeface to the earlier edition. Above: an anonymous Ace of Spades with an elaborate design used by John Waddington Ltd, c.1925. The cards have gold edges and depict a hunting scene on the reverse. See more early cards →In the 1950’s, a subsidiary company was created. This was purely to be used to sell their board games. Hearts for the gentler emotions; Diamonds for wealth or greed; Clubs for aggressiveness and strife; Spades for the tragic methods of schemers. They produced colour posters and advertising material for theatres. This print shop was located on Camp Road, close to where Leeds University currently stands. In 1919, the company joined the Master Printers Federation. Two years later in 1921, they became a public company.

Soon Lexicon was published in a smart slip case and many different editions have followed, including foreign language versions. The quotation on each card consists of words spoken by the character depicted, and the phrases have been chosen with a view to the temperament and the leading episode of the character; Round and oval playing cards were known in Europe as early as the fifteenth century, and examples by the Master ‘PW’, Virgil Solis and others survive. These early round cards were finely engraved miniature works of art, with non-standard suit symbols such as flowers or small animals. In India round cards are the normal shape. They are round, painted or lacquered discs of thin wood, cotton fibre paper or ivory which may contain up to eight or ten suits. Round playing cards were also produced in the USA in 1874 by I. N. Richardson and subsequently by The Globe Card Company in 1878. Whilst they were advertised as easier to hold, no corners to break, greater visibility, etc., they never achieved much popularity. Death of Mr Monopoly, Yorkshire businessman Victor Watson, at 86, The Yorkshire Post, 26 February 2015 The important thing is to have cards freely forthcoming when called for, and although the soldiers should have priority civilian workers need them too.”

In 1929 John Waddington Ltd (Leeds & London) commenced the production of circular cards and these were very popular. They were introduced to the USA where sales were beyond expectations. Their primary aim was to produce trading stamps. As a result, this led to Waddingtons printing their famous Green Shield stamps. In 1932 Norman Victor Watson and John Waddington Limited submitted a patent application for a New Method and Apparatus for the Manufacture of Playing Cards ►

Obituary: Master of Monopoly who twice trounced Maxwell', Financial Times, 28 February/1 March 2015, p. 11 Hidden inside these games were maps, compasses, real money and other objects useful for escaping. They were distributed to prisoners by fake charitable organisations. [4]

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Their venue for board games began in 1935. The Parker Brothers sent Waddingtons a sample copy of their new game, Monopoly. The first edition was sold through the stationery shops at 1s. 9d. each and sales were practically non-existent. John Waddington persuaded his other shareholders that they needed lithographic equipment. As a result, he hired Victor Watson as lithographic foreman.

Waddingtons became the UK publisher of the US Parker Brothers' Monopoly, while Parker licensed Waddingtons' Cluedo. [2] In 1941, the British Directorate of Military Intelligence section 9 (MI9) had the company create a special edition of Monopoly for World War II prisoners of war held by the Germans. [3] Lexicon | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum. 4 March 2000 . Retrieved 24 May 2022. In 1924, they produced the largest poster ever created. This was a 10ft by 40ft advertisement for the British Empire Exhibition. Above: SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYING CARDS, designed by F C Tilney, made by John Waddington Limited c.1925. See more → Above: Number 1 playing cards manufactured during war-time rationing with the reference “war-time restrictions” on the box. Image courtesy Ken Lodge.

In 1951, the company passed into the hands of a third generation. Watson’s grandson, also called Victor, joined the business and remained there until his retirement in 1993. Above: Orient Line to Australia twin patience set with special ace of spades, issued to passengers on the Orient Line mail steamers travelling from England to Australia, c.1925. Left: RIO RITA radio talkie-musical playing cards double boxed set, made by John Waddington Limited c.1929. See more → In 1913, Waddington again encountered money problems. He ended up resigning from the company however his name lived on.