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This deck was originally printed about 1805.  A charming, interesting, fully playable deck of 52 different cards with 52 different pictures.  Plus 2 jokers.  Great price too!  NN-BSC-1925

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This deck, reprinted from the original housed in the Smithsonian Institution, was distributed by Cleveland during his run for the presidency in 1888. Cleveland is featured as Kings, his wife Frances Folsom as the Queens, and his running mate, Allen G. Thurman, appears as the Jacks. NN-USG-GC54

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This deck was made especially for Colonial Williamsburg, a historical recreation community in Virginia (United States) where they have people displaying life in the 17th and 18th centuries in the American colonies.

The deck itself is printed on uncoated heavy card stock, cut with square corners, and has no design on the back, which is what, I understand, real-people's cards were like until the 19th and 20th centuries. Coating, of course, wouldn't have existed as we know it at all until very recently, and back designs were an expensive and useless luxury (and an invitation to marking).  NN-W-4168

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The deck is a simple, standard set of number- and face-cards, presumably designed for common use. You can see that the printing is done in four colors: red, blue, yellow and black. And likewise, that the colors were printed separately, one atop the other. That's consistent with the normal techniques for doing multi-color wood-cut printing, where either you would make four sets of plates, or mask your master plates for each color.

This deck is simple, square-cut, and without decoration on the back.  Great for collectors.  NN-W-75234

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Reproduction of a Civil War era poker deck with full-length, single-ended court figures. Box reproduced with original tax stamps showing hand cancellation June 2, 1864.  NN-USG-PK1864

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This antique reproduction of a Civil War-era deck is beautifully crafted with gold detail embellishing every card. In the style of the times, this deck includes full-length, single-ended court figures, square corners and traditional non-indexed styling. This deck has the look and feel of a classic, and is packaged in an upright case for display in your home.  NN-USG-ICW55

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Modern Bridge Deck
(Coated, Rounded)

Inspired by English deck, the backs are blank, as was common on early decks, and printed in just red & black. Although jokers were not used until the 1800's, they have included jokers inspired by the face cards for games that require them.
Appropriate for Re-enactors from the
English Civil War to American Civil War.
-A very "classic" deck, very similar packs date from the 1600's, to the 1800's. To insure they are useable by a wide range of re-enactors (and keep the cost low) they have specifically avoided recreating a period wrapper, or tax stamp so they are not tied to any one era.  Modern = NN-RPD-1700, Classic = NN-RPD-1701

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Charming images from the Victorian era are recreated by Carole Murray. A wonderful addition to collections of Victoriana.  NN-USG-VT54

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This deck highlights a delightful collection of 54 posters from the late Victorian era. From Snowfoam Ice Cream to the Bank of England, these poster reproductions capture the spirit of the day. Great for history buffs.  NN-USG-VPP54

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