Russell, Morgan & Co.
Pioneered mass-produced playing cards and lithography
Russell, Morgan & Co., a Cincinnati firm, was founded in 1867 when A.O. Russell and Robert J. Morgan purchased the printing section of The Cincinnati Enquirer with financial backing from the showman John Robinson. In 1891, the company became United States Printing Company and later United States Lithograph Company. Along with printing for the entertainment industry, the company manufactured playing cards. By 1894, the playing card business had become so large that it was separated from the printing company, becoming The United States Playing Card Company. Still in existence, it is the largest manufacturer of playing cards in the world, making such brands as Bee, Bicycle, Hoyle and Aviator.
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Artworks by this artist
- Dog acts 1892
- Alligator act 1893
- The great John Robinson’s 4 ring circus, 3 menageries, Roman hippodrome… King Solomon & the Queen of Sheba 1900
- Trapeze artists flying from balloons 1899
- Acrobatic act 1871
- Scarf act by bareback rider. Clowns and dynamite 1900
- The great John Robinson’s 4 ring circus…School of immense white pelicans, the only ones on exhibition 1900
- Aerialists Supreme. Startling & sensational acts 1892
- Horse balancing on sphere 1900
- Acrobats 1900
- Circus animals 1892
- The great John Robinson’s 4 ring circus…$10,000 school of seals and sea lions 1900
- The great John Robinson’s 4 ring circus…$16,000 invested alone in a group of eight magnificient white bears 1900
- Acrobatic act 1870-1880
- Acrobats 2 1900
- Tompkin’s real wild west frontier exhibition 1910
- Woman clown. Acrobats on bars 1900
- Europe’s eclipsing sensation; Harry Houdini, the world’s handcuff king and prison breaker 1900
- An all-compromising collection of nature’s human wonders 1900
- Elephants, horses, giraffes & camels with riders 1898