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Brown & Bigelow - The Pattern Scans

This list shows the various patterns and colour available (in my collection anyway). It may have better detail to eanble accurate selection of card.

DESCRIPTIONS – Please feel free to change/add/delete any of the descriptive narrations for the cards. It is very difficult to get it right, so please help me.

1. - DARK BORDER WITH 3 FINE LINES INSIDE WITH LIGHT COLOURED BACKGROUND - Overprint may be LOGO, TEXT, PHOTO or combinations

2A. - WHITE OUTER BORDER, SINGLE GOLD LINE BORDER, ONE VERTICAL GOLD LINE ON WIDE CONTRAST BAND ON ONE SIDE OF CARD - USUALLY RIGHT SIDE UNLESS INDICATED

2B. - WHITE OUTER BORDER, SINGLE GOLD LINE BORDER, and COMBINATION OF BLACK/GOLD LINES ON ONE SIDE OF CARD ONLY

2C. - WHITE OUTER BORDER, SINGLE GOLD LINE BORDER, COMBINATION OF BLACK/GOLD LINES ON BOTH SIDES OR CARD - NUMBER OF LINES IS DIFFERENT FOR EACH SIDE OF CARD

2D. - SINGLE GOLD LINE BORDER, 3 GOLD LINES ON ONE SIDE AGAINST A BLACK BACKGROUND USUALLY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE

2E. - SINGLE GOLD LINE BORDER, COMBINATION OF 2 THIN LINES AND 1 THICK LINE ON DARK BACKGROUND ON RIGHT HAND SIDE

3AA. - LIGHT COLOURED TOP HALF - GOLD LINES ON LEFT, DARKER COLOURED BOTTOM HALF - GOLD LINES ON RIGHT WITH DIFFERENT CRESTS ON DARK BACKGROUND USA EAGLE CREST

3AB. - USA EAGLE CREST - ARMY/NAVY LOGO IN ADDITION TO ADVERTISING OVERPRINT

3AC. - USA EAGLE CREST - AMERICAN LEGION 40/8 LOGO (WITH WORDING ABOUT SENDING CARDS TO TROOPS OVERSEAS) IN ADDITION TO ADVERTISING OVERPRINT

3AD. - USA EAGLE CREST - "WE'RE NOT FORGETTING"

3AE. - USA EAGLE CREST - "WE'RE NOT FORGETTING" different font

3AF. - USA EAGLE CREST - "WE'RE NOT FORGETTING" different again

3BA. - FLYING EAGLE CREST

3BB. - FLYING EAGLE CREST - ARMY/NAVY LOGO IN ADDITION TO ADVERTISING OVERPRINT

3BC. - FLYING EAGLE CREST - AMERICAN LEGION 40 - 8 LOGO IN ADDITION TO ADVERTISING OVERPRINT

3BD. - FLYING EAGLE CREST - AMERICAN LEGION 40 - 8 (WITH WORDING ABOUT SENDING CARDS TO TROOPS OVERSEAS) LOGO IN ADDITION TO ADVERTISING OVERPRINT

4. - CREAM BACKGROUND GOLD LINE BORDER, CONTRAST COLOUR BOTTOM WITH WHITE HORIZONTAL LINES AND 'WHEAT SHEAF'

5A. - -WWII REMEMBRANCE EAGLE NO ADDITIONAL TEXT

5B. - REMEMBRANCE EAGLE - "WE'RE NOT FORGETTING" SCRIPT (LARGER TEXT)

5C. - REMEMBRANCE EAGLE - "WE'RE NOT FORGETTING" SCRIPT (SMALLER TEXT)

5D. - REMEMBRANCE EAGLE - "YOU'RE NOT FORGOTTEN" IN ITALIC FONT

5E. - REMEMBRANCE EAGLE - "YOU'RE NOT FORGOTTEN" HANDWRITING SCRIPT SIGNED BERNARD M CULVER

5F. - REMEMBRANCE EAGLE - "WANTS YOU TO KNOW WE'RE NOT FORGETTING YOU" IN ITALIC FONT

6A. - CORNER IS DARKER COLOUR COMPARED TO THE REST OF LEFT HAND EDGE

6B. - CORNER IS DARKER COLOUR COMPARED TO THE REST OF LEFT HAND EDGE AND INCLUDES THE "WE'RE NOT FORGETTING" REMEMBRANCE SCRIPT AND EAGLE

6C. - CORNER IS THE SAME COLOUR AS THE REST OF LEFT HAND EDGE

7A. - THE CENTER OF STAR IS WHITE

7B. - CENTER OF STAR IS THE SAME COLOUR AS BACKGROUND

8. - TORCH AND LAUREL - LINES AT HALF WAY - DARK TOP -LIGHT BOTTOM

9. - SEAGULL OVER CIRCLE IN UPPER AREA WITH WHITE/YELLOW LINES - COLOURED TOP SECTION WITH GREY BOTTOM SECTION - VARIATIONS include FULL OVERPRINT and ARMY/NAVY Flags (see PICS)

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13. - LEAVES ON BOTTOM BORDER - GOLD LINE ABOVE/BELOW LIGHT COLOURED BACKGROUND

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16. - LINE BORDER WITH CORNERSTONE IN CENTRE OF NARROW EDGES

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18. - CONTRASTING COGS IN BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER

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20. - ANIMAL SKIN BACKGROUND WITH COLOR/WHITE/COLOR/WHITE TOP/BOTTOM BORDERS

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23. - GOLD PATTERN ON BOTTOM, SAME BACKGROUND COLOUR TOP OF CARD

24. - GOLD VINE LEAF BORDER ON WHITE - 2 GOLD LINE BORDERS OVER CONTRAST COLOUR - DIFFERENT COLOURED BACKGROUND. THERE ARE 2 VERY SIMILAR, BUT DIFFERENT BORDERS - REFER TO VINES ON TOP OF CARD - ONE HAS LEAVES FACING TO THE RIGHT AND THE OTHER FACES LEFT ??

25. - ORNATE GOLD BORDER ON BLACK/RED WIDE BORDER (LOOKS GRETIAN)

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28. - WHITE BORDER, GOLD LINES WITH LEAVES IN THE CORNERS WITH COLOURED BACKGROUND

29. - SIDE BORDERS WITH HALF IN SOLID GOLD AND THE OTHER HALF WITH THREE LINES

30. - FINE LINES AT TOP AND BOTTOM, 3 SCROLLS DOWN EACH SIDE

31. - WHEAT SHEAF WITH VERTICAL GOLD LINES ON LEFT SIDE OF CARD

32. - CROWN FLUTE TYPE BORDERS AT EACH END

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36. - COLOURED BORDER WITH SMALL CROWN TYPE PATTERN - WHITE OUTER BORDER

37. - ART DECO STYLE - FINE WHITE LINE ON BLACK - GOLD AND DARK PATTERN - LIGHT BACKGROUND

38. - COLOURED BACKGROUND, GOLD LINES WITH "CLOUD" WITH STARS IN CURVES

39. - WHITE BORDER, DIAMOND SHAPED OVAL, COLOURED BACKGROUND

40. - WHITE BORDER, GOLD CURVES ON COLOURED BORDER BACKGROUND

41. - FINE GOLD BORDER OVER DARK COLOUR WITH LIGHT COLOUR BACKGROUND TO CARD

42. - WHITE BORDER, BLACK INNER LINE WITH GOLD SPIRAL - RED OR BLUE BORDER COLOURED BACKGROUND

43. - WHITE BORDER, GOLD INNER LINE WITH FINE GOLD FILIGREE, WIDE GOLD INNER LINE, AND COLOURED BACKGROUNDS

44. - WHITE OUTER BORDER FINE GOLD FILIGREE AROUND EDGE WITH COLOURED BACKGROUND

45. - ONE GOLD LINE AT TOP AND BOTTOM

46. - 2 GOLD LINES AT EACH END

47. - THREE GOLD LINES AT TOP AND BOTTOM, LIGHT COLOURED BACKGROUND

48. - TARTAN BORDERS AT TOP AND BOTTOM ONLY

49. - GOLD BORDER WITH GOLD RIGHT ANGLE LINE TOP AND RIGHT SIDE

50. - FOUR LINES CROSSING AT CORNERS FORMING RECTANGLE

51. - WHITE OUTER BORDER, THICK GOLD LINE COLOURED BACKGROUND WITH WHITE ZIG-ZIG BORDER WITH GOLD DOTS

52. - BOLD COLOURED BORDER - GOLD INNER/OUTER LINES - WHITE OUTER BORDER

53. - GOLD LINE BORDER WITHY "TREAD" PATTERN DOWN RIGHT SIDE

54. - WHITE BORDER, WIDE GOLD LINE WITH SWATSTIKA IN CORNERS (Note: Last card is WIDE)

SPECIAL NOTE : The following 3 categories are very difficult to select Brown & Bigelow Cards from other Manufacturers unless the card is a court, joker, spade ace etc. Assuming that, some of them may not be Brown & Bigelow Cards.

55. - SOLID COLOURED BORDER WITH SINGLE GOLD LINE WHITE BACKGROUND