USA
13: Some North American Cards
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by Ken Lodge
I deal with some of the US makers in more detail on other pages, but here is a brief introduction.
26th Yankee Division
“26th Yankee Division Playing Cards” was designed by Alban B. Butler, Jr and printed by the Press of the Woolly Whale, New York, in 1933.
35: More Design Copies
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by Ken Lodge
Here I want to take another widely copied design and see how individual variation by the copier can take the original design through a lot of changes. I shall take the three USPCC designs: US3 (wide), US3.1 (bridge) and US4 (wide). To the best of my knowledge these are no longer used in the US, except perhaps for special productions, as in the retro market.
4 Thrones Solitaire Game
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by Adam Wintle
A fresh and minimal pack and iPhone app designed for solitaire games.
40 Years of Jaws Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
This special pack celebrates the 40th anniversary of the film Jaws.
42: Andrew Dougherty
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by Ken Lodge
Andrew Dougherty was one of the biggest American card-makers in the 19th century.
43: The United States Playing Card Co.
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by Ken Lodge
The United States Playing Card Co. (USPCC) represents an amalgamation of all the major American card-makers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
8-Bit Mafia and 8-Bit Werewolf
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by Adam Wintle
This pack created by Michael Scott has been inspired by retro 8-bit pixel games from the 80s and 90s.
A Look Back with Hope for the Future
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by Rod Starling
“A Look Back with Hope for the Future” by Rod Starling
A. Dougherty’s Triplicate Recreation
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by Adam Wintle
A recreated of the original 1876, No. 18, Triplicate deck by A. Dougherty by Michael Scott in 2014.
Alcatraz: Rules and Regulations Playing Cards
Rules and regulations that guided prison life in America’s most notorious prison.
Aleister Crowley Tarot – the sombre luminary
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by Simon Wintle
Aleister Crowley Tarot - Crowley and Lady Freda Harris worked on the illustrations between 1938 and 1943
Alice in Wonderland
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by Simon Wintle
Alice in Wonderland playing cards designed by Sasha Dounaevski, 2018.
American Bank Note Company
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by Rod Starling
The American Bank Note Company was a long-established firm producing national currency, finely engraved stock certificates and other security printing, including postage stamps. They also entered the playing card market c.1908-1914.
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