Lillie
Anyone ever heard of this?
Pamela A/B/C in a green box
Le Fanu
is that a trick question? 
Lillie
No.
Just seen one the internet. Says it's in a green box.
Only ever seen red.
Thought they were all red.
Wrong box maybe?
Or something I've not heard of.
Just curious.
Just seen one the internet. Says it's in a green box.
Only ever seen red.
Thought they were all red.
Wrong box maybe?
Or something I've not heard of.
Just curious.
roppo
The dvertisement in the November issue of The Occult Review 1912 goes :
"A PACK OF 78 TAROT CARDS : Exquisitely drawn and coloured,
from new and original designs by PAMELA COLEMAN SMITH. Each card has a separate allegorical meaning. This is without question the finest and most artistic pack that has ever been produced. Price 6s. net, in neat blue box, post free.
THE KEY TO THE TAROT: Giving the history of the Tarot Cards,
their allegorical meaning and the methods of divination for which they are adapted. By Arthur Edward Waite. Royal 32mo, cloth, gilt, 2s. net.
Essential to the interpretation of the Tarot Cards. The Cards and Key are supplied together in neat red box for 8s. post free."
The bold letters are mine. I don't know there were green boxes. Presumably the blue boxes could be greenish in long years.
"A PACK OF 78 TAROT CARDS : Exquisitely drawn and coloured,
from new and original designs by PAMELA COLEMAN SMITH. Each card has a separate allegorical meaning. This is without question the finest and most artistic pack that has ever been produced. Price 6s. net, in neat blue box, post free.
THE KEY TO THE TAROT: Giving the history of the Tarot Cards,
their allegorical meaning and the methods of divination for which they are adapted. By Arthur Edward Waite. Royal 32mo, cloth, gilt, 2s. net.
Essential to the interpretation of the Tarot Cards. The Cards and Key are supplied together in neat red box for 8s. post free."
The bold letters are mine. I don't know there were green boxes. Presumably the blue boxes could be greenish in long years.
Lillie
Cheers, fascinating!
Le Fanu
Lillie said:
May sound silly but perhaps the person is colourblind. Seriously. I can think of shades of blue which others think are veering towards the green and I can't see it. Maybe the seller sees green and it is kind of blue-ish...(if you get my drift)roppo said:
Either that or mould.
coredil
Lillie
That's a different type of box altogether!
Lord!
The things I never knew
Lord!
The things I never knew
Marcia959
Could it be a blue box with sun damage?
OnePotato
If a box faded from light, it would almost certainly be uneven in color.
Only the sides that were most exposed would fade.
It's also possible to change from blue to green if the paper under the blue ink yellowed.
This could be more even-toned than light exposure.
More likely, the green box suggests a production run that did not follow the 1912 color coding that Roppo mentioned.
(It could be prior to, or later than, 1912.)
It would be interesting to know if Lillie's question is about a Pam-C deck?
Or if any other green boxes are always Pam-C?
Only the sides that were most exposed would fade.
It's also possible to change from blue to green if the paper under the blue ink yellowed.
This could be more even-toned than light exposure.
More likely, the green box suggests a production run that did not follow the 1912 color coding that Roppo mentioned.
(It could be prior to, or later than, 1912.)
It would be interesting to know if Lillie's question is about a Pam-C deck?
Or if any other green boxes are always Pam-C?
