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ca. 1840
GUSN-24834
52 playing cards; multi-colored. Labeled, "EXCELSIOR/ A. DOUGHERTY/ MANUFACTURER/ NEW YORK." Red patterned back.
playing cards
paper (fiber product)
Unidentified Paper
DECK, CARD
Coffin House (Newbury, Mass.),
Dougherty, A., 1885 (Maker)
New York, NY, USA
3.5 x 2.5 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Margaret E.C. Merriam in memory of her mother Elizabeth Low Coffin Colman
1985.137
New York state (United States)
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