Vintage 1950s Ruth McCulloch Congress 606 Playing Cards COMPLETE 2 Deck Set For Sale

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Vintage 1950s Ruth McCulloch Congress 606 Playing Cards COMPLETE 2 Deck Set:
$99.99

Rare complete 1950s Ruth McCulloch advertising playing card set featuring two complete Congress 606 decks in the original fitted presentation box.
Produced by The U.S. Playing Card Co., Cincinnati, for Ruth McCulloch, Inc., “Clothes for Town and Country,” with locations shown as Hubbard Woods and Evanston. Includes the distinctive pink and blue Ruth McCulloch lady-logo decks with gold-finished edges.
Both decks have been counted and are complete.
An example of this Ruth McCulloch advertising card set is held in The Henry Ford museum collection, where it is dated 1950–1960.

Vintage condition with age-related wear to the presentation box, including paper loss/residue along the underside. Cards display beautifully; please review photos for exact condition.
A particularly unusual piece of mid-century American fashion, retail advertising and playing-card history.