WHO MADE YOUR DECK?   WHAT CAN THE COURT CARDS TELL YOU?
​TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.

​My name is Dave Seaney. I am a playing card collector that also loves history and genealogy. I have combined all of these interests to research and write stories about playing cards and the people involved.​ I now refer to myself as a "Playing Cardologist".

This research grew out of something I noticed when researching one of my stories. It was then I noticed that there were symbols on the hilt of the sword of the King of Hearts and they would change with the card maker. I refer to them as a maker's mark. 

This site is about what I found and the connections I uncovered. I hope it is of interest and help to you.

I know this website's information is not perfect. I would have to see every brand of every company that made cards between 1865 and 1920 to be accurate. But, I believe it is the best information about this subject at this moment in time.

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If you have any information or photos of decks that can make this website better please contact me as I see this site as a work in progress.