1876 Andrew Dougherty No.18 Triplicate Dragon Red Playing Cards Restoration Coins Mauger wanted to use Indices

Mauger wanted to use Indices on his cards so he opted to put them in all 4 corners making them Quadruplicates

It was a revolution in the way cards could be held and viewed

Paper wrapped deck with 2 stamp seals

Limited to 1585

The original deck had a unique back and several versions were then used before settling on the familiar circle and fan backs

1876 Andrew Dougherty No.18 Triplicate Dragon Red Playing Cards Restoration Coins Mauger wanted to use Indices1876 No. 18 Triplicate Dragon Red Restoration The Triplicate No. 18 deck was the first of its kind. Andrew Dougherty was granted a U. S. Patent for the Triplicate feature which was a miniature card placed in the top left and bottom right corners. It was one of the firest decks with a corner indicies. It was a revolution in the way cards could be held and viewed. The decorative ace of spades and the wrapper for the first No. 18 Triplicate deck showed a