Jazaniah H. Ford American Manufacture ?Decatur? Playing Cards. Milton, Mass., ca. 1815. 52 (mixed deck: pip cards married from another deck, considerably more worn than the courts and Ace of Spades; some courts with mixed backs). This deck, from one of America?s first playing card makers, features specially designed courts commemorating the Tripoli War. The ace of spades features the USS United States commanded by Stephen Decatur whom the deck honors. Hochman W1.