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Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards

Note 7 — Chapter I · OF THE ORIGIN AND NAME OF CARDS

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The hand occurs frequently in Egyptian hieroglyphics: it would be superfluous to tell the learned reader what it means. The hand holding a hammer, in the hieroglyphic usually known as the Blacksmiths' Coat of Arms, is sufficiently explained by the motto,

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