Further Antedating of "Black Jack" (Card Game)

[Shapiro, Fred]

black jack (card game) (OED 1917)

1907 _Grand Rapids Evening Press_ 9 Sept. 5 (America's Historical Newspapers)  Wallace had lost his last cent at black Jack and then wagered his watch and the ring.

Fred Shapiro




Fred Shapiro

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