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1941 ZOOM — The Airplane Card Game (Set 1)
Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Series Title: ZOOM — The Airplane Card Game (Set 1)
ACC No.: R112-?? (CARD-O Category)
Manufactured by: Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Packaged: Stand-alone OTC
Number of Cards: 36 Simple Back; 36 Fancy Back cards
Numbering: 4 suits numbered 1 to 9 (Black, Blue, Red, Yellow)
Card Dimensions: 2¼ × 3½ inches with rounded corners (PLC, Playing Card Format)
Circa: 1941
Checklist: Download
Overview
ZOOM — The Airplane Card Game
sets were very popular card games during World War II. Two similar sets were issued in 1941 by the Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin. Both sets consisted of 36 numbered cards, comprised of 4 suits of 9 cards each. The card suits were Black, Blue, Red, and Yellow.
The first set (Set 1) was issued with two subsets with different red card backs: (1) Simple Backs, and (2) Fancy Bags. The fronts of the two subsets were identical. Set 1 featured both Allied and Axis World War II aircraft from the following 14 countries: Belgium, China, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. Most of the artwork featured in-flight aircraft images. The Set 1 cards are coated and have a semi-gloss finish.
The second set (Set 2), features World War II Allied combat aircraft. Aircraft from the Britain, England, Russia and the United States are included. The card dimensions for both sets are 2¼ × 3½ inches. The second set was only available with the Simple Backs. The Set 2 cards are uncoated and have a dull matte finish. There is no specific American Card Catalog reference number for these sets. The two sets are normally grouped within the ACC: R112 CARD-O reference category of PLC format cards. Typical card fronts and backs for the two subsets of Set 1 are shown below.
Since the sets were not Gum issues, they were sold in stores and shops as stand-alone items. The ZOOM game was packaged in two different box sizes … large and medium. The large blue colored box measures 5 × 6½ × 0⅞ inches and features an artistic landscape image rendition of an Army Air Corps P-40 fighter diving to the left. The box contains the product identifier No. 3056 ★ Made in U.S.A in the lower left hand corner. It also contains the following two-line copyright notice slightly off-center to right: Copyright 1941 Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin Poughkeepsie, New York. The medium size box is orange and features a portrait image of a generic fighter climbing up to the right. The medium size orange ZOOM box measures 3¾ × 4¾ × 0¾ inches. Both boxes bear the same product number of 3056. The same game instruction sheet was packaged in both boxes.
Image-Guide
The following Image Guide for the 1941 ZOOM - The Airplane Card Game, Set 1
by the Whitman Publishing Company shows the fronts and backs of both subsets; the Simple and the Fancy Back subsets. All of the images have been computer enhanced for presentation purposes. Behind each thumbnail images is a 600-dpi image you may access. We have also included in tabular form the original images used for this set.
| Original 600-dpi Scans | |||||||||
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| Black | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Blue | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Red | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Yellow | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Backs | Simple Back — Fancy Back | ||||||||
| Boxes | Large Box — Medium Box | ||||||||
| Instructions | ZOOM Game Set 1 Instructions | ||||||||
Checklist
| ZOOM - The Airplane Card Game (Set 1)
Copyright 1941 Whitman Publishing Company CHECKLIST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Card | Simple | Fancy | Aircraft • Country |
| Black 1 | SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE (FZL) • England | ||
| Black 2 | KOOLHOLVEN F.K. • Netherlands | ||
| Black 3 | CURTISS-HAWK IV • China | ||
| Black 4 | HENSCHEL HS 123 • Germany | ||
| Black 5 | ARMSTRONG WHITWORTH WHITLEY (L) • England | ||
| Black 6 | FOKKER D.21 • Denmark | ||
| Black 7 | FAIREY BATTLE • England | ||
| Black 8 | CAUDRON C710 CYCLONE • France | ||
| Black 9 | FOKKER T9 (970) • Netherlands | ||
| Blue 1 | DORNIER DO 17 • Germany | ||
| Blue 2 | HEINKEL HE 111K • Germany | ||
| Blue 3 | CURTISS HAWK III • Turkey | ||
| Blue 4 | LATECOERE 298 • France | ||
| Blue 5 | POTEZ 63 • France | ||
| Blue 6 | NORTHRUP 8 A-1 • China | ||
| Blue 7 | VICKERS WELLINGTON III • England | ||
| Blue 8 | BOEING XB-15 • United States | ||
| Blue 9 | RENARD R.36 • Belgium | ||
| Red 1 | HEINKEL HE 112U • Germany | ||
| Red 2 | BRISTOL-BLENHEIN • England | ||
| Red 3 | I.5 • Russia | ||
| Red 4 | FIAT BR-20 • Italy | ||
| Red 5 | VULTEE VII GB • Turkey | ||
| Red 6 | MARINENS M.F.11 (308) • Norway | ||
| Red 7 | AIRACOBRA • United States | ||
| Red 8 | VULTEE V-12A (7) • United States | ||
| Red 9 | MESSERSCHMIDT BF 109R • Germany | ||
| Yellow 1 | LOCKHEED XP-38 • United States | ||
| Yellow 2 | DORNIER DO 24 • Germany | ||
| Yellow 3 | CURTISS XP-42 • United States (facing left) | ||
| Yellow 4 | KARIGANE 96 • Japan | ||
| Yellow 5 | BELL AIRACUDA • United States | ||
| Yellow 6 | FOCKE WULF STIEGLITZ (78 5) • Sweden | ||
| Yellow 7 | SEVERSKY P-35 • United States | ||
| Yellow 8 | FOCKE-WULF • Germany | ||
| Yellow 9 | JUNKERS JU 86K • Germany | ||
| Instructions | No. 3056 ★ Made in U.S.A. copyright 1941 Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, Wis., Poughkeepsie, N.Y. | ||
| Large Box | Blue box with landscape impressionistic image of P-40 diving to the left (5 × 6½ × 0⅞ inches) | ||
| Medium Box | Orange box with portrait image of generic fighter climbing to the right (3¾ × 4¾ × 0¾ inches) | ||
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