Deck(s): The Same but Different...

I generally read with The Pamela Colman Smith Tarot,
and have some favourite editions that I keep in boxes
with special care and attention, including nick names.

"Greenleaf" from Whittier, California.
"Redbird" from Southern Illinois.
"Hawkeye" from Iowa.
"Chickadee" from Massachusetts.
"Buckeye" from Ohio.
"Gabrielino" from Southern California.

And the family promises to keep growing...

Are there any others who have 3 or more of the "same" deck
that enjoy the experience of relating to them as individuals?

Are their point of origins where you bought them or

where they were published?

I tend to think of my decks from the date and location of publication.

The naming convention sounds interesting--is it from the coloring?

I sometimes think of the border color and backs as an identification...the Pink Ankh edition (University Books), Snow-White and Gold Sun edition (Albano)...

Interested,

Cerulean

I have to think of the names, but the decks respond
to let me know if I've discovered something they like.
Kind of like with Cats, where they tend to have three
names: Formal, Playful, and Spiritual (a 'found' name).

"Greenleaf" from Whittier, California.
John Greenleaf Whittier, poet

"Redbird" from Southern Illinois.
Cardinals abound...

"Hawkeye" from Iowa.
Nickname for the State

"Chickadee" from Massachusetts.
State bird

"Buckeye" from Ohio.
Nickname for the State

"Gabrielino" from Southern California.
Tongva Indians name from Spanish

All the decks are the "same" in that they are printed
in Switzerland by Muller & Cie, created as originals by
Pamela Colman Smith. And they're my "reading" decks.

Fascinating, Fulgour, thanks for the detail.

How lovely to have a joy in relationship with your treasured reading decks.

Perhaps those with beloved books, art tools, etc. would love to respond, but the 'naming' thread is posted in talking tarot.

Maybe it's more of a spiritual affinity in the naming of your reading tools, that you are hoping to discuss with naming your decks?

Cheers,

Cerulean

Well it's more of Talking Tarot in that the decks
are the "same" on the surface. How many people
actually have not just maybe 2 but 3 or more...

I can't tell them apart in the dark, but without
the yellow boxes (stored nearby each) they are
very alike. Most people wouldn't find a difference.

But they are all very different, and when they
first arrive they are often a bit sad... confused.
I do what I can to "turn the page" moving on.

And that's where the names really surprised me.
They're very comfortable, and make things nice.
There are "layers" of meaning too, very deep...

Guess what--I finally got it....yes I have names.

my profile, you'll see I have 12 (now 13) different Viscontis and I think most of them are the Sforzas-Visconti clan.

They are actually not the same, but similar...as each has a different Devil and Tower and different makers and differing sizes...this is an off of the top of my head (may have editions wrong)...

1. Il Meneghello 1994 is Zio, uncle, lighter in weight deck, long deck with white ribbon bookcase, different and pinkish devil/ fortress tower than

2. Il Meneghello 2004 is a "Grandson," smaller dark-bearded devil and crooked tower, snappy in red ribbon (newest arrival)...

3. U.S. Games First Edition, "Granddaddy" run of 500 with red-inked devil and tower has a softer sheen, lighter cards and older than

4. U.S. Games-Museum Longabardica, "Pater" run of 1000 with big bookcase box, and is one shade lighter in many cases than

5. Dal Negro Visconti 2001, "Cousin," unlimited, with also a different devil and tower and

6. Visconti Gold 1998, "Nipoti I" nephew, supposedly with backwards printing and Rothschild Devil and Tower and

7. Visconti Gold with book, "Nipoti II," supposedly corrected...

Of course I can go on, but I'm still learning family names and relations...my Cary Yale is the in-laws, with more of the maternal side of the house...

Cerulean