American Manufacture Marked Deck Playing Cards. New York: John J. Levy, 1868. 52 + 2EC. Excellent. Even without the name Levy the courts and the ace of spades are plainly Levy?s design. Hoch.16b. Levy did not want his name associated with a cheating deck thus ?American Manufacture? was used. The two extra cards show how the suit and rank of each card can be determined by small variations in the snowflake design on the backs.