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You are here: Home / Movie Collectibles / 1920 Granado & Sons Mini Playing Card Deck

1920 Granado & Sons Mini Playing Card Deck

About these Cards

Mary Pickford 1920 Granado and Sons Playing CardDeck of 53 mini Playing Cards issued by Granado & Sons.

Each card measures approximately 1-3/8″ X 1-15/16 inches.

From Brazil. Because of the text on back I had originally thought these cards were from Uruguay, but it appears that “Rua Uruguayana 91” is instead referring to a street address in Brazil where Granado & Sons (De Granado & Filhos) was located.

Likely dates no later than 1920 and possibly as early as 1916. Assuming “Mr. Castle” is Vernon Castle, he died in 1918. Sisters Jane and Katherine Lee were born in 1909 and 1912 and were most active on the screen between about 1913 and 1919.

Chico Boia, aka Roscoe Arbuckle, appears to be the Joker. The card has no suit or number, though the one shown in our gallery has a suit and number handwritten at two of the corners.

Keys to this set are the Arbuckle “Joker,” plus cards of Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Theda Bara, and Max Linder. The deck pictures mostly American based film stars with several European stars included as well.

A complete checklist follows the full gallery below.

Gallery of Granado & Sons Playing Cards

Just click on any image to open to full size and from there you can scroll through the entire set. The entire deck of 53 cards is shown along with an example of the reverse side and an info card with Spanish text. Text listing of contents follows below.

Bessie Barriscale
Example of Reverse
Hesperia
Fannie Ward
Leda Gys
Virginia Pearson
Francis Bushman
Miriam Cooper
Sessue Hayakawa
Dorothy Dalton
Mr Castle
Francesca Bertini
William Farnum
Mollie King
Seena Owen
Lyda Borelli
Irene Castle
Valeska Suratt
June Caprice
Eddie Polo
Mary Martin
Gustavo Serena
Grace Cunard
Creighton Hale
Pina Menichelli
George Walsh
Jewel Carmen
Jane and Katherine Lee
Pearl White
Marguerite Clark
Anita Stewart
Maria Jacobini
Douglas Fairbanks
Bessie Love
Mario Bonnard
Hazel Dawn
Dustin Farnum
Pauline Frederick
Max Linder
Gabrielle Robinne
Vivian Martin
Juanita Hansen
Theda Bara
Mary Garden
Mr Mathot
Marie Walcamp
Madge Kennedy
Harry S Hilliard
Gladys Brockwell
Charles Clary
Geraldine Farrar
Emilio Ghione
Mary Pickford
Roscoe Arbuckle
Info Card

 

Granado & Sons Playing Cards Checklist:

Clubs
2- Bessie Barriscale
3 – Hesperia
4 – Fannie Ward
5 – Leda Gys
6 – Virginia Pearson
7 – Francis Bushman
8 – Miriam Cooper
9 – Sessue Hayakawa
10 – Dorothy Dalton
V – Mr Castle
D – Francesca Bertini
R – William Farnum
A – Mollie King

Diamonds
2 – Seena Owen
3 – Lyda Borelli
4 – Irene Castle
5 – Valeska Suratt
6 – June Caprice
7 – Eddie Polo
8 – Mary Martin
9 – Gustavo Serena
10 – Grace Cunard
V – Creighton Hale
D – Pina Menichelli
R – George Walsh
A – Jewel Carmen

Hearts
2 – Jane and Katherine Lee
3 – Pearl White
4 – Marguerite Clark
5 – Anita Stewart
6 – Maria Jacobini
7 – Douglas Fairbanks
8 – Bessie Love
9 – Mario Bonnard
10 – Hazel Dawn
V – Dustin Farnum
D – Pauline Frederick
R – Max Linder
A – Gabrielle Robinne

Spades
2 – Vivian Martin
3 – Juanita Hansen
4 – Theda Bara
5 – Mary Garden
6 – Mr Mathot
7 – Marie Walcamp
8 – Madge Kennedy
9 – Harry S Hilliard
10 – Gladys Brockwell
V – Charles Clary
D – Geraldine Farrar
R – Emilio Ghione
A – Mary Pickford

Joker – Roscoe Arbuckle

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