Antique USPCC Window Displays

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In the 1900s, the playing card displays were very popular. Indeed, the US Playing Card Company sold window displays, competitions were organized and several prizes distributed to the participants. For the best window displays, the USPCC often offered the following prizes :

$200 for the best display in any size window
$100 for the second, in any size window
$50 for the third
$25 for the fourth
$10 each for the next five best displays, in any size
$5 each for the next five best displays

I found an antique USPCC advertising which give all the details of these interesting and motivating offers.

Other pictures below correspond to the various displays at that time, with associated articles to describe the winners.

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Picture 1 : The Dorsey Printing Co., 1902 Display
Picture 2 : The John Shillito Co., 1902 Display
Picture 3 : George B. Evans and The Mabley & Carew Co., 1902 Display
Picture 4 : Two prize, 1902 Displays
Picture 5 : Three other prize, 1902 Displays

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Picture 6 : J. D. Mullally (The Mabley & Carew Co.),1904 Display
Picture 7 : Store decoration, 1904 Display
Picture 8 : Gray & Dudley Hardware Co., 1905 Display
Picture 9 : John A. Gallagher Co. ; George E. Palus ; Hugo E. Bauch and A. D. Aldridge & Co., 1905 Displays

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CC 27 You are absolutely the BEST researcher.  We have always loved these fabulous turn-of-the-century- window displays and you have found so many.  Cryptocard27 is promising to show us much more of his wonderful pieces so keep tuned!

[Cryptocard27]

CC 27 You are absolutely the BEST researcher.  We have always loved these fabulous turn-of-the-century- window displays and you have found so many.  Cryptocard27 is promising to show us much more of his wonderful pieces so keep tuned!

Happy New Year to all and thank you very much for this message HeartQ! I cannot claim to be the best researcher just with some articles but I admit that I really enjoy to share these researches and especially the window displays that I loved discovering and which I find fascinating for that time. I attached below the pics of the window displays of year 1903.

Picture 1 : Mabley & Carew Company, 1903 Display
Picture 2 : Louis Einstein & Co., 1903 Display
Picture 3 : Fred Seckel and W. E. C. Harrison & Sons, 1903 Display

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Picture 4 : Hegeman Corporation, 1903 Displays
Picture 5 : A. A. Smith Simmons Hardware Co. and Stanley M. Baltzly, Z. T. Baltzly, 1903 Displays
Picture 6 : Edward M. Stephens, Loring, Short & Harmon, 1903 Display