Large Vintage Monarch Straight Pin Roll double deck playing cards Binding is in pretty good

Binding is in pretty good shape and the book is holding together very well

More about Bluteau and additional images of his work here

an African American entrepreneur who bought freedom for himself and his family

and flowers and vines

I would guess an inventory/collection number

Large Vintage Monarch Straight Pin Roll double deck playing cards Binding is in pretty goodThis is the second roll of straight pins I've had in the shop a beautiful readymade if I ever saw one! I'm always eying antique pin cushions, too, where someone's name or a message was painstakingly spelled out in pin heads, which makes this feel like a big roll of decorative potential to me. This roll was wade by Monarch, c. 1950s or so, and though it's certainly lost a few, it looks like most of the original 5000 remain! 5 5 8" in diameter including