Thursday, January 27, 2011

1950s Space Race Card Game

I found this fantastic 1952 space themed card game, "Space Race," at a toy show last weekend, and was blown away by its graphics. The deck features classic mid-century space exploration illustrations, including sleek rocket ships, clean-cut space men, and outrageous space monsters.




Here are closeups of some of the coolest cards:





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8 comments:

  1. UnknownThursday, January 27, 2011

    THESE ARE FAB!!!!!!
    (I just found your blog....and am in LOVE with all this stuff!!!
    I am a reto-lover myself.....
    www.robcroxford.blogspot.com
    Keep up the fabulous posts!!!!

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  2. TracyMonday, January 31, 2011

    Thanks: glad you like them!

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  3. GwenFriday, August 26, 2011

    Oh, I adore those space cards!

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  4. ChuckTuesday, March 20, 2012

    I used to have this game as a kid back in the early 70s. I love the artwork.

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  5. rAmSaturday, December 01, 2012

    Greetings!

    Cool art. I was wondering if I could upload this pictures to Boardgamegeek so people can see more of this game in its entry.
    Thanks!

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    1. TracySaturday, December 01, 2012

      Yes you can. Thanks for asking first! And you can contact me at spudbrain1 at yahoo dot com.

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  6. FixtaMonday, May 31, 2021

    Awesome design! I would be very interesting to have the game rules . Was it in the deck? Thank you for sharing!

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  7. Luis DonadoTuesday, March 28, 2023

    Very nice collection of vintage items. I love looking at those things since I was a kid in the 70s. I visit a place called Volo, IL twice a year to check out these sort of items.

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