CHUNG LING SOO PLAYING CARDS / Collectible Magic Playing Cardss

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"CHUNG LING SOO PLAYING CARDS"
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CUSTOM PLAYING CARD DECKS
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We are so excited to announce the availability of our latest original,
“FLASH CARDS”
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Flash Cards
are decks of playing
cards featuring exact
replicas of the letterhead, often called ‘Flash Paper’, of some of the world’s most famous magicians.
From the turn of the century through the 1920’s and 1930’s, master magicians used their personal letterhead to not only write letters and various communications but to promote themselves, relay reviews of their shows and, of course, brag and boast of their accomplishments and status.
Each original piece of letterhead is as unique as the magician it was created for and features many of the characteristics associated with that magician. These are not only produced graphically true to form for each unique piece of marvelous stationery but also true to the original colors of each sheet.
LISTED HERE,
in the grand tradition of the elaborate, original, fanciful stationery favored by magicians, these decks of cards are exact replicas of Chung Ling Soo’s own more elaborate personal stationery, circa 1900s.
Each card is bordered with gold and features a design which starts with
"Chung Ling Soo’s"
name featured prominently along with the tagline "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer". There is a small cameo picture of him at the top center and the whole sheet is flanked by 2
blue fire breathing dragons.
These are custom set of poker sized playing cards - a real cut above the rest.
DETAILS:
• Easy to shuffle, smooth card stock.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 3.5"; poker size playing cards.
• 52 playing cards and 2 Jokers per deck.
• Cards come in a simple & elegant cardboard box.
A truly unique item made in the USA!
This is an original, you will only get it here. Perfect for the magic  professional, amateur or enthusiast. A great gift for the enthusiast and professional alike or for your desk!
This is an original, you will only get it here!
Price is per deck.
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ABOUT CHUNG LING SOO
Chung Ling Soo (April 2, 1861 - March 24, 1918), born William Ellsworth Robinson, died on the stage of London's Wood Green Empire when his bullet catch routine went wrong.
During his early career, William Ellsworth Robinson called himself Robinson, the Man of Mystery. To increase his allure with a touch of exoticism, he changed his name to Chung Ling Soo and took his show to Europe. He took the name as a variation of a real Chinese stage magician - Ching Ling Foo - and performed many of the tricks that Foo had made famous.
Chung Ling Soo maintained his role as a Chinese man scrupulously. He never spoke onstage and always used an interpreter when he spoke to journalists. Only his friends and other stage magicians knew the truth.
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