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Mauger Replica Playing Cards 90 x 62 mm Size Deck

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Mauger Replica Playing Cards 90 x 62 mm Size Deck

$17.99 USD
 per 

Slightly Larger than Standard Poker Size Deck

Victor E. Mauger was born in England and immigrated to New York in 1855. He started a business importing metal goods. Around 1870 he also began importing playing cards from the Chas. Goodall & Son Company from England. The Goodall Company began making special decks with a unique Ace of Spades for their American decks. By 1873 Mauger started to manufacture his own brand of playing cards to supplement his supply and he altogether dropped Goodall in 1876 due to high import duties. 

His deck printed in 1876, The Centennial Exposition Deck is thought to be the first deck to commemorate a fair. They were made in conjunction with the world's fair in Philadelphia. The deck also commemorates the 100 year anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. 

The cards had several unique details that set them apart from other American decks of the day. They were slightly larger measuring 90mm x 62mm as opposed to the standard poker size. 

Indices were just beginning to be used. Andrew Dougherty had a patent in 1876 for his Triplicates and The New York Consolidated Company had a patent the same year for their Squeezers. Mauger wanted to use Indices on his cards so he opted to put them in all 4 corners making them Quadruplicates. He went a step further and like many popular European decks made the pips 4 colors with Black Spades, Red Hearts, Yellow Diamonds, and Blue Clubs. Almost sounds like a lucky charms commercial. 

The 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" 

Cards are the size of original deck 90mm x 62mm

Comes in replica 2 piece heavy cloth cardboard box

Hot stamp foil gold star

Linoid Finish

Replica paper stamp seal

53 cards       

2015 Release.

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For fans of historical decks

Fans of historical decks - myself included - will love this. The Mauger Centennial deck was created to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776, and was also made to mark the World's Fair held in Philadelphia that year. The Centennial Exposition Deck is another classic deck from the era of the late 1800s, and has several unique and interesting features. Created at a time where indices were just beginning to be used, Mauger decided to include them in all four corners of the cards. All four suits are also in different colours (black and red for Spades and Hearts, blue and yellow for Clubs and Diamonds). The Joker pictures a popular actor and dancer from the time, George L. Fox, who was famous for his pantomime clown act in the play Humpty Dumpty. The original Mauger deck had unusual sized cardsmeasuring 90mm x 62mm, which is slightly larger in size than normal, and this "Original Release" edition features cards with this larger-than-normal size, and comes with a special box.

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Reading the backstory again about these reminds me of why I bought them. Always nice to have some fun history with your cards. The box is cool, something unusual. These are fine cards, well-done. I had a tuck seal/tax stamp style seal on the outer box and another on the inner box, which seemed extra nifty. The gilding is nice, not clumpy. Reproductions of old decks are a favorite of mine, so I absolutely love these.

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