Re: [CR]history of playing card suits?

Grant McLean wrote:
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> Hi List,
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> Trivia time!
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> Does anyone know the origin of using the "playing card" suit on bicycles?
> Who went first? Did it just end up by chance that:
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> Confente - Spade
> De Rosa - Heart
> Colnago - Club
> Pogliaghi - Diamond

Maybe it has its origins with Fausto's '49 Bianchi Pista. http://www.vintagevelos.com/Coppibike.html

"Pokerissmo: no matter how you deal the cards, Bianchi and Coppi are victorious." http://www.vintagevelos.com/images/Pokerissimo_poster.jpg

This is the earliest use of the card suits on a frame that I have seen.

Chuck Schmidt SoPas, SoCal http://www.velo-retro.com (reprints, T-shirts and Campaganolo & Mavic Timelines)

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