Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards
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The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company was incorporated by a Royal Charter in 1628; the City granted it the status of a Livery Company in 1792. As cards have evolved from objects made by craftsmen to mechanically produced goods, the Company has lost its role as a trade association for card makers. Instead, the Company functions as a charitable institution.
The Makers of Playing Cards' Company ranks seventy-fifth in the order of precedence for Livery Companies. Its motto is Corde Recto Elati Omnes, Latin for With an Upright Heart All Are Exalted.
External link
- The Makers of Playing Cards' Company (http://www.makersofplayingcards.co.uk/)