Chas. Goodall & Son was a Victorian stationer and manufacturer, generally agreed to have been the first company to commercially produce Christmas cards, and to use the robin in Christmas card designs.[1]
Chas. Goodall & Son was established in 1820 in Soho, London, later moving to Great College Street in Camden.[2][3] The founder, Charles Goodall (1785-1851), came to London from Northampton as a child.[4][5]
1801 He was apprenticed to J. W. Hunt, an old and established playing card manufacturer.In its heyday around 1900 some 75% of the UK's playing cards were printed in the company's Camden works. In 1922 the company merged with De La Rue. The new company kept the De La Rue name but the Goodall identifiers continued to be used for decades.
Among the artists who created cards for the Goodall firm were Charles H. Bennett, Alfred Crowquill, and Robert Charles Dudley.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b George Buday (1954). The History of the Christmas Card. Internet Archive.
- ^ "Camden History: Charles Goodall & Son Playing Cards". Camden Town London. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Chas Goodall & Sons Ltd | Board Game Publisher | BoardGameGeek". boardgamegeek.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Charles Goodall and Son - Graces Guide". www.gracesguide.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "Chas Goodall and Son 1820-1922". The World of Playing Cards. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
External links edit
- Prints by Chas Goodall & Son at the National Portrait Gallery, London
- Goodall items in the collection of the British Museum