How would you display decks of playing cards?

Question

I have a collection of playing card decks. I would like to display some of the most unique decks the main room of my house, but this presents a problem. The more unique decks have a different picture on the face of each card, and in order to really show these decks off, people would at least need to be able to browse them.

So, any suggestions on how to display card decks?

Answer 1

what about using those small "brag book" photo albums for them. They are easy to slip the cards into and you can put a couple on each page so all the pictures are visible. This would protect them from the oils off of peoples hands as well.

Another thought is the trading card plastic covers that are available for things like pokemon or baseball cards. Those would be easy enough to put two cards into, facing the backs outwards and still protect the cards from handling.

Answer 2

Playing Card Display

Answer 3

if you want to display all of the cards at one time in some decks you could get a really big picture frame with glass and backer board and get a piece of poster board and lay out the cards they way you want them to look and cut out the poster board were you put the cards then glue the poster board to the backer board to the picture frame then put the cards in the holes you cut out then take the glass and put it over it and then take some clear tape and tape the glass to the backer board so your cards wont slide out of the holes you cut and then put the whole thing back in the frame you may have to move the pins that hold the backer board to the frame closer so you get a snug fit find the wall you want it on sit back and enjoy it and it would a good conversation piece you could do this with all of your decks or the other or you could find a local baseball card shop they may have display frames you can buy or order

Answer 4

I agree a photo album such as designed for baseball and yugioh cards would be ideal. They have card sized slots.

You could also scrapbook them or put them in peel-back photo albums.

You could fan them out the way people hold cards in their hand or put them in an arrangement such as a solitaire game, or deal out a hand of poker with hands showing. All these might be arranged in a padded picture frame to hang on the wall. If the frame is stuffed full enough the cards will stay put.

Answer 5

I would use the 9 pocket page sheets.. Ultra Pro.

http://www.dotpattern.com/supplies/thegreategress/9pocket-binder.jpg

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That would be your best bet. You can buy packs of them and then put them all in binders and display the binders and that way everyone can browse through the binders and will be able to see all of the cards. I have like 4 binders somewhere full of old trading cards in the 9 pocket page sheets.. Hope this helps..

Enjoy!

Answer 6

r these decks of cards of value? If they rn't.. the inexpensive way is to mount them w/ ACiD FREE tape found in the scrapbooking in craft stores then put them in a frame ( mount them on foam board.. they make color ones) OR if they r of value.... then get a good frame & change out the glass to UV glass to protect them from fading over time. Purchase a linen or suede matboard from any frame shop & they will cut it down for u to size of frame. THEN in the scrapbooking section... they make ACID FREE photo corners.. like they used in the OLD photo albums... then u can mount them on the matboard w/ these corners ( protecting the cards from tape) then put it into the frame & on the wall.. Viola!

Those r the best 2 ways that i know of to do it.