Auto No. 1

Introduced in 1901. Discontinued in 1904. First called Locomobile, and the early boxes and at least two different special aces of spades identify the deck as “Locomobile” – click on “US8d” above to see examples of both. But, most Locomobile decks do not have the special Locomobile ace of spades. A hard to find deck, […]

Arizona Plaid

Introduced in 1906. Discontinued in 1911. This is one of several Bicycle decks issued in two-color back designs – red & green and blue & brown. Arizona Plaid is an extremely rare deck. Even singles are scarce. For a similar design released at the same time, also see Colorado Plaid. Note: The above images are […]

Angel

First issued in 1893. Discontinued soon after. This is a scarce deck in any color. I have never seen it in brown or green and red or blue decks are very hard to come by. Angel is one of several Bicycle back designs that do not feature bicycles or bicycle parts. This deck was issued […]