1863 Historic 1st American Joker Ever Printed Samuel Hart Imperial Bower / Trump

Description: Template By Froo! 1863 Historic 1st American Joker Ever Printed Samuel Hart Imperial Bower / Trump MUSEUM QUALITY ! VIEW MORE IN THE STORE! SCARCITY: 9.8/ 10 CONDITION : (Subjective) Mid-Grade++ / Very Light Surface Wear / Nice Corners / Light Age Marks / Overall Superb for its Extreme Rarity. QTY: 1 Single Joker / Imperial Bower PRINTER: Samuel Hart Color : BLUE YEAR: c1863 SIZE: Poker Wide SCRIPT: Blue PATTERN: SH / Ornate COUNTRY: USA / New York - Philadelphia QUALITY: MUSEUM PROVENANCE: Private Collection ARCHIVAL CASE: Included FACTS:19th-century card maker named Samuel Hart is widely credited with having introduced the first illustrated joker-like card to the hands of players in the United States. Before the early 1800s, there just wasnt a need for one. It took the game of euchre making its way into the American gaming repertoire before the jolly jester was born.In the game of euchre, traditionally the highest trump card — known as the Right Bower, an anglicized version of the German word Bauer, meaning farmer — is the jack of the designated trump suit, with the second-highest being the other jack, the Left Bower, of that same suits color.But for Americans, the game adapted to include a designated trump of trumps, and as its popularity skyrocketed, they started using blank cards around 1860 to create what they called the Best Bower. Thats where Samuel Hart is reported to have been a game-changer. In 1863, he released what is thought to be the first illustrated Best Bower, which he called the Imperial Bower.Euchres name almost certainly stems from the Alsatian card game Juckerspiel (pronounced with an English y sound), brought to the U.S. in the early 19th century by German immigrants. It also likely led to what would eventually become the name joker, according to Joshua Jays Amazing Book of Cards.Euchre boomed in popularity within the ranks of Civil War soldiers, so much so that a Confederate soldier even noted that he and his fellow combatants would hear church bells, register that it was Sunday, and drop what they were doing, even in a game of euchre.And so the joker was there to stay. Even as the commonly no-joker game of poker overtook euchre in fame, the pesky prankster could not be banished, due much in part to the work of Hart. Countless other manufacturers began incorporating it into their decks.Born in Philadelphia in 1818, Hart came from a long line of manufacturers. His family had worked in the stationery business since 1831, with his uncle Lewis I. Cohen having produced cards since 1832.Hart opened up his first store in Philadelphia in 1844, and by 1849, he had opened up stores in New York City, and business was booming. He introduced the Mogul and Steamboat brands in the 1850s, which spread rapidly through the hands of many American players.In 1854 Cohen handed over the reins of his manufacturing empire to his son Solomon and nephew John M. Lawrence, and 1871 saw the establishment of the New York Consolidated Card Company, a teaming up of Samuel Hart & Co., Lawrence & Cohen, and two more cousins named John and Isaac Levy. Harts name — bolstered by his renown and popularity — would appear on cards manufactured by the company until around 1915, long after his death in the mid-1880s.But he didnt just earn his reputation from introducing that divisive extra card. The now-commonplace glossy satin finishes and rounded corners didnt always define gaming. Though Hart may not have been their inventor, hes the one who brought them to the American public, making them standard in play. Most cards — even some of Harts earliest — were squared at the corners. AS ALWAYS! 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Price: 1575 USD

Location: New Castle, Pennsylvania

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