Kem Plastic Playing Cards Inc. introduced the word “KEM” to commerce in 1934; advertised KEM cards as germ resistant in 1937; and showed KEM cards at the New York World’s Fair of 1939. This cardboard ...

In 2004, KEM Cards’ copyrighted designs were sold to the United States Playing Card Company and the Poughkeepsie plant shut down. The company designs were reacquired and manufacturing continues ...