ZPA Trutnov

ZPA Trutnov was the old name for the Czech company ZPA Smart Energy which nowadays produces smart meters. Back in 1988 it was clearly thought necessary to use glamorous young ladies in a variety of costumes to promote some very unglamorous products, such as mains receivers and electrical control units. Each product is named at the top along with the indices, with the name of the company at the bottom of every card. All 54 cards are different, although only 13 different products are shown. The maker’s logo appears on the Ace of Spades. Note the error on the 10 of Diamonds where the number 10 has been reversed by mistake.

Above: ZPA Trutnov publicity pack made by Obchondí Tiskárny, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1988. 52 cards + 4 Jokers*. Size: 58 x 88 mm.

REFERENCE: Rainald Schaider and Rüdiger Fliess. Eroticism on Playing Cards, Vol. III, 1997, no. 6.4.