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Playing card make

Electric current Cycle playing cards: Ace of spades, joker, and the "Rider Back" in red

Bicycle Playing Cards is a make of playing cards. Since 1885, the Bike brand has been manufactured by the United states Printing Company, which, in 1894, became the The states Playing Card Company (USPCC), now based in Erlanger, Kentucky. "Bicycle" is a trademark of that company. The name Bicycle was chosen to reflect the popularity of the bicycle at the cease of the 19th century.^[i] ^[two]

Design [edit]

Bicycle cards follow the pattern of the French deck, containing 52 cards (thirteen in each of two red and two black suits), and include two jokers. The Bike trademark is printed on the ace of spades. Current decks incorporate two data/pedagogy cards as well.

Bicycle playing cards are sold in a variety of designs, the about popular being the Passenger Back pattern. They are available with standard indexes in poker size (iii.5 by 2.5 inches (8.9 cm × 6.4 cm)), span size (iii.five by 2.25 inches (8.nine cm × 5.7 cm)), and pinochle decks, "Jumbo Index" poker decks and Lo Vision cards that are designed for the visually impaired. Other types of cards with varying backs, sizes, colors and custom designs are produced for magic tricks and equally novelty and collectors' items.

Numbered dorsum designs [edit]

Wheel playing carte du jour dorsum designs^[iii]
No.	Name	Year(s) sold	Notes
1	Acorn	1891–1943	Reissued nether "Heritage Pattern Series" c. 2012; besides sold in UK (gilded gilded)
2	All Wheel	1907–1917
3	Affections	1893	Two variants produced
4	Arizona Plaid	1906–1911	Two-color back design (red/green, blueish/brown)
v	Car #1 (Locomobile)	1901–1904
6	Motorcar #two (Locomobile)	1904–1913	Also sold in British market
vii	Car #3	1913–1917	Also sold in British market place
eight	Autobike No. i	1902–1906	Reissued 2017 (cherry-red, blueish)
9	Autobike No. 2	1906–1913
10	Autobike No. 3	1907–1917	Reissued 2015 as "Back No. 9" (brownish, green); also sold in United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland
11	Autocycle No. ane	1901–1906	Reissued 2016 (light-green, purple)
12	Autocycle No. 2	1906–1919	Also sold in UK
13	Automobile No. 1	1903–1919
14	Automobile No. two	1913–1935
15	Big Gun	1918	"War Serial", ground forces; inventory destroyed; reissued 2011 (red, blue)
16	Bird	1891
17	Chain	1908–1910	Exclusively sold in UK; two-color back design (blackness/brown, blue/brown)
18	Chainless	1899–1917	Reissued 2010 equally "Heritage Series" (bluish); reissued 2016 (crimson, blue)
19	Club	1917–1969	Similar to Bee No. 92
20	Colorado Plaid	1906–1911	Two-color back design (scarlet/green, blueish/brown, blue/black)
21	Cupid - Sod	1894–1896	One-manner design; reissued mid-2000s
21	Cupid - Crosshatch	1894–1943	Narrow version for pinochle c. 1918; reissued 1997 (red/gold, no box); reissued 2012 (red); reissued 2013 as "Heritage Design Series" (red); reissued every bit "Vintage Design" (red, blueish)
22	Cyclist No. 1	1898–1908
23	Cyclist No. 2	1908–1917	Gaff card ("STUNG!") produced by Presto Publishing and Novelty Co.
24	Cyclecar	1914–1917
25	Diamond Plaid	1906–1908
26	Dreadnaught	1918	"War Series", navy; inventory destroyed
27	Hawkeye	1927–1943	Small redesign in 1928; reissued equally spades-specific deck c. 1995 (blue, red); formerly offered nether Capitol #188 brand c. 1908–1928
28	Emblem	1890–1943	One-mode dorsum design; minor redesign in 1892; pinochle-specific version sold in Canada; "music deck" produced
29	Expert	1895–1943	Similar to Old Fan (#57); likewise sold in UK; reissued 2012 in Canada, distressed (greenish), 2013 in United states of america, distressed (crimson, blue, green)
30	Flying Ace	1918	"War Series", air force; inventory destroyed
31	Handlebar	1908–1910	Exclusively sold in UK (gold gilded); two-color back pattern
32	Invincible (Conquistador)	1918	"War Series", marines; inventory destroyed
33	Lantern No. ane	1898–1906
34	Lantern No. 2	1906–1939
35	League	1888–1960	Probable refers to the League of American Wheelmen; minor redesign 1893; reissued c. 1980s; reissued 1990, "No. 71 Rummy" 2-deck ready (imperial, red)
36	Oak Leaf (Leaf)	1947–1949	Originally created as not-Bicycle "Uncle Sam" deck during World War 2, ft. unbranded Ace of Spades, joker; Consolidated Card Co., Bee No. 154; reissued 2014 equally "Foliage Back" on Kickstarter (red, green)
37	Lotus	1885–1943	Also sold in United kingdom (gilt aureate); sixty-card "music deck" by Helen Parker Ford created 1927; Krupp's promotional version created
38	Margin Snowflake	1910–1917
39	Margin Star No. i	1893–1907(?)	Philip Morris two-deck reproduction "Marlboro Texan No. 45" created 1984; non to exist dislocated with Russell and Morgan No. 45 "Texan"
xl	Margin Star No. 2	1907–1912
41	Margin Star No. three	1912–1917
42	Margin Tri-Plaid	1912–1917
43	Mobile No. 1	1901–1906
44	Mobile No. two	1906–1913
45	Mobile No. 3	1913–1917
46	Model No. 1	1895–1907	Features League of American Wheelmen logo; similar to Racer No. 1
47	Model No. ii	1907–1927	Used equally throw-out carte past Eugene Laurant; reissued as 2-deck euchre set up in 1991, chosen "Mountain Bike" design
48	Motor No. 1	1901–1907
49	Motor No. 2	1907–1917	As well sold in Great britain; knockoff produced by C. L. Wust in Germany, c. 1907–1927
50	Car	1906–1917
51	Motorcycle No. one	1901–1907	Too sold in UK; copyright 1900
52	Motorcycle No. 2	1914–1917
53	Motorette No. 1	1901–1907
54	Motorette No. 2	1907–1917	Also sold in Great britain
55	Nautic	1919–1943	Earlier sold under Army and Navy No. 3032, c. 1908 (red, blue, light-green, brown); modified design used c. 1924 by Peruvian Estanco de Naipes (re police force no. 4936); Universal Playing Menu Co. version called "Buffalo"
56	New Fan	1891–1980	Minor revision 1894; too sold in UK (gold gilded), Cuba; reissued c. 1960s equally span-sized Congress cards (blue, pink); reissued c. 1990s (ruby-red, blue); reissued 2012 past Dan and Dave (cherry, blue); reissued 2011 past Coterie1902 (black/white, white/blackness); reissued equally "Vintage Pattern"
57	Erstwhile Fan	1885	Perhaps first Bicycle dorsum design used; Anglo-Japanese style pattern; "music deck" produced
58	Pedal	1899–1917	Reissued 2010 as "Heritage Series"
59	Pneumatic No. 1	1894–1908	Also used as Ide High Art Wheel promotional design
60	Pneumatic No. 2	1908–1939
61	Racer No. ane	1895–1906(?)	Possibly produced only through 1898; like to Model No. 1; Krupp's promotional version created for 1891 Columbian Exposition
62	Racer No. 2	1906–1970	Similar to No. 41 Vanity Fair transformation deck dorsum design; major reissues c. 1980s, 1990s; pinochle version created
63	Passenger	1887–present	1-way back corrected c. 1893; also sold in UK (gold gilded), Canada, Cuba; fireproof version produced for NASA c. 1970s; other varieties include Playboy (red, blue). 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Christmas-themed cards, WWII-era shipping spotter cards
64	Saddle	1908–1910	Exclusively sold in UK; ii-color back design
65	Prophylactic	1892–1943	Euchre-specific versions produced; "music deck" produced
66	Snowflake	1904–1918	Besides sold under Ground forces & Navy #3032 brand c. 1918 (ruby, blue)
67	Sprocket No. 1	1899–1905
68	Sprocket No. 2	1905–1917	Variant Sprocket No. 2a has five rings (one-style design) instead of six
69	Stag	1927–1943	Sold under Capitol No. 188 make c. 1908; similar to Sportsman, Dougherty "Outing"
70	Star Plaid No. 1	1906–1907(?)	Also sold nether Ground forces & Navy #3032 brand c. 1918 (red, blue)
71	Star Plaid No. ii	1907–1932
72	Tangent No. 1	1895–1907	Tangent No. 1a features larger centre bike, reversed wings
73	Tangent No. 2	1907–1939
74	Thistle	1891–1931	Features the Brownies by Palmer Cox; two versions, one with grass in background, other with brick; "music deck" produced
75	Tri-Plaid	1905–1943	Besides sold under Army & Navy #3032 brand c. 1918 (red, blue); line thickness may vary; used as throw-out card by T. Nelson Downs
76	Tri-Tire No. 1	1898–1905	Features logo of League of American Wheelmen; also sold in United kingdom
77	Tri-Tire No. 2	1905–1927	Redesigned to be ii-way; used equally throw-out card past the Lingermans
78	Twig (Coral)	1907–1908	Chosen "Coral" c. 1904(?)
79	Western Plaid	1914–1932	Also sold under Army & Navy #3032 brand c. 1918 (scarlet, blue)
80	Wheel No. 1	1887–1907	Subtle design changes over fourth dimension
81	Bicycle No. ii	1907–1943	Features four-winged wheel (two-manner design) instead of three-winged
82	Leaf		Sometimes called "Oak Leaf"

Significance in American wars [edit]

The 1917 War Series Decks (backs)

The 1917 State of war Serial Decks (fronts)

Toward the stop of the World State of war I, the U.s. Playing Card Company produced 4 "State of war Series" decks under the Wheel brand to represent each of the branches of the U.Due south. armed forces: Flying Ace for the Air Force, Dreadnaught for the Navy, Invincible (aka Conqueror) for the Marine Corps, and Large Gun for the Army. The decks were printed in 1917, and apparently only given an extremely limited release before existence withdrawn from circulation. It is unknown why the decks were not circulated, but one theory is that they were intended to be distributed to the troops overseas, and USPCC destroyed their inventory of the War Decks when Armistice was alleged in 1918. But a handful of these decks be today.^[four]

During Earth State of war II, cards were produced that could be peeled apart when submerged in water. Portions of a big map could be drawn on the inside surfaces, and the halves were and then reassembled to grade an innocuous-looking deck. These cards were supplied to POWs for utilize in escapes. At least one example of such a deck is known to exist, and is on display at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. Mod reproductions accept been sold in limited editions.^[5]

The visitor provided crates of Ace of Spades cards for U.Southward. soldiers in the Vietnam War. It was erroneously believed that the Viet Cong regarded this particular carte du jour as a symbol of death and would flee at the sight of it. In authenticity, it initially meant nothing to the Viet Cong, but the belief that the enemy was agape of the cards improved the U.S. soldiers' morale.^[six] The origin of the cards is attributed to a letter written by a Lt. Charles W. Brown in early 1966 to Allison F. Stanley, the President of the U.s.a. Playing Card Visitor. Brown had read remarks from Congressman Craig Hosmer of California that the Viet Cong held superstitions of bad luck with pictures of women and the Ace of Spades. The Bicycle design of this card featured an image of the Goddess of Liberty combined with the spade. Upon conferring with other lieutenants, Brown asked for ane,000 Aces of Spades for his company to leave for the enemy to find, equally an indication that American troops had been in the expanse. Stanley was sympathetic to the soldiers and pulled cards from the production line to send gratis of charge. The story was reported by several news outlets, including the Stars and Stripes; as a result, more units began to request cards. The symbol was somewhen included in the official psychological warfare operations, and thousands of special decks containing only Aces of Spades were donated by the carte company to soldiers that purposely scattered them throughout the jungle and villages during raids.^[six] Similar cards were produced during the Gulf State of war in 1991, immediately prior to the invasion of Iraq by US forces. Due to the short elapsing of the disharmonize, these cards never saw battle.^[half-dozen]

References [edit]

^ Dawson, Tom; Dawson, Judy (2014). The Hochman Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards - Office i (2nd ed.). New York: Conjuring Arts Research Center. p. 492.
^ Knapp, Jim. Vintage Back Designs of Cycle Playing Cards. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
^ Pierson, Joseph (February 13, 2018). "Bike Playing Cards". Retrieved 10 March 2022.
^ Pierson, Joseph. "Bicycle Playing Cards for Collectors". BicycleCards.org. Wordpress. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
^ "A map inside the cards". Bicyclecards.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-02. Retrieved 2014-10-31 .
^ ^a ^b ^c Herbert A. Friedman. "The Expiry Card". psywarrior.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-xv. Retrieved 2014-10-31 .