Victorian Trade Card

The record

I absolutely adore Independently published decks! I was very lucky to have happened upon a discussion of Marcia’s “Picture Card Tarot” in the Tarot Collector’s forum, and was delighted when I saw that she was going to do two more somewhat similar decks. All three decks are Limited Edition (100 copies), and all are based on the traditional 78 card Tarot structure, with the addition of the most adorable Happy Squirrel. (This little fellow gets around!) Marcia did something with the “Victorian Trade Tarot” that she also did with the “Picture Post Card Tarot” – she allowed individuals to request a Limited Edition number of their choice. I was very lucky in that I did get the number that I asked for! The images on the Victorian Trade Card Tarot were taken from trade cards that were used as business cards between 1870 and 1890. On the back of her cover card (which shows an older woman reading the cards for what looks like a young couple) Marcia goes into a bit of the history of trade cards. With the advent of improved printing processes in the 1870’s, it became possible to print with bright colors. The cards became very popular, and somewhat of a collector’s item. They went out of vogue

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