USA
The manufacture of playing cards in America only began during the second half of the 18th century, and not before 1776 by some estimates.
Bicycle Steampunk
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by Matt Probert
Bicycle Steampunk playing cards with Gothic artwork by Anne Stokes, 2015.
2015
Binary Playing Cards
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by Matt Probert
Promotional deck for Honeywell Computers by Brown & Bigelow c.1968 with the cards marked in binary notation
1968
Black Cat Fortune Telling Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Black Cat Fortune Telling Cards published by Parker Bros, 1897
Blueblood Redux Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
Follow-up pack for the 2012 Blue Blood Playing Cards pack on Kickstarter.
2013
1998
Breaking Bad
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by Matt Probert
“Breaking Bad” fan deck designed by Albino Dragon and manufactured by the USPCC in 2014.
2014
Breaking Bad Playing Cards by Jeff Nichol
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by Adam Wintle
A set of cards inspired by the hit TV show Breaking Bad, created by Jeff Nichol.
Brown & Bigelow
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by Simon Wintle
Brown & Bigelow of St Paul, Minnesota, was a leading producer of playing cards in the U.S. from the late 1920s - 1980s.
Bush Cards – The Second Term
Cards slanted to the right, issued to mark George W. Bush’s second term of office.
2005
Cabinet No.707
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by Rod Starling
Russell & Morgan's “Cabinet No.707” brand was first introduced in 1888.
1888
Caesars Palace
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by Matt Probert
‘Aristocrat’ Casino Cards with special courts for Caesars Palace by USPCC 2006.
2006
Capitol No.188
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by Rod Starling
“Capitol No.188” was first introduced during the Russell & Morgan Printing Company era in c.1886 and carried through into the U.S.P.C.C's catalogue after 1895.
1895
Card Fabrique Company
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by Rod Starling
Card Fabrique Company had connections with several other manufacturers and their complete history is yet to be unravelled.
Carnival Playing Cards, 1925
The Carnival Playing Card deck designed by Harry D. Wallace (1892-1977) and first published in 1925.
1925
Celtic Myth Playing Cards by Cultúrlán Enterprises
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by Adam Wintle
Celtic Myth playing cards are the third and final set of cards in a series based around the themes of Celtic mythology and society.
2015
Charles Bartlet
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by Rod Starling
Elaborate court cards on a deck by Charles Bartlet, Philadelphia, (who was in fact Samuel Hart) c.1845-60. The pip cards are double-ended. The date may be somewhere between c.1845-65.
2017
Christmas Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Christmas Playing Cards published by Novelty Playing Cards, Syracuse, New York, 1986.
1986
Circus No.47
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by Rod Starling
“Circus No.47”, first issued in 1896. The staid old Kings, Queens and Jacks have given way to various well-known ring masters, clowns and queens; dashing circus designs. Indeed, the clown Jacks are only a short step away from Jokers!
1896
Circus Transformation Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Deluxe Limited Edition Circus Transformation Deck designed by F. Robert Schick, 1988
1988
Civil Unrest Playing Cards
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by Adam Wintle
A deck of cards inspired by the American Civil War, featuring leaders, army generals, President Abraham Lincoln and other characters from this historical period.
2014
Clausen Brewing
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by Rod Starling
It was a common practice for card makers to produce decks under fictitious names particularly when producing advertising decks, to avoid promoting their own name at the expense of the client.
1885
Collecting Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
How I began Collecting Playing Cards by Robert S. Lancaster
Columbian Exposition Souvenir
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by Simon Wintle
Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893.
1893
1887
Congress No.606
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by Simon Wintle
Congress Playing Cards were first produced by the Russell & Morgan Company in 1881 as the finest and most expensive of their brands.
1881
Continental Card Co
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by Simon Wintle
The Continental Card Company, 220 North Second Street, Philadelphia, started in 1874, manufacturing various qualities of playing cards, including Continental Steamboats, Manhattans, Continental Moguls, etc. Single-ended and double-ended decks are known, also a "Highest Trump" Joker.
1875