Dave Seaney
Member of The American Playing Card Collector's Club 52+Joker
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ABOUT THE NATIONAL CARD COMPANY
In 2017 my son, Kevan, a playing card collector, asked me to locate where the National Card Company factory was and see what is there now. Since I live in Indianapolis I thought this would be an easy find. He showed me the “Hochman Encyclopedia of Playing Cards” entry that stated the factory was at 5th and Eggleton. I've been doing family history research for over 40 years and had a map of Indianapolis near that time period. But surprise, there were no streets by those names. Time to do some more research. What follows is the fascinating history of the company and what became my new hobby.
ABOUT THE NATIONAL CARD COMPANY
In 2017 my son, Kevan, a playing card collector, asked me to locate where the National Card Company factory was and see what is there now. Since I live in Indianapolis I thought this would be an easy find. He showed me the “Hochman Encyclopedia of Playing Cards” entry that stated the factory was at 5th and Eggleton. I've been doing family history research for over 40 years and had a map of Indianapolis near that time period. But surprise, there were no streets by those names. Time to do some more research. What follows is the fascinating history of the company and what became my new hobby.
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March 24,2024
The Only Patented Ace page added
January 20, 2024
1898 Article Added To Miscellaneous NCC Items
September 30, 2023
Added information to "1894 Calendar" page
August 15, 2023
Added "My Other Webpages" page
July 27, 2023
Updated "Samuel J Murray" & "Robert H McCutcheon" pages
June 21,2023
Updated "A New Card Box" information.
June 20,2023
"NCC Card List and Values" page updated to reflect inflation
June 17, 2023
"Company Timeline" modified
February 5,2023
Changed "The Card Finisher" page title to
"The Lady Card Workers" and added new information
January 24 & 25, 2023
Information added to Company Timeline
Miscellaneous NCC Items
January 2, 2023
Tax Stamp Information Page Updated
December 17, 2022
Brunswick Ad Cards Updated
November 29,2022
Card and Box Pictures Added
November 19, 2022
Ace of Spades Date Code Page Added
1898 Catalog Page
November 6, 2002
1891 New Year's Souvenir Page Added
October 20, 2022
1894 Calendar Page Added
September 25, 2022
Corrected 1890 Price List Page
September 10, 2022
Added a Joker & Card Back
August 13, 2022
Updated "Samuel Murray" page
July 31, 2022
Updated "The Girl On The Moon Page"
Added "Look A Like" page
Updated/Corrected "Samuel Murray" page
Updated/Corrected "August Crucius" page
March 24,2024
The Only Patented Ace page added
January 20, 2024
1898 Article Added To Miscellaneous NCC Items
September 30, 2023
Added information to "1894 Calendar" page
August 15, 2023
Added "My Other Webpages" page
July 27, 2023
Updated "Samuel J Murray" & "Robert H McCutcheon" pages
June 21,2023
Updated "A New Card Box" information.
June 20,2023
"NCC Card List and Values" page updated to reflect inflation
June 17, 2023
"Company Timeline" modified
February 5,2023
Changed "The Card Finisher" page title to
"The Lady Card Workers" and added new information
January 24 & 25, 2023
Information added to Company Timeline
Miscellaneous NCC Items
January 2, 2023
Tax Stamp Information Page Updated
December 17, 2022
Brunswick Ad Cards Updated
November 29,2022
Card and Box Pictures Added
November 19, 2022
Ace of Spades Date Code Page Added
1898 Catalog Page
November 6, 2002
1891 New Year's Souvenir Page Added
October 20, 2022
1894 Calendar Page Added
September 25, 2022
Corrected 1890 Price List Page
September 10, 2022
Added a Joker & Card Back
August 13, 2022
Updated "Samuel Murray" page
July 31, 2022
Updated "The Girl On The Moon Page"
Added "Look A Like" page
Updated/Corrected "Samuel Murray" page
Updated/Corrected "August Crucius" page