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Complete 54-card vintage deck (52 playing cards + Joker + a “Contract Bridge Scoring” rules card) from the 1933-34 “A Century of Progress” Chicago World’s Fair, paired with a period “Millionaires” cigar tin (Jos. Berran & Co., New York, “Made in America”) used to store it.
Joker and Ace of Spades both feature the official “A Century of Progress, Chicago” Saturn-and-rings World’s Fair emblem on the back, “Made in U.S.A.” The included scoring card is dated “As Officially Approved Nov. 1, 1932,” helping date this deck to the fair’s opening years.
Condition: Complete deck — no cards missing, all suits/pips fully legible. Consistent edge fraying and toning throughout from genuine age. Cigar tin shows heavy surface wear, tarnish/oxidation spotting, and rubbing to the lithographed gold/red finish; hinge and latch work properly; small area of the underside tax-stamp text is obscured by an old label fragment. Sold as pictured.
A great shelf piece for Chicago World’s Fair collectors, Americana/ephemera collectors, or vintage playing card and tobacciana enthusiasts alike.
