[Playing Cards] Westburne Drilling Ltd., Two-Deck, In Box Blue Cream, Crad Blue Gold White

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

View of Playing Cards, Component Parts

View of Playing Cards, Component Parts

Name/Title

[Playing Cards] Westburne Drilling Ltd., Two-Deck, In Box Blue Cream, Crad Blue Gold White

Entry/Object ID

2002.25.9

Tags

Oil, Oil Industry, Westburne Drilling, Westburne International Industries Ltd., Blue, White, Card Games, Playing Cards, Deck of Cards, Gold, Paper

Description

A set of two decks of playing cards, branded to Westburne Drilling Ltd. Description: Two decks of playing cards (sealed in clear plastic film), inside a cardboard telescope-type storage box. Box: A cardboard box, with a telescope style lid and base. The lid is a plain blue with a light hash texture. The base is a plain cream-tan colour. No branding on either piece. Playing Cards: The two decks have identical, but colour opposite designs. The base is blue, with a white line border around the perimeter. In the upper-centre is the Westburne pentagonal logo, below which is the text "WESTBURNE DRILLING LTD.; DIVISION; G. P. DRILLING - WARDEN DRILLING; Calgary, Alberta, Canada". The above design appears in gold-foil print on one deck, and white print on the other deck. Packaging Material: Heavy card stock, kraft-tan with textured blue or cream-tan overlay. Card Material: Heavy-weight card stock, white with black, white, and gold-foil print; sealed in clear plastic film.

Collection

Orphan Objects Collection

Cataloged By

Danielle P. Lane

Category

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

Acquisition

Accession

2002.25

Source or Donor

Don Hunt

Dimensions

Height

94 mm

Width

121 mm

Depth

21 mm

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 18, 2025

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 24, 2025