How long was the weiser transition?
I would say the Weiser miniatures were distributed from 1978-1985.
And the Weiser standard sized decks from around 1970-1973.
I propose these dates because:-
The dates and addresses for U S Games were:-
1970-1980 468 Park Avenue NYC
1980-1989 38 East 32nd Street NYC
The LWBs in the Weiser minis have both Park Ave & 38 East 32nd addresses.
This
probably indicates their date is from the late 70's through to the mid 80's.
I am inclined to think that Weiser had an arrangement with U S Games about a decade earlier (the
early 70's) for the standard sized decks.
In my standard Samuel Weiser deck, the front page of the LWB has SAMUEL WEISER,INC 734 Broadway, New York, NY 10003.
The inside page states © 1971 U S Games...N.Y. 10016.
The cards are NOT stamped "© 1971 U S Games", which dates them to around the early 70's.
At best these dates are my 'informed guesstimates' only, and I welcome corrections.
Muller & Cie printed Rider's 'Traveller's Tarot' & USG's & Weiser's miniature cards.
The secrets of the dates will be discovered in the boxes and the LWB's.
I wonder if any Aeclecticians have a contact from Muller's glory days...?