Dutch Pattern for Van Perlstein
Brepols Dutch Pattern for Van Perlstein distillery, c.1960.
Brepols ‘Dutch Pattern’ for Van Perlstein distillery, with scenic aces of the Netherlands, c.1960


Above: Brepols ‘Dutch Pattern’ for Van Perlstein distillery, c.1960. The so-called ‘Dutch Pattern’ was actually first produced by Belgian cardmakers in the 19th century and subsequently became associated with the Netherlands.

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The Brepols ‘Dutch Pattern’ was eventually acquired by Carta Mundi in 1970 and is now their standard Dutch pattern.



Above: Dutch pattern for Strepsils® by Carta Mundi. 52 cards + 2 jokers in tuckbox.

By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
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