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The manufacture of playing cards in America only began during the second half of the 18th century, and not before 1776 by some estimates.

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Sherlock Holmes Playing Cards

Sherlock Holmes Playing Cards

Three fine deck of playing cards inspired by the characters and stories of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

  • 2013
Smart Set 400

Smart Set 400

The “Smart Set 400” brand with named backs was introduced in c.1906 by the Kalamazoo Playing Card Co. in Michigan. Kalamazoo subsequently merged with the Russell Playing Card Co. in around 1913 or 1914. Thereafter the “Smart Set 400” series continued to be published by the Russell Playing Card Co.

  • 1906
Snap

Snap

Snap card game illustrated with animals, by Whitman Publishing Co., 1951.

  • 1951
Soldier’s Deck of Cards

Soldier’s Deck of Cards

with the sub-title of “Bible reference playing cards”

Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort whiskey playing cards, USA.

Southern Pacific Souvenir

Southern Pacific Souvenir

Southern Pacific Souvenir of the Golden West playing cards - Sunset, American Canyon and Shasta Routes - published by the Interstate Company exclusively for Southern Pacific News Service, c.1915.

  • 1915
Space Age Game of Old Maid

Space Age Game of Old Maid

The ‘Space Age Game of Old Maid’ published by Russell Manufacturing Company, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA, c.1965.

  • 1965
Space Puzzles

Space Puzzles

The Space Puzzles Game published by Gametoy Development Co., Inc, Orlando, Fl, 1991.

  • 1991
Space-O

Space-O

“Space-O” card game published by Pla-Mor Games manufactured by ARRCO Playing Card Co, USA, 1950s,

Spanish-suited deck by J.Y. Humphreys

Spanish-suited deck by J.Y. Humphreys

A rare Spanish-suited deck published by J.Y. Humphreys, Philadelphia, c.1816.

  • 1816
SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants

SpongeBob SquarePants cartoon playing cards featuring SpongeBob and Patrick the star fish

Spyscape

Spyscape

Spyscape espionage, surveillance and cryptography themed playing cards, 2018.

Squadron Scramble

Squadron Scramble

“Squadron Scramble” card games for identifying military planes, Whitman Publishing Co., Racine, Wisconsin, 1942.

  • 1942
Squared Faro #366

Squared Faro #366

Squared Faro #366 by Russell & Morgan Co. first issued in 1887.

  • 1887
Squeezers No.35

Squeezers No.35

By 1877 the New York Consolidated Card Co's "Squeezers" were a great success on account of the indices in the corners which enabled the cards to be fanned.

  • 1877
Stacked Deck

Stacked Deck

“Stacked Deck” business caricature playing cards, USA, c. 2003.

  • 2003
Stage

Stage

‘Stage’ card game © 1904 C. M. Clark Publishing Co. Boston, Mass. with portraits of popular actors and actresses.

  • 1904
Stage Playing Cards, 1908

Stage Playing Cards, 1908

This beautiful deck features an oval half-tone photo of a theatre star on each card, many of them legendary names, along with their autograph beneath.

  • 1908
Stancraft

Stancraft

Stancraft Playing Cards were manufactured by Brown & Bigelow of whom they were a subsidiary.

Stancraft “Split Deck”

Stancraft “Split Deck”

Stancraft “Split Deck”, 1979.

  • 1979