This is a restoration of the original Centennial Exposition Deck printed in 1876 and distributed at the Philadelphia Worlds Fair. It is thought to be the first deck that was made in conjunction with a fair. The deck is also know as the quadruplicate deck because it has indices in all 4 corners and the indices are 4 different colors; Spades (Black), Harts (Red), Diamonds (Yellow), Clubs (Blue). The pips on the cards are 2 colors red and black.
Complete restoriation of original 1876 deck
- Limited to 500 decks - Paper wrapped with 2 stamp seals - Metal brass numbered certificate of authenticity card - Includes loose missing 5 of clubs - Actual size of original deck 90mm x 62mm - Comes in replica 2 piece heavy cloth cardboard box - Hot foil gold stamp star on box - Linoid Finish - Gold Gilt Edges - Replica paper stamp seal - 54 cards
History of the 1876 Centennial Exposition DeckIn the 1870s there was a competition going on for market share of playing cards in the United States. Saladee came out with his patent to put indices in the corner of the cards to be able to fan the cards rather than look at the entire card to see what cards a player had. He let Samuel Hart use his patent to print cards with the indices. Andrew Dougherty received a patent to put a picture of a small card in the corners accomplishing the same outcome. He named them Triplicates. Victor Mauger wanted to stay at the forefront of innovation and market share, so he placed indices in all 4 corners rather than 2 calling his cards quadruplicates.
Papper WrappedLike many of the decks from the late 1800s this Limited Original Release comes paper wrapped with 2 stamp seals.
Ace of SpadesThe decorative ace of spades has the dates 1776 & 1876 commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the signing of Declaration of Independence. It also has the latin words "NUNQUAM RETRORSUM"; translation: "No Revoke" or "Never Retreat"
Back DesignThe original back design was carefully restored. You can also see the gold gilding that was included on each deck.
Making the highest quality games that make you happy.Home Run Games is dedicated to making the highest quality products. We make physical samples of all of our goods to insure that they meet our standards before we manufacture the final product that we send to you. By testing everything we make, we are able to give you a product we are proud of and you will love.
About the StartupDescribe your product in 3 words.
Playing Card Restoration
How did you come up with the idea for this product?
We had done 2 previous restorations of historically significant playing card decks from the 1800s. This deck was the next step in the history of American Playing Cards that we are trying to bring to life.
What makes your product special?
The care and research that goes into the restoration of each of these historical decks is a labor of love. We are rewarded with the satisfaction and joy that is expressed to us by our supporters.
What has been the best part of your startup experience?
Creating and bringing to life the ideas that we have. Then hearing from our supporters about how much they love them.