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 Posted: Thu Nov 27th, 2008 08:18 am
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debra
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 Can anyone help identify these two Lenormand cards?

Size is 3-1/2" x 5" (9 x 13 cm).

I bought them on e-bay.  They were framed prior to 1963. The address of the U.S. frame shop on the sticker on the back doesn't include a zip code (and has an old-fashioned phone number, with alphabet prefix).

Both are pretty spotty.  I think they were spotty when framed, as the interior backing, while faded, is not damaged by water.  

I took one out of the frame to see the back.

I'm taking a wild guess...early-ish 1900's.

Any ideas?  Much appreciated!

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 Rats. I can't figure out how to attach more than one image per message.

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 Posted: Thu Nov 27th, 2008 08:19 am
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 ... so another image...

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 And the last.

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 These are from the Astro Mythological Game by Mlle Lernormand. My copy (!!!) is by Grimaud, and I've had it for ages - but it was new when I bought it....

THe LWB is rather magnificent.... the whole thing is still available from Somerville, and at a very reasonable price. (£10.25).

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 Thanks, Gregory.  When did you buy yours, and what backs?  I'm trying to get a sense of the year...because they ARE beat up, and were framed prior to 1963...
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 They're also called "le grand jeu." Here's a great site identifying the meaning of the things.  http://users.belgacom.net/verdonck.eric/wicca/software/lenorman.htm

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 It would have been the 70s. I'll scan a back after the weekend; they are a sort of blue checkered pattern with white borders. The current ones (see Somerville) are fancy floral.

ETA here's my back. There is a narrow white border all round.

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