Editor's Picks
Playing cards have enormous educational value, with a long history and many diverse types and graphical styles from around the world... View More →
El Cid 9th centenary
Playing cards commemorating the IX centenary of the death of ‘El Cid’ designed by Vicente S. Algora.
Tarocco Neoclassico
'Tarocco Neoclassico Italiano', based on an original from c.1810, published in 1980 by Edizioni del Solleone.
Circus No.47, 1896
The recently incorporated U.S.P.C.C. began creating exciting new brands to celebrate their new beginning.
Fortune-Telling Cards, c.1714
Fortune-Telling Cards, c.1690-1715, made specifically for the purpose of fortune-telling.
Etruria Minchiate, 1725
Florentine Minchiate by Pietro Alligo and originally published in Florence in 1725
La Primitiva, c.1890
Tarocco Piedmontese by Fabrica de Naipes La Primitiva, Defensa 125, Buenos Aires c.1890
Souvenir
A treasury of miniature art, graphic design and self-expression from different periods and locations around the world. View More →
Dondorf: Hauptstadte Spiel
The outlines of the figures and city views are clearly delineated with attractive ornamental details.
S.S. France Playing Cards
A special non-standard pack of playing cards was designed by M. Marie for the maiden voyage of the transatlantic liner S.S. France in 1962.
Cigarrillos Roldan, Peru, 1890
Cards from a fantasy publicity pack for the Peruvian tobacco company Roldan y Cia, San José 66, Lima. c.1890
Fastener S.R.L.
Fastener S.R.L. (founded in 1990) are manufacturers of nuts and bolts and other industrial fasteners in South America
Manufacturing Processes
Innovations in printing technologies have impacted the appearance of playing cards. View More →
Making Cardboard
The manufacture of the cardboard used for playing cards contains a number of interesting processes
Home-made Playing cards
Production Methods for Small Scale Editions of Playing Cards: some alternative approaches to producing small editions of playing cards
Manufacture of Cards
Article about Manufacture of Playing Cards, 1825: pasting, stencilling, polishing, cutting, etc.
Waddy Productions Ltd
Waddy Productions Ltd was a member of the Amalgamated Press group and published card games during the 1930s.
American Bank Note Co.
The American Bank Note Company entered the playing card market for a short time, c.1908-1914.