Local Company Puts Circleville, OH on a Deck of Souvenir Playing Cards
The first store in the U.S. dedicated to family-friendly playing cards has now introduced a deck of playing cards entitled “The RoundTown” deck ($8) which highlights some of the historical past of Circleville, OH. Since its inception in 2000, Newt’s Playing Cards (www.newtscards.com) has been at the forefront of the playing card craze that has swept across the United States and the world due to the popularity of card games like Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and collectibles like the Iraqi Most Wanted deck. The “RoundTown” deck brings the collectible side of playing cards to a smaller, local, more personable level.
(PRWEB) October 14, 2005 -- The first store in the U.S. dedicated to family-friendly playing cards has now introduced a deck of playing cards entitled “The RoundTown” deck ($8) which highlights some of the historical past of Circleville, OH. Since its inception in 2000, Newt’s Playing Cards (www.newtscards.com) has been at the forefront of the playing card craze that has swept across the United States and the world due to the popularity of card games like Texas Hold ‘Em Poker and collectibles like the Iraqi Most Wanted deck. The “RoundTown” deck brings the collectible side of playing cards to a smaller, local, more personable level.
The “RoundTown” deck of playing cards takes on the look of years gone by. Covering a span of over a hundred years, each card face highlights a photo ranging anywhere from the late 1800's to 2004. From ice storms, floods and other natural events to historical buildings, monuments, the Pumpkin Show and other photos that bring out the unique history of Circleville, Ohio.
The face cards are designed the way "souvenir" playing cards used to be printed with round photos, historical facts and fun information on the faces. “Most souvenir playing cards today will have a unique photo on the back, but then have normal faces,” says playing card collector and Newt’s Playing Cards owner, James Esteph. “Using normal faces on the decks has become a cheap way for publishers to get around what used to be a wonderful collectible. We aim to change that.”
This deck holds true to the historical side of “souvenir” playing cards by using 52 beautiful, Circleville, OH photos and 2 unique “RoundTown” historical maps.
Along with the “RoundTown” deck, Newt’s offers major brands like Bicycle®, Piatnik®, U.S. Games, Copag®, KEM® and Congress®. Newt’s also offers an online designer/builder that allows users to build their own personalized deck of photo playing cards.
About Newt’s Playing Cards
Established in 2000 as Newton’s Novelties, Newt’s began exclusively selling playing cards in 2002. Over the years Newt’s has transformed into the playing card portal on the internet offering anything from card blogs, to a card search engine. Newt’s is a division of E-Quiver, Inc.
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