playing cards: United Air Lines, Douglas DC-3, double deck bridge set

Date:late 1930s
Medium:Cardboard, ink
Credit Line: Gift of Edith Lauterbach
Accession Number:2006.028.007
Dimensions:2 1/2 x 4 x 1 3/4 inches (6.4 x 10.2 x 4.4 cm)
Collection:Aviation Museum
Category:Passenger Amenity, Museum
Subcategory:Playing Cards
Manufacturer :U.S. Playing Card Co.
airline: United Air Lines
company: United Airlines
Description

Double deck of playing cards issued by United Air Lines; paper case has black base and removable cover, white and silver with black parallel lines; each deck has black and white photographic image of Douglas DC-3 Mainliner aircraft in flight, one deck has blue border and one has red border; two slots for sorting blue and red cards; manufacturer name on reverse.

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