The waterproof playing card company

The Waterproof Playing Card Company was first known as The Globe Playing Card Company. 

The Globe Playing Card Company was founded in 1875 at 50 Bromfield Street, Boston, Massachusetts by  William F. Miller and Frank D. Montgomery.

On May 17th, 1875 filed for Trademark No. 2,767 for “The Globe Playing-Card Company” and a representation of a globe on the ace of spades.

This trademark was registered on July 20th, 1875.

In September of 1875, Globe Playing Card Company filed a patent infringment lawsuit against The Globe Playing Card Company.

In 1876, The Globe Playing Card Company changed their name to Waterproof Playing Card Company.

On January 26th, 1876 Charles Devens Jr. Justice of the Court heard the case at Chamber in Boston, Supreme Judicial Court.

On June 8th, 1876 the decision was made that for every deck sold by Waterproof Playing Card Company, Globe Card Company would get one dollar profit.

This decision was not finalized until March 31st, 1881.

The total plaintiff’s costs, taxed at $76.86, was issued on April 11th, 1881.