1883 Murphy Varnish Transformation Playing Cards Restoration
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Restoration of this beautiful iconic deck of Playing Cards, originally printed in 1883.
Backers: 430
Average Pledge Per Backer: $51
Funded: $21,781 of $20,000
Dates: Jul 20th -> Aug 19th (31 days)
Project By: Michael Scott
Backers: 430
Average Pledge Per Backer: $51
Funded: $21,781 of $20,000
Dates: Jul 20th -> Aug 19th (31 days)
Project By: Michael Scott
$21,781
current pledge level
Last Updated: August 19 @ 18:30 -0400 GMT
108%
of goal
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Latest News
Vintage ads and card of the Day 
August 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Here are some vintage Murphy Varnish ads. Two of them are for Da-Cote their Motor car enamel and one for Murphy Varnish for floors. Although these ads came after the deck of playing cards, you can see the same pride they have in their products. ... (Read More)
Funded!! Weathered
August 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Woo Hoo! Funded! I am very excited to print the decks, but we have 6 more days to go, so here is a Stretch Goal. A KICKSTARTER EXCLUSIVE BACKER ONLY POKER CHIP. $25,000 Stretch Goal Card of the Day the 9 of Spades featuring the Murphy Varnish... (Read More)
Funding line is in site, Weathered Replica
August 11th - via: kickstarter.com
We are right at the funding line, I am so excited to make these cards! The card of the day is the 2 of Diamonds which has a version of the Murphy Varnish logo. I am also working on a Limited Weathered Replica deck. I would like to gather interest... (Read More)
Murphy Varnish Buildings, Card of the Day and Pirates
August 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Murphy Varnish Building in Newark was built in 1883. It now stands vacant and has been the discussion of many renovation projects. Ironic as the products they sold were meant to renovate your wood into looking like new. The Murphy Varnish was the... (Read More)
Vintage ad from Murphy Varnish and Card of the Day
August 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Here is a vintage Murphy Varnish ad from a newspaper run in several cities including Newark, Boston, Cleveland, & Chicago. Queen of Diamonds (Read More)
75% Funded
July 29th - via: kickstarter.com
We are 75% Funded! The campaign is moving along well. At our current pace we will need 400 backers to fund, we stand at 290 so we are in great shape. Please share links to the project with your friends, on message boards, and in social media. Here... (Read More)
Game Pieces
July 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Along with an advertising deck of cards in 1883, Murphy Varnish also had rubber game pieces produced. Here are some pictures of the original game pieces. They are the inspiration for the poker chips in the campaign. Card of the Day is the 3 of... (Read More)
King of Clubs
July 25th - via: kickstarter.com
The card of the day is the King of Clubs. Here is an original weathered box, this is what a deck looks like after 132 years. (Read More)
Over half way there
July 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you everyone for your great support. We are over half way to our goal just a few days into the campaign. I have a few cool surprises coming later on in the campaign so stay tuned. For now here is the next card of the day. The King of Diamonds.... (Read More)
Great 1st Day and The Card of the Day
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
What a great response to the campaign. Thank you so much! For those that were on the Triplicate and Quadruplicate campaigns you know the quality of the product you'll be receiving. For those new to my campaigns welcome, I can't wait for you to open... (Read More)
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