Bridgit No. 227 by Russell Playing Card Company. 1912 – 1940s. The Ace of Spades and Joker are from the Kalamazoo Playing Card Company, which was merged with the Willis W. Russell Card Company to form the Russell Playing Card Company in 1912. The Ace is from the Rouser deck, and the Joker is from their Fortuna deck, both originally from c. 1905. Nice ad card for Willis W. Russell’s famous Blue Ribbon brand that eventually ended up in the USPCC stable. The Blue Ribbons first came out in 1907.