La Primitiva, Victoria 3179, Buenos Aires

Published July 03, 1996 Updated July 17, 2023

La Primitiva, Victoria 3179, Buenos Aires c.1878-1920, manufacturers of paper and playing cards.

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Fabrica de Naipes La Primitiva, Buenos Aires, c.1878-1920

Fabrica de Naipes La Primitiva, manufacturers of paper and playing cards, Buenos Aires c.1878-1920.

Addresses at: Defensa 125, Moreno 248 and Victoria 3179, Bs. As.

La Primitiva was registered as a paper mill in 1878. Playing cards are known with three different addresses.  Click images to see more.

Piedmontese tarot by La Primitiva, Bs As, c.1890

Above: Piedmontese tarot cards made by La Primitiva, c.1890, based on Italian models.

Piedmontese tarot made by La Primitiva, Buenos Aires, c.1900

Above: Piedmontese tarot cards made by La Primitiva, c.1900

Cadiz style playing cards manufactured by La Primitiva, Buenos Aires, c.1905

Above: Cadiz type playing cards "Del No. 9" made for La Primitiva, c.1905, by Sebastian Comas y Ricart and imported from Spain.

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