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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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Civil Unrest Playing Cards 2014

Civil Unrest Playing Cards

A deck of cards inspired by the American Civil War, featuring leaders, army generals, President Abraham Lincoln and other characters from this historical period.

Clausen Brewing 1885

Clausen Brewing

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.

Cleveland Museum of Art artists card game 1993

Cleveland Museum of Art artists card game

Cleveland Museum of Art artists card game, USA, c.1993.

Collecting Playing Cards

Collecting Playing Cards

How I began Collecting Playing Cards by Robert S. Lancaster.

Columbian Exposition Souvenir 1893

Columbian Exposition Souvenir

Columbian Exposition Souvenir playing cards, G.W. Clark, Chicago, 1893.

Comic Conversation 1887

Comic Conversation

Old Time “Comic Conversation” cards published by McLoughlin Bros, N.Y., c.1887.

Congress No.606 1881

Congress No.606

Congress Playing Cards were first produced by the Russell & Morgan Company in 1881 as the finest and most expensive of their brands.

Continental Card Co 1875

Continental Card Co

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.

Coolidge playing cards 2008

Coolidge playing cards

Coolidge playing cards featuring dogs playing poker, Aquarius, USA, 2008.

Coricidin Demilets 1967

Coricidin Demilets

Coricidin Demilets pharmaceutical playing cards, 1967.

Craddock Soap Stage Souvenir 1895

Craddock Soap Stage Souvenir

The deck is described on the box as “a portfolio of photographs of the leading lights of the stage”

Crazy Eights 1951

Crazy Eights

Crazy Eights by Whitman Publishing Co., 1951.

Creative Clash Card Game 2014

Creative Clash Card Game

The Creative Clash card game, by the Infantree, is a fast-paced card game where you become the Principal of a creative agency and battle with your friends for the biggest Ego around.

Creature Comfort 2017

Creature Comfort

Creature Comfort playing cards designed by Don Moyer, 2017.

Cruiser Playing Cards 1897

Cruiser Playing Cards

Dougherty's ‘Cruiser No.96’, first published c.1897, was dedicated to the U.S. Navy..

Cultúrlán 2014

Cultúrlán

Celtic myth playing cards inspired by the rich Celtic pantheon of mythological Gods, Goddesses, and heroes

Curator 2011

Curator

The Curator Deck with designs by Emmanuel José with suit symbols cleverly transformed into artistic designs.

Dallas playing cards 1982

Dallas playing cards

Seven of the top stars from the famous TV series Dallas.

De Land’s Nifty playing cards 1930

De Land’s Nifty playing cards

De Land’s Nifty playing cards published by S. S. Adams Co, c.1930.

De Luxe No.142 1921

De Luxe No.142

A wide size version of De Luxe No.142 had been published in c.1920, with a similar Ace of Spades and Joker, but which was never very popular.