3 Matched Decks TARZAN JOHNNY WEISMULLER Sealed Playing Cards Pinochle Olympics
This listing is for a super rare matched set of three sealed decks of cards featuring artwork of Johnny Weismuller. The artwork features Weismuller as Tarzan running in his loincloth, a portrait of a young Weismuller and a portrait of an older Weismuller along with a reproduction of his signature. There are two decks of playing cards and one deck of Pinochle cards. All three decks feature the same artwork but each deck has a different background color. If you are not familiar with Johnny Weismuller, he was a record holding Olympic swimmer who won five Gold Medals in swimming and also a Bronze Medal in Water Polo. He went on to star as Tarzan in 18 feature movies, the starred in 16 feature movies as Jungle Jim followed by 26 episodes of the Jungle Jim TV series.
I've tried researching these decks online but can't find any thing about them except one older listing on Ebay which is no longer available. Now you know if you can't find anything online, they have to be mighty rare. Brown & Bigelow got out of the playing card business in the 1980s but my hunch is that these cards are from the 1950s or 1960s as I've seen similar artwork from then. The decks must have been in one larger outer box as there are no tax stamps on the decks.
These decks would make a great addition to any collection of playing cards, Olympic memorabilia, movie memorabilia or even just great swimmers. Heck, maybe you just have a thing for guys in loincloths. To find one deck still sealed would be great but to find all three decks still sealed is almost miraculous! If you happen to have the outer box with open decks in it, put these decks in the box instead and have what may be a one of a kind item.
Shipping for these decks will be Ground Advantage mail within the lower 48. International shipping via Ebay's Standard International Delivery.
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