Hi all,

Those cards sound like props for a magic trick.  Fan the cards one way and
one set of numbers appears.  Fan them upside down and another set appears.
Here is an example of such cards in use:
http://magic.about.com/od/libraryofsimpletricks/ss/110608cards.htm

Travis

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:06 PM, bobbie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Has anyone ever come across playing cards that have one number and suit
> printed on the top half of the card (for example, a two of hearts with 1
> heart printed in the center of the top, and an 8 of spades printed on the
> bottom half with 4 of the spades printed)?
>
> Does anyone know the story behind such playing cards? I have come across
> three of them that were in a box that contained family memorabilia from the
> late 19th and early 20th centuries.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bobbie Scott
> Programs Manager
> Sherburne History Center
> Becker, MN
>
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