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The manufacture of playing cards in America only began during the second half of the 18th century, and not before 1776 by some estimates.

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The Retro Deck- Pocono Modern Playing Cards 2015

The Retro Deck- Pocono Modern Playing Cards

The Retro De​ck, illustrated by Kraig Kalashian, was originally inspired by vintage matchbox art from the 50s, the simplicity of timeless mid-century modern design.

The Simpsons™ 2003

The Simpsons™

The official ‘Simpsons’ playing cards produced by Winning Moves Games, 2003.

The Stage No.65 1890

The Stage No.65

The court cards and Aces each feature four portraits of famous theatre stars from the 1890s inside round frames, against a background pattern based on traditional court cards.

The Steamboat Brand

The Steamboat Brand

The theme of steamboats navigating up and down the Mississippi also extended to the cotton plantations alongside the river and to African American people employed therein who were sometimes depicted on the special Joker card.

The Times of Kamehameha The Great 1984

The Times of Kamehameha The Great

Figures from Hawaiian history and scenes of everyday life designed by Joseph Feher.

The Traveler’s Companion

The Traveler’s Companion

The “Traveler’s Companion”, Union Playing Card Co., New York, c.1886.

The United States Playing Card Company

The United States Playing Card Company

Over the years the pressures of competition and other market forces have led to many smaller manufacturers being taken over by larger ones. The outcome is that the U.S.P.C.C. is now the largest manufacturer in the United States.

The Z Deck 2013

The Z Deck

The Z Deck is a new non-standard pack of cards created by Robert Bolduc. Each card has a third aspect instead of the usual suit and colour; which introduces many new games possible with the pack.

Thomas Crehore copy, c.1850 1850

Thomas Crehore copy, c.1850

Thomas Crehore copy, c.1850.

Thoth Tarot – Aleister Crowley Tarot 1972

Thoth Tarot – Aleister Crowley Tarot

Aleister Crowley Tarot – the sombre luminary – Crowley and Lady Freda Harris worked on the illustrations between 1938 and 1943

Three Stooges playing cards 1999

Three Stooges playing cards

54 different photos of the famous American vaudeville and comedy team.

Tigers No.101 1881

Tigers No.101

In 1881 Russell, Morgan & Company commenced playing card production by issuing six grades of cards with new, purely American names.

Timothy Curtis Art 2018

Timothy Curtis Art

Timothy Curtis Art custom Bicycle playing cards, 2018.

Tinker Deck 2013

Tinker Deck

The Tinker Deck is a pack inspired by Steampunk, a world where old machinery is infused with modern science.

Touring 1920

Touring

Touring Automobile card game published by Wallie Dorr Company, NY, in c.1920.

Touring 1926

Touring

“Touring”, the Great Automobile Card Game, © 1926 Parker Brothers, Salem, Massachusetts.

Tourists 1886

Tourists

Imagery of slightly eccentric tourists sightseeing in Egypt, or perhaps in the Alps, appears on the back of the box, the Ace of Spades and the Joker.

Toy Story 3 1995

Toy Story 3

Animated playing cards featuring full colour illustrations of the Toy Story 3 characters.

Triangle Playing Cards 2019

Triangle Playing Cards

Triangle Playing Cards by Michael Scott.

Trip or Trap 1970

Trip or Trap

Fighting drug abuse in the flower power era using humour and ridicule.