Bulldog Squeezers Vintage Playing Cards BlueRare Out of Production Bulldog Squeezers These cards are a must have for any card collector! Prior to the mid 1860s there were no suits or values in the corners of playing cards. If a player wanted to see his or her entire hand, the cards had to be widely spread or moved from the front of the hand to the back one at a time. In about 1864, card manufacturers came up with a couple of ways to solve this problem. The only ones still popular today are the