Description

‘Bee’ Blue Playing Cards

Casino Quality Since 1892

Known for their diamond backs, Beeplaying cards are made with premium materials. Considered more durable than the average paper cards, these casino playing cards maintain their shape for increased play and use.

When most magicians think of Bee brand playing cards, they think of the all-over back design shown here. It was originally produced in 1892 (hence the No. 92 on the top flap of most boxes). Although it is one of the oldest designs and it is the only one thats been in production since its creation, it wasnt the only Bee card. There are over two-dozen back designs that were produced under the Bee name by the New York Consolidated Card Company in the late 1800s. Many of these older Bee designs had white borders and beautiful scrollwork depicting beehives and other bee related images.

Sometime in the 1960s these cards became the standard playing card in the casino industry a position they still hold to this day. The stock and finish is excellent and it has recently become popular to request Bee stock when printing non-Bee cards for the magician market. These are the favored cards of gambling experts Richard Turner and Steve Forte.