1884 Murphy Varnish Playing Cards (Red) Restoration Playing Cards

1884 Murphy Varnish Playing Cards (Red) Restoration Playing Cards1884 Murphy Varnish Playing Card Restoration This deck is a restoration of the original 1884 Murphy Varnish advertising deck. The deck was originally printed by Andrew Dougherty. It is a transformation deck which means that each of the cards has a unique picture. Each of the cards has a slogan to buy more Murphy Varnish. Each card was redrawn by hand by Michael Scott then printed by the United States Playing Card Company. The tuck case was carefully

The Triplicate No

The cards are slightly flexible but cannot be shuffled in a traditional matter

18 Triplicate Original Release Restoration

1) Little Girl

Each deck is individually nubered on the stamp seal (Limited to 884)

The Centennial Exposition Deck is thought to be the first deck to commemorate a fair

1 Bazique game score card

The modern version is a Bicycle Deck

18 Triplicate Limited Restoration

1884 Murphy Varnish Limited Playing Card Restoration (RED)

Laminated matte tuck with gold foil embossing

This deck is printed by the United States Playing Card Company