Murphy Varnish Transformation Playing Cards were originally printed in 1883 by Andrew Dougherty. It was an advertising deck for the Murphy Varnish company from Newark, New Jersey. The Murphy Varnish company was founded in 1865 by Franklin Murphy, the former Governor of New Jersey. In a transformation deck there are unique pictures on each card intertwined with the pips; clubs, diamonds, spades, and hearts. As an advertising deck it depicts comical pictures of varnish salesmen, people worshiping cans of varnish, and all of the good uses for the Murphy Varnish. This unique restoration is limited to just 1883 copies. In collaboration with the USPCC, Home Run Games used the original design with added color from the deck. The box features a vintage long-tongue design.

In 2014 I did my first restoration of playing cards. It was the No.18 Triplicate Red and Blue decks. The triplicates are so unique and have always been one of my favorites. My latest project is from the same family and the same year. I am releasing another restoration of the original Triplicates this time I am restoring the Red and Blue Dragon Backs. This was the first dragon back, the United States Playing Card Company still makes a version today. Andrew Dougherty was granted a U.S. Patent for the Triplicate feature which was a miniature card placed in the top left and bottom right corners. It was a revolution in the way cards could be held and viewed. The decorative ace of spades and the wrapper for the first No.18 Triplicate deck showed a fanned hand of cards with the triplicate miniature indices viewable on each card. The United States Playing card company has worked with us on many of our restorations. The tuck box, back design and ace of spades have been approved by the United States playing card company as the restored art work for the deck. A. Dougherty® is a registered trademark of The United Stated Playing Card Company.