[Playing Cards] Explosives Limited, Single-Deck, In Box Grey Gold-foil, Card Blue White Red Gold

Publication

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Canadian Energy Museum

View of Playing Cards, Separate Components

View of Playing Cards, Separate Components

Name/Title

[Playing Cards] Explosives Limited, Single-Deck, In Box Grey Gold-foil, Card Blue White Red Gold

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.1274

Tags

Plastic, Promotional Item, Oil, Oil Industry, Red, Playing Cards, Leisure, Blue, Paper, Card Games, Deck of Cards, Canada, Alberta, Oil Products, Explosives, Explosives Ltd., Grey, Gold, Flocked, Velvet

Description

A single decks of playing cards, branded to Explosives Limited. Description: Single deck of playing cards, inside a draw-slide cardboard storage box. Box: A rigid cardboard storage box, with a slide-out draw and fabric pull-string. The box is a green-grey velvet/flocked material; with gold-foil edges and interior. At the base of the draw front is white-coloured length of frayed ribbon to assist in pulling out the draw. A sample of the playing cards is adhered to the top of the box Playing Cards: The back design of the cards is a white base with dark-blue and gold banded border. In the centre is the red text "EXPLOSIVES LIMITED" inside a white 'explosion' cloud with a light-blue back-glow. Packaging Material: Extra-heavy-weight card stock, green-grey with gold-foil. Card Material: Heavy-weight card stock, white with blue, red, and gold print.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

Playing Card
Novelty, Collectables, and Miscellaneous, Branded and Promotional Material

Acquisition

Accession

2020.1

Acquisition Method

Found

Dimensions

Height

93 mm

Width

64 mm

Depth

22 mm

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Fair

Condition Detail

Wear, Frayed / Fraying, Creasing

Date Examined

Mar 17, 2025

Surface

The surface of the box and cards is moderately to heavily work for handling. The print is work off in many places on cards, and the edges are softened and frayed. The gold-foil on the box is heavily worn and muted, and the interior foil is scratched and worn for opening-and closing the draw.

Materials

The ribbon is heavily worn and frayed.

Notes

The item has clearly been regularly used, so all damage and wear is what would be expected from heavy and repeated handling.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 17, 2025

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 20, 2025