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Carlsbad Cavern Playing Cards and Case
Carlsbad Cavern Playing Cards and Case
Carlsbad Cavern Playing Cards and Case

Carlsbad Cavern Playing Cards and Case

Manufacturer / Maker
Dateca. 1950
Mediumleather, metal
Dimensionsclosed: 2 × 1 1/2 × 3/4 in. (5.1 × 3.8 × 1.9 cm)
open: 4 1/2 × 2 × 1/8 in. (11.4 × 5.1 × 0.3 cm)
deck: 1 11/16 × 1 1/8 × 9/16 in. (4.3 × 2.9 × 1.4 cm)
ClassificationsRecreational Objects
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Ward Alan and Shirley Jolly Minge.
Object numberVPC2005.4.26.1-2
DescriptionThis small stitched leather miniature playing card case has a metal snap button closure and a thin leather strap to hold a miniature deck of playing cards. The front of the case has "Carlsbad Caverns N.M" stamped in vetical alignment 90 degrees. Each card has a small image in lower center. The back depicts a stamped and painted image of the stalagmites inside Carlsbad Caverns with "The Temple" stamped underneath.
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