PIN-UP'S & EROTICA

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There's not much that we can tell about this deck. It came in a blank, gray carton box. Because of the back design, we may assume that the deck was titled "What the butler saw". This titles could suggest a British origin. The cards are printed on cheap "see through" card. It suggests a small printing firm instead of one of the professional playing card makers. 
Judging by the pictures the deck probably dates from the mid 1950's. Not because the pictures are in b/w, but rather because of the retouching work. In some poses the most private parts are retouched in a way that sometimes renders the models almost sexless. Although shaving one's pubic hair wasn't in fashion until the 1990's, for some pictures these models were "shaven" with a retouching airbrush. And in some poses to the extreme, see the King of Hearts, but the 9 of Spades is a nice example too. This phenomenon is seen in other decks from that era.

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The deck consists of 52 cards and 2 similar jokers. It came in a blank carton box.