Unique Decks: A Photographic Archive

A Gallery of Historical and Contemporary Playing Cards


UNIQUE
Cards with only numbers, letters, symbols
INV 2872 HANDA c1958 [Doctor’s Special]
inv2872 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 cards | 91x62mm | special deck invented by Dr. Johs. Kjolbye to help those with eye-diseases | HN.80.48
INV 1396 BERLINER c1985 Bridge Poker Digital Günter Hädeler
inv1396 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 [+1] cards | 89x57mm
INV 1402 DAL NEGRO 2005 Carte Ventine
inv1402 | Atlas of Playing Cards
84/84 cards | 88x63mm | original box "Carte "Ventine" [attached to the book "Matematica con le carte da gioco", Centro Studi Erickson] | VZ
INV 2726 USPC 2015 Zoom-In
inv2726 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 [+2] cards | 88x63mm | original box "Bicycle Zoom-In Deck" | BY.80.15
INV 1795 USPC 2022 Index Only
inv1795 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 [+2] cards | 88x63mm | original box "Bicycle Index Only" | BY.80.10
INV 1400 [—] ? Ante
inv1400 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 [+1] cards | 127x38mm | advert. ace of spades & Jk "Umbra" | original box "Ante Playing Cards" | made in China | BY
INV 1398 COPPENRATH [URBAN & GRAY] ? Zockerblatt Josua Rieber
inv1398 | Atlas of Playing Cards
55/55 cards | 90x60mm | original metal box "Zockerblatt"
...7 suits
INV 1981 WINNING MOVES 2011 PokerCarré
inv1981 | Atlas of Playing Cards
49/49 cards | 87x51mm | original box "PokerCarré" | rules | scorecard | VZ.80.10
...new suits
INV 2866 GOODALL c1904 Hindooly
inv2866 | Atlas of Playing Cards
60/60 cards | 90x63mm | original box "Hindooly" | booklet | DR.80.75
Binary cards
INV 1175 BROWN & BIGELOW c1968 Binary Playing Cards
inv1175 | Atlas of Playing Cards
53/53 (or 54) [+1] cards | 89x57mm | advert. deck "Honeywell"
Other
INV 2288 USPC 2018 Grid. Series Two Luke Wadey
inv2288 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 [+1] cards | 88x63mm | original box "Grid. Series Two" | BY.80.18
INV 2667 [—] ? Caballero
inv2667 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 cards | 88x56mm | advert. back & damaged box "Caballero" | HN.80.05
INV 2794 WESTERN 1935 Double Action
inv2794 | Atlas of Playing Cards
53/53 [+1] cards | 89x57mm | original box "Double Action" | JM.80.22
INV 1191 BROWN & BIGELOW [STANCRAFT] 1979 Split Deck
inv1191 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 cards | 89x57mm | original box | leaflet
INV 1401 FRANCE CARTES 2005 — Claude Closky
inv1401 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 [+1] cards | 84x55mm | original box "Mudam Playing Cards [...] Opening of the Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean [Luxembourg]" | DR
INV 1528 STANCRAFT [HOYLE] c1961 Liars Poker
inv1528 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 cards | 89x63mm | original box "Liars Poker | leaflet © 1961
INV 1912 [WOLF] ? Lincard
inv1912 | Atlas of Playing Cards
49/49 cards | 88x58mm | original box "Lincard" | leaflet with 8 games
Games with 'hidden' suits and progressive value
INV 1915 GAVITT ? Gavitt's Stock Exchange
inv1915 | Atlas of Playing Cards
33/33 cards | 88x63mm | original box "GSE. Gavitt's Stock Exchange" | rules & promotional leaflets
Calendars
INV 1435 WADDINGTON 1985 Games & Pastimes
inv1435 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 double-sided cards | 88x63mm | "1985. Games & Pastimes. Playing Card Calendar"
INV 1436 WADDINGTON 1988 Worshipful Company of Makers od Playing Cards
inv1436 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 [+1] double-sided cards | 88x63mm | "[1988.] Playing Cards [Calendar] of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards"
History of playing cards (and card games)
INV 2541-42 OTK 1969 Hráči Karty - karetní hry
inv2541 | Atlas of Playing Cards
108/108 (2x54) cards | 177x115mm | original box "Hráči Karty - karetní hry" by V. Omasta & S. Ravik | 210 numbered "pages" [+3 unnumbered] with Czech text (front/back) & english indices | VZ.80.30
INV 0323 ASS [BI-ASS] ? Storia delle Carte da Gioco

36/36 cards | 150x97mm | numbered copy [#331] | original box "Storia delle Carte da Gioco" | VZ