An American original, the Bicycle® brand celebrates over 130 years of playing card history with the reproduction of an early card back design called Autobike No. 1. The Autobike No. 1 deck was printed from 1902 to 1906 and produced only in red and blue colors. The tuck and back designs illustrate the intricate style of the early Bicycle® and Russell & Morgan brands.

An American original, the Bicycle® brand celebrates over 130 years of playing card history with the reproduction of an early card back design called Autobike No. 1. The Autobike No. 1 deck was printed from 1902 to 1906 and produced only in red and blue colors. The tuck and back designs illustrate the intricate style of the early Bicycle® and Russell & Morgan brands.

Bicycle® is an iconic brand proudly made in the USA for over 130 years. The Bicycle 1885 Playing Cards pays tribute to and celebrates our heritage and history. These hand-drawn, illustrated cards were inspired by the Victorian era's ornate designs, as well as posters that advertised new machines and adventures. Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/611-bicycle_1885

Original Steamboat 999 playing cards produced by the USPCC in Ohio (not Dan and Dave reprint).

Home Run Games and USPCC project by Michael Scott on Kickstarter 2014. Restoration of the 1876 Triplicate cards by A.Dougherty.

Funded as a Kickstarter project on September 12, 2014 with $23,517 pledged from 272 backers, this was a 5 deck set. Produced by Michael Scott and Home Run Games, these decks are based on Victor E. Mauger\\\\\\\'s 1876 The Centennial Exposition Deck which commemorated the world fair in Philadelphia & the declaration of Independence. The 5 deck set included USPCC Standard (Blue Back), USPCC Limited (1,000 copies - Blue Back), Mauger Replica (Red Back), Mauger Limited (1,000 copies - Red Back), Mauger Original Release Limited (500 copies - Red Back). This PCDB Entry is for the USPCC Standard (Blue Back) deck. Like the others it was printed by USPCC with a Linoid Finish with a custom replica stamp-sticker and contains 56 Cards, 1 Original Joker, 1 Double Back/2 Gaff Cards. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1500444958/1876-mauger-quadruplicate-playing-card-restoration

Commonly known as "1864 Restoration - Saladee's Patent Deck" from the KickStarter project of that name, or "Saladee's Patent Playing Cards Restoration" from the bottom of the tuck, the decks themselves have a title of "Hart's Linen Eagle".  There were 4 unique decks available in the related KickStarter project: Standard, Limited, Original Release and Weathered.  Plus a display deck for the Weathered deck for a total of 5 tucks and P52 entries.

For over 500 years people used playing cards without indices in the corners. Then on February 9, 1864 Cyrus W. Saladee was issued a United States Patent, No. 41,587 to print numbers, suit symbols, letters, and miniature playing cards in the corner of a playing card. The patent was purchased by Samuel Hart and he put Saladee's name on the deck and Ace of Spades.  The rare piece of history is known as the Saladee's Patent Deck. Others eventually started to print indices, as we see in the Squeezers and Triplicates which began production 12 years later in 1876.

 

Details on each of the decks available in the related KickStarter project:

Standard

• Regular Tuck Box
• Linen Casino Grade Stock
• Round Corners
• Standard Poker Size

Limited

• Long Tongue Tuck Box
• Linen Casino Grade Stock
• Round Corners
• Standard Poker Size
• Numbered Stamp Seal
• Limited to 1864

Original Release

• Square Corners
• Linen Casino Grade Stock
• Velvet Finish
• Standard Poker size
• Wrapped in paper and 2 numbered stamp seals
• Limited to 864​

Weathered (Includes 2 decks: Weathered & Display)

• Square Corners
• Linen Casino Grade Stock
• Velvet Finish
• Cards finish will look weathered
• Standard Poker Size
• Wrapped in weathered Paper and 2 numbered stamp seals
• Numbered Hologram seal
• Limited to 64
• Includes 2 decks, Weathered and display deck

New plane design. Gold lines. Barcode EAN 073854009147. Blue seal

New plane design. Gold lines. Barcode EAN 073854009147. Blue seal

No cello wrap. Blue seal. Smooth finish. Made in Spain.

The United States Playing Card Company is proud to share this piece of our history with playing card enthusiasts and fans. First introduced in 1886 during the Russell and Morgan Printing Co. era, the Capitol brand of playing cards was in printed until 1928. Throughout its print run, it featured six different card backs. We are offering the original card back. This special edition deck has been reproduced from our extensive playing card collection for the enjoyment of a new generation of playing card collectors

The United States Playing Card Company is proud to share this piece of our history with playing card enthusiasts and fans. First introduced in 1886 during the Russell and Morgan Printing Co. era, the Capitol brand of playing cards was in printed until 1928. Throughout its print run, it featured six different card backs. We are offering the original card back. This special edition deck has been reproduced from our extensive playing card collection for the enjoyment of a new generation of playing card collectors Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/605-bicycle_capitol