First Look: Triton 42 Club Restoration Playing Cards

Coming to Kickstarter on Tuesday 28th October 4pm UK time  (11am  Eastern/8am Pacific), Triton 42 Club Playing Cards Antique Restoration by A. Haines Playing Cards.

First printed around 1890 by the fabled New York Consolidated Card Company, Triton No. 42 Club Playing Cards represented the quintessential premium player's deck designed for high-end enjoyment at gaming tables, and was printed in several different versions over the years, with the most beautiful being the back designation No. 133, here painstakingly reproduced by hand in vintage green and red colourways for collectors and gamers of the modern era.

Named after the Greek merman god, Triton was a messenger of the seas and had dominion over all marine life. He is often pictured with his conch shell trumpet, which he used to control the waves and currents of the ocean.  

This two-deck set features intricate and faithfully restored illustration throughout, all drawn by hand, and offers the modern collector a rare chance to add this classic and much-loved deck of playing cards to their collection. It will be presented in an antique-inspired tobacco tin with laser-cut foam inserts and available to backers as part of a set, or as individual decks. 

These will be printed by WJPC on their premium 300gsm linen paper stock with butter varnishing, for perfect fans, cuts and shuffles every time, and each deck features a closely-observed tax stamp sticker seal on the tuckbox. 

Early bird deals will be available to all backers for the first 24 hours - pre-launch notifications can be signed up to here.