Patience playing cards

This item is a card game comprising two miniature decks of standard playing cards housed in a two-compartment card slipcase box. Produced in England and dated to the 1950s–1960s, the set totals 108 cards, with 54 cards associated with a blue pattern and 54 with a red pattern. Each standard deck includes 52 cards across four suits, along with a joker and an extra Ace of Spades.

The cards are made of printed card stock using printing ink. The card backs feature a stylized illustration of a yacht at sea, rendered in blue and white on one deck and orange and white on the other. The two Aces of Spades bear manufacturer trademarks for Goodall & Son Ltd London and De La Rue & Co London, with the Goodall mark overprinted with the word "SAMPLE". The outer slipcase box is covered in red paper and features thumb notches to access the cards, with "PATIENCE" and "DLRS LONDON" printed on its spine.