RE: [CR]history of playing card suits-ask Richard Sachs:

From: "Mark" <rena.cutrufelli@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: [CR]history of playing card suits-ask Richard Sachs:
In-reply-to: <jUsT.aNoTheR.mEsSaGe.iD.103618249220112@veloworks.com>
To: stevens@veloworks.com, Grant McLean <Grant.McLean@SportingLife.ca>
Cc: "Classic Rendezvous Mail List (E-mail)" <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 16:43:49 -0500

What about Richard Sachs? I see he's playing with a full deck (see second row): http://www.richardsachs.com/rsachs30paintgallery/index.htm

Mark Cutrufelli in Laurel,MD
>
>Does anyone know the origin of using the "playing card" suit on bicycles?
>Who went first? Did it just end up by chance that:
>
>Confente - Spade
>De Rosa - Heart
>Colnago - Club
>Pogliaghi - Diamond
>
>I have to admit that I had never seen the diamond detail in a Pogliaghi
>until earlier this week when list member Jack Bissell's beautiful Pog. was
>shown, and it now fills in the blank for me. I know Mr. E-Richie uses all
>the suits on this forks, do any list members know of other examples?
>
>Interesting history at: http://www.pagat.com/ipcs/history.html
><http://www.pagat.com/ipcs/history.html>
>
>Grant McLean
>
>Toronto, Canada
>
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