Smith-Waite® Centennial Tarot Deck In A Tin

Ordered these cards on the 21/04/22 and they arrived on the 27/04/22. So first and foremost, speedy delivery!!!Secondly, the cards are amazing! The colours are vintage and the backs of the cards are to die for. Lovely original design. Additionally, the size of the cards are handy! I wanted this deck specifically for the design and the size (Playing card size). The tin assists in the travel aspect to these cards alongside a handy booklet if you’re not familiar with the meanings and representations of tarot. This particular set also comes with two free fairy prints! (As pictured)I instantly connected with this deck and have been on the hunt for it for a very long time- I am so glad that I found it and purchased from this seller.Finally, everything came packaged very securely (multiple layers of bubble wrap which I shall be reusing. Thanks! Ha ha).Overall, seller and product both 5*!I definitely recommend this deck for a beginner (and those that are experienced in tarot but just love the vintage and original design!). Everything you need is in this tin! (Although, if you’re not familiar with Roman numerals I’d look them up as these cards only have Roman numeral and no ‘TWO OF WANDS’ for example.

I bought this for a friend, but I think I'll order another one for myself as well. This Centennial deck is printed in slightly muted colours—apparently in keeping with the colours Pixie used when creating the deck. So it has a nice, old-fashioned feel to it.The cards are an easy-to-handle size (5.75cm x 9.50cm), on very good, pliable card stock that makes them a dream to shuffle. (The two extra cards are interesting and might be usable as well, if you can think of a meaning for them.) The little tin is perfect for both storing them, and carrying them around.For tarot on the go, this can't be beaten, but it might well end up becoming your 'main' RWS deck as well. I highly recommend this purchase. If you are buying a deck for somebody as a gift, this will be ideal.

Sometimes known as the Rider-Waite deck, these cards are correctly credited to the artist Pamela Colman Smith and the author of the accompanying guide (which is not included here) A E Waite, who guided Smith in the designs.You have to be careful with these, because multiple versions exist, some of which have been recoloured, and some which change the original hand-lettering to a generic typeface, which is less charming. These seem true to the original designs.There's something fascinating about these art nouveau cards, which seem to link to both Campbell's Hero's journey and Jungian archetypes. The style is naive, but the images contain interesting details.Unlike some other tarot sets (e.g. the beautifully painted Thoth deck), these are a compact enough size to be easily shuffled. They come in a neat presentation tin (better if it was a wooden box), with a couple of extra cards featuring other art by Colman Smith.

This is my first tarot deck and I'm glad I chose a pocket size (slimmer than play cards). Comes with a beautiful storage tin which annoyingly was slightly dented during transit.The guidbook is tiny but I don't mind as this is a classic deck so there are plenty of other sources to refer to if needed.

Finally, I have found my perfect deck. Good quality paper and printing, no smudging colours and whilst I would like the colours to be a little more vibrant, the features on the cards still stand out very well. The smaller size is perfect for shuffling.

I expect the print effect on the card has purposefully been used to mimic printing styles of the 1950s comic book, but the effect is dull and unexciting.

Excellent quality and very handy to carry around.

The quality is good too and I find them easy to shuffle