[Playing Cards] Safety Is An Attitude/Safety Is A Good Deal, Amoco, Two-Deck, In Box Gold Black, Card BW Red Blue

Object/Artifact

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Canadian Energy Museum

View of Playing Cards, Separate Components

View of Playing Cards, Separate Components

Name/Title

[Playing Cards] "Safety Is An Attitude"/"Safety Is A Good Deal", Amoco, Two-Deck, In Box Gold Black, Card BW Red Blue

Entry/Object ID

2020.1.1270

Tags

Plastic, Gold, Promotional Item, Money, Oil, Oil Industry, Black, Red, Playing Cards, Leisure, Blue, Paper, Card Games, Deck of Cards, Amoco Canada, GEMACO

Description

A set of two decks of playing cards, branded to Amoco. Description: Two-clear plastic-wrapped decks of playing cards, inside a cardboard box with two die-cut windows. Box: The box is white, with metallic-gold printed blocks with black borders. The front of the box has two die-cut windows showing the deck designs inside. On the top flap is the black text "GEMACO BRIDGE"; on the left-side "PLAYING CARDS; MADE IN U.S.A."; on the right-side "PLASTIC COATED"; on the base flap "GEMACO; TRADEMARK OF QUALITY IN PLAYING CARDS"; and on the back, each corner has one of the four card suits. Playing Cards: The back design of both decks is the AMOCO oval torch logo in the upper-centre, with the serif text "SAFETY IS AN ATTITUDE" in black below; and a red and blue border. The visible card (inside the plastic wrap) is the Joker, and below an illustration of playing cards is the black san serif text "SAFETY IS A GOOD DEAL". Packaging Material: Heavy-weight card stock, white with gold and black print; clear plastic film. Card Material: Heavy-weight card stock, white with black, blue, and red 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

92.5 mm

Width

120.5 mm

Depth

17 mm

Condition

Reason for Exam

Accession

Overall Condition

Good

Condition Detail

Embrittlement, Wear, Creasing, Frayed / Fraying

Date Examined

Mar 17, 2025

Examined By

Danielle P. Lane

Surface

The gold print on the packaging box is worn off in a few areas, notably the corners of the front, and in a rough band down the back,

Materials

The clear plastic film used to wrap the decks is yellowing a brittle. The cardboard of the box is creased in the corners around the die-cut windows. Fraying of the cardboard material along the front fold of the top flap.

Created By

Danielle P. Lane

Create Date

March 17, 2025

Updated By

Danielle P. Lane

Update Date

March 20, 2025