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1996 • July
Early History of Playing Cards & Timeline
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by Simon Wintle
Out of an apparent void, a constellation of references in early literature emerge pointing to the sudden arrival of playing cards, principally in Belgium, Germany, Spain and Italy around 1370-1380. Discover the early history of playing cards in our timeline from 50AD to the 15th century.
Cadiz style by La Primitiva, Bs Aires c.1905.
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by Simon Wintle
Cadiz style playing cards produced by or for La Primitiva, Victoria 3179, Buenos Aires c.1905. The cards have the black 'Mercury' tax stamp on the four of cups.
Tarocco Piedmontese by Fabrica de Naipes La Primitiva, Bs Aires
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by Simon Wintle
Tarocco Piedmontese by Fabrica de Naipes La Primitiva, Defensa 125, Buenos Aires c.1890.
Tarocco Piedmontese, Buenos Aires c.1900
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by Simon Wintle
Tarocco Piedmontese by Fabrica de Naipes La Primitiva, Moreno 248, Buenos Aires c.1900
La Primitiva, Victoria 3179, Buenos Aires
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by Simon Wintle
La Primitiva, Victoria 3179, Buenos Aires c.1878-1920, manufacturers of paper and playing cards.
Justo Rodero e Hijos
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by Simon Wintle
Justo Rodero e Hijos, playing card manufacturer in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Ricardo Sopena
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by Simon Wintle
Argentina importing agent Ricardo Sopena, Corrientes 920, Buenos Aires
Argentinean Tango playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
The Tango - sultry and seductive - is Argentina's form of popular music and dance, invented in Buenos Aires in the 19th century.
Naipes Inca by C. Della Penna, c.1970
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Inca by C. Della Penna S.A. with advertising for Laprida stationers, c.1970.
Naipes Inca by C. Della Penna & Cía, Buenos Aires, c.1930
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by Simon Wintle
The edition on this page shows the company name as C. Della Penna & Cía, along with an early version of the company logo in black & white only. In later editions it is coloured.
Naipes Porteño by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1960
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes PORTEÑO Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1955-60.
Naipes Porteño by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., c.1950
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Porteño Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1950.
Naipes Porteño by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., c.1960-70
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes PORTEÑO Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1960-70.
Naipes Inca by C. Della Penna S.A., Buenos Aires, c.1930-78
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Inca was one of Della Penna's leading brands of Spanish-suited playing cards, and was produced in successive editions until the company was taken over in 1978.
Tarots Egipcios Kier
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by Simon Wintle
The “Tarots Egipcios” was first published by Editorial Kier S.A. in c.1971 with Spanish titles, with a booklet (also in Spanish) explaining the cabbalistic meanings of the cards.
Argenar, Buenos Aires, c.1980
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by Simon Wintle
The reverse has advertising for Cymaco motor spares who have branches in Uruguay.
Estonia
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by Simon Wintle
Estonia's first period of independence lasted 22 years, beginning in 1918, and this period was one of great cultural advancement.
Bahía Graf, printers, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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by Simon Wintle
A pack specially designed for a sandwich bar and cake shop. The jokers show a pile of sandwiches.
Fagoaga y Compañía (Casa Bertrand Domec), Buenos Aires, c.1970
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by Simon Wintle
Playing Cards Imported into Argentina by Fagoaga y Compañía (Casa Bertrand Domec), Buenos Aires, c.1970
Naipes Coraza, Comas, Barcelona, 1940s
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Coraza, Hija de Antonio Comas, Barcelona, 1940s.
Bertrand Domec, Buenos Aires 1904-1970
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by Simon Wintle
Bertrand Domec was an importer of playing cards into Argentina, 1904-1970.
Naipes Tiburón - Flaiban y Camilloni
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by Simon Wintle
Flaiban y Camilloni, c.1936, Naipes Tiburón, Tela de Araña.
Ernesto Flaiban - Quality Control
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by Simon Wintle
Sr. Ernesto Flaiban, founder and president of E. Flaiban S.A., is seen here checking the quality of some playing cards.
Industria Gráfica Pesout
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by Simon Wintle
Coimexpor Spanish-suited playing cards by Industria Gráfica Pesout, S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.2008.
Naipes Domador by Cía General Fabril Financiera S.A., c.1960
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Domador Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Cía General Fabril Financiera S.A., c.1960
Naipes Payador
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by Simon Wintle
The logo on the four of cups on Naipes Payador shows a man playing a guitar beneath the legend "Payador".
Playing Cards by Compañia General de Fósforos
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by Simon Wintle
Playing Cards by Compañia General de Fósforos, Bs. As. (founded 1888).
Naipes de Poker Naipynt
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes “Naipynt” are a departure from Fourvel's usual Side Car brand, with a new ‘Clown Joker’ design, although the motorcycle motif is still visible in the centre of the Ace of Spades.
Luis A. Fourvel
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by Simon Wintle
The Fourvel family was of French origin but had settled in Spain during the XIX century. In the 1930s Luis Fourvel went to Argentina and established a printing business which flourished until the early 60s.
Argentina Tax Stamps on playing cards 1895-1968
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by Simon Wintle
Argentina Tax Stamps on playing cards 1895-1968
Native Indian Hand-made Cards made on rawhide
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by Simon Wintle
Native Indian hand-made cards made on rawhide.
Nascal S.R.L., Buenos Aires, 1960-80
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by Simon Wintle
Nascal S.R.L., Paisandu 760, Buenos Aires c.1960-80, manufacturers of plastic playing cards.
J. M. Gandarillas, Buenos Aires, c.1815
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards believed to have been designed in 1815 by the Chilean immigrant Manuel José Gandarillas in Buenos Aires and published the following year.
Naipes TRIUNFO by Orestes A Cappellano, c.1940-55
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes TRIUNFO Spanish-suited playing cards by Orestes A. Cappellano, publishers and playing card manufacturers, Sarmiento 1537, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1940-55.
Naipes Triunfo for Fernet Branca
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes TRIUNFO Spanish-suited playing cards for Fernet Branca by Cappellano, S.A., publishers and playing card manufacturers, Florencio Varela 542, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1955-60.
Naipes Triunfo, c.1965
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards by Cappellano, S.A., Florencio Varela 542, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1965.
Torcacita, c.1945-65
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Naipes Torcacita, c.1945-65. Spanish-suited playing cards made by Orestes A. Cappellano; several examples from between c.1945-70.
Bedaumine Hnos, Bs Aires
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Tipo Español 'El Vencedor', Bedaumine Hnos, Bs Aires
Naipe Español "VICTORIA ® by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
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by Simon Wintle
Naipe Español "VICTORIA ® by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Casa Escasany
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Casa Escasany ~ Magnificent novelty playing cards published by Casa Escasany, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1930s.
Francisco Girbau & Cia, Buenos Aires
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by Simon Wintle
Francisco Girbau & Cia, Buenos Aires, c.1890-1935
Quercia y Possi, Buenos Aires 1815-16
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by Simon Wintle
José Maria Quercia y Possi was an Italian immigrant who joined the Chilean Independence army. He set up a playing card factory in Argentina in 1815 known as "Fábrica de Buenos Aires".
Disney Characters Cromy card game Argentina
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by Simon Wintle
Disney Characters Cromy card game Argentina.
Souvenir Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Argentina publishes many tourist souvenir packs, usually with colour pictures on each card, and with either Spanish suit signs, or else Anglo-american ones, in each corner.
Baraja Aparcero
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by Simon Wintle
Designed to illustrate the history of four indigenous tribes who represent the roots of the Argentinean race.
Baraja "Te Amo" cartoons by Serafín
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by Simon Wintle
Baraja 'Te Amo' con dibujos de Serafín en tirada de 500 ejemplares numerados, 48 naipes. Fabricado por Naipes Comas (Barcelona) 2002.
Fournier No.35 Spanish-suited playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Fournier No.35 Spanish-suited playing cards imported into Argentina by Fagoaga y Compañía (Bertrand Domec), c.1970.
Cards for export to Peru by Heraclio Fournier
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by Simon Wintle
'El Caballo' brand (No.5P) playing-cards manufactured in Spain by Heraclio Fournier S.A. especially for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú, c.1960.
Juan Roura, Barcelona (1872 - 1962)
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by Simon Wintle
Juan Roura produced a range of popular designs including Catalán, Castilian and Cádiz patterns for domestic use exportation.
Zoo Comics
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by Simon Wintle
ZOO COMICS animated playing cards made by Litografía Ferri, Valencia (Spain), first published in 1968.
Baraja Cinematográfica, c.1925
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by Simon Wintle
Baraja Cinematográfica printed by J. M. Arnau, Barcelona, 1925-26.
Juan Roura No.32 Catalan pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Juan Roura No.32, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm, c.1932.
José Martínez de Castro, page 2
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by Simon Wintle
The most noteworthy feature of its history is that this design has since been adopted for use in Sardinia, where it is now regarded as the standard local pattern.
Phelippe Ayet, c.1574
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by Simon Wintle
Archaic, late medieval Spanish-suited playing cards printed by Phelippe Ayet, c.1574.
Fournier’s Castilian pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Designed by Emilio Soubrier, Ignacio Díaz and Augusto Rius during the 1880s as a new definitive national pattern.
Naipes Finos No.21
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Finos No.21 "Hispano Americana", in the Castilian style, by Juan Roura, Barcelona, c.1940.
Juan Roura Catalan
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by Simon Wintle
Catalan type by Juan Roura, La Hispano-Americana, Barcelona (1872 - 1962).
‘El Cid’ designed by E. Pastor, Valencia, Spain, c.1875
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by Simon Wintle
‘El Cid’ fantasy playing cards designed by E. Pastor, Valencia, Spain, c.1875
Simeon Durá 1871-1940
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by Simon Wintle
Simeon Durá of Valencia was one of Spain's most distinguished playing card manufacturers, flourishing between 1871-c.1940.
Phelippe Ayet, 1574
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by Simon Wintle
49 assorted cards were found hidden in the lintel of a doorway, in an old building in Toledo, during demolition, and are now preserved in the the Museo de Santa Cruz de Toledo.
Sebastian Comas y Ricart, Barcelona
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by Simon Wintle
“El Ciervo” standard Catalan-type pack made in Barcelona by Sebastian Comas y Ricart, c.1905-10.
El Ciervo, c.1930
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by Simon Wintle
Sebastian Comas y Ricart - Hija de A. Comas “El Ciervo” Spanish Catalan pattern, c.1930.
Hija de A. Comas “El Periquito”, c.1930
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by Simon Wintle
Sebastian Comas y Ricart - Hija de A. Comas “El Periquito” Spanish-suited playing cards for export to Argentina, c.1930.
Baraja Morisca — Early XV century playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Primitive Latin suited pack, dated by paper analysis as early XV century, which makes this one of the earliest known surviving packs of playing cards.
Cartas Blancas Self-improvement playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Cartas Blancas Self-help playing cards
Baraja Hoja de Afeitar
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by Simon Wintle
La Baraja 'Hoja de Afeitar'. Baraja de Hojas Maravilla descalificadas como de primerísima categoría.
Torras y Lleó, Barcelona, Spain, c.1838-1921
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by Simon Wintle
Francisco Torras y Lleó was a playing-card maker in calle Carmen, Barcelona, who flourished during the period 1838-1860.
Real Fábrica de Macharaviaya
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by Simon Wintle
This is the official Spanish National pattern of the 18th century. Design and production was controlled from Madrid as a source of national or regional revenue. The factory was located in the town of Macharaviaya, in the province of Málaga.
Juan Roura, Cadiz pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Cádiz type playing cards made by Juan Roura for export to Spanish-speaking countries.
Spanish National Pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Probably originating in Spain in the seventeenth century or even earlier, this pattern became strongly established by the Catalan cardmakers Rotxotxo of Barcelona.
Spanish Historical Characters playing cards, c.1896
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from the Spanish Historical Characters playing cards set printed by Litografía Madriguera (Barcelona), c.1896, which were inserted into packets of chocolate.
Hand-made Spanish Suited Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Decks are made on two-ply pasteboard which reproduces the tactile quality of antique cards.
Hunting Depicted on Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
In the Middle Ages hunting was an integral part of life.
Dasavatara Ganjifa from India
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by Simon Wintle
Chromo-lithograph Ganjifa cards by the Chitrasala Press, around 1950. Ten suits of twelve cards, each suit is based on one of the ten incarnations of Vishnu.
Swiss Regional Costumes Playing Cards, c.1890
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by Simon Wintle
This Swiss Regional Costume pack can be seen as an early form of tourist souvenir which subsequently developed into the photographic souvenir pack.
Swiss French Suited Playing Cards, c.1840
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by Simon Wintle
French-suited playing-cards in the Paris pattern appeared in Switzerland around the end of the sixteenth century, when many Lyonnais cardmakers were driven away by heavy taxes.
Swiss Scenic Ace Souvenir Cards, c.1850
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by Simon Wintle
Souvenir pack with Scenic Aces made by Müller (Diessenhofen), c.1850.
Swiss Mogul Cards, 1880-1890
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by Simon Wintle
English type 'Mogul' playing cards manufactured in Switzerland by John Müller for export to India, c.1880-1890.
Madame Lenormand Fortune Telling Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Madame Lenormand Fortune Telling Cards made by Müller.
David Hurter, Schaffhausen
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by Simon Wintle
David Hurter built up a playing card business in Schaffhausen during the 18th century.
Müller (Diessenhofen), c.1840-50.
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by Simon Wintle
Playing Cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1840-50 with court cards coloured differently at each end.
Swiss Playing Cards by David Hurter, c.1830
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by Simon Wintle
David Hurter had begun to build up a playing card business in Schaffhausen during the late 18th century.
Swiss Piquet Playing Cards, c.1850-60
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by Simon Wintle
Piquet playing-cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1850-60. The full-length court cards are following the French style.
Antique Swiss Playing Cards, c.1530
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by Simon Wintle
The Swiss national suit system of shields, acorns, hawkbells and flowers originated sometime during the fifteenth century.
Swiss Spanish-Suited Cards, c.1875
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by J. Müller for export to Latin American countries, c.1875.
Swiss Scenic Ace Souvenir Cards, c.1860
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by Simon Wintle
Souvenir pack with Scenic Aces made by J. Müller (Diessenhofen), c.1860. The courts are conventional figures based on French designs.
War Aid
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by Simon Wintle
Hadsegélyzö Kártya ('War Aid Pack' or 'War Aid Cards') Nr. 63 designed by Leo Kober and first published by Piatnik, Budapest, in 1917.
XV Century Italian Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from a pack of an early form of north Italian playing cards, with the swords back-to-back and curved outwards. Believed to be Venetian, dated 1462.
Minchiate Fiorentine
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by Simon Wintle
The Florentine game of Minchiate is played with a pack of 97 cards. The subjects and arrangements of the trumps are slightly varied and their number increased to 41 by the addition of the three theological virtues, one of the cardinal virtues (Prudence), the 4 elements and the 12 signs of the zodiac.
The Visconti-Sforza Tarot, c.1460
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by Simon Wintle
This pack of tarot cards appears to have have been made in the Bembo workshop in Cremona for Bianca Maria Visconti, c.1460.
Tarocco Piemontese | Piedmontese tarot
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by Simon Wintle
The double ended version of the Piedmontese Tarot evolved during the second half of the nineteenth century, most probably in Turin. It is still produced and used today.
Tarocco Milanesi by Lamperti (Milan) c.1850
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by Simon Wintle
Tarocco Milanesi by Lamperti (Milan) c.1850
Florentine Pattern
Originally one of several designs which emerged during the nineteenth century, the Florentine pattern has several distinctive features.
Sicilian playing cards by Antonio Monasta
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by Simon Wintle
"Il Leon" Sicilian playing cards, 40-card pack based on Spanish designs, made in Sicily by Antonio Monasta, probably 17th century.
Hand-Painted Tarocchi Cards
Hand-painted Tarocchi cards sometimes known as ‘Charles VI tarot’, North Italy, 1475-1500.
Sicilian Pattern
The Sicilian pack has a similar composition to the Neapolitan pack, and is small and squat in appearance.
Italian Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The first reliable evidence that playing cards were being used in Italy is from 1376, when a game called 'naibbe' is forbidden in a decree, with the implication that the game had only recently been introduced there.
Playing Cards and Religion
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by Simon Wintle
Early engravers and print makers made devotional images for pilgrims and people who could not afford paintings or books. Many of these craftsmen turned their hand to manufacturing playing cards to earn extra income. Today playing cards are often produced to spread religious messages, teachings or for educational purposes.
Blanchard, c.1770
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by Donald Welsh
The style of these cards is descended from the earlier seventeenth century cards of makers such as Hewson.
The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards was founded by Royal Charter in 1628.
Early English Playing Cards
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by Donald Welsh
Early examples of traditional, standard English playing cards of which the best known are those of Hewson of the seventeenth century, and Blanchard from the eighteenth century.
Collecting English Playing Cards & Games
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by Donald Welsh
The History of English Playing Cards dates probably from the mid 15th century, the first documentary evidence of their existence in this country occurring in an Act of Parliament which prohibited the import of foreign cards.
Standard and Non-standard Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Standard playing cards are based upon traditional designs and are used for card games.
Playing Cards in Honduras
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by Simon Wintle
Honduras shares a long tradition with Spain in the field of playing cards.
Baraja Infantil made in Cuba
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by Simon Wintle
cards from a 40-card children's "Questions and Answers" game. The Spanish suit signs have been changed to tambourines, yo-yos, swords and skittles. Printed lithographically in Cuba, c.1930.
Gironda
8 cards and two jokers from the 'Gironda' pack, showing eminent statesmen and politicians from Lithuania from the 1990s.
Dviracio Kortos, 2001
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by Simon Wintle
Dviracio Kortos playing cards, based on 'Dviracio Zynios' ('The Bicycle's News'), a popular Lithuanian TV comedy show, in which actors satirize the vices and follies of modern society.
Cats, Cakes, Clothes and Cups
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by Simon Wintle
Dianne Longley is a print artist who produces books and folios as well as intaglio and relief prints.
About Karl Gerich (1956-2016)
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by Simon Wintle
About Karl Alexander Gerich, 23rd April 1956 — 4th January 2016
Jason Ennis Tarot Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Jason Ennis was a self trained artist interested in man's nature, his powers and abilities.
The Enchanted Journey
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from the delightful Enchanted Journey playing-cards by Karen Curran of Australia.
About Shelley Fowles
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by Simon Wintle
Shelley Fowles was born in South Africa but has lived in the United Kingdom since 1979. She trained in Art in Brighton and London.
About Catherine Kelly
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by Simon Wintle
Catherine Kelly, M.A. Paint and Print, B.A. History of Art and Fine Art Painting, is an artist working in Dublin
Safe as Houses by Catherine Kelly
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by Simon Wintle
My current work evolved from using a pack of cards as a metaphor to explore the randomness of life and the luck of the draw.
Grace Cards
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by Simon Wintle
My creativity proved useful in the Primary School classroom and children's clubs I run at Brooke Baptist Church in Norfolk...
Belgian Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Belgian cardmakers have been actively designing and exporting playing cards since the 14th century.
Portuguese Type Playing Cards made in Belgium
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by Simon Wintle
Portuguese type pack with ‘dragon’ aces made in Belgium by Mesmaekers Frères, Turnhout, c.1875-1900.
Portuguese Type Cards made in Belgium
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by Simon Wintle
Portuguese Type Playing Cards made in Belgium, c.1878.
Naypes Finos made in Belgium
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by Simon Wintle
Belgian manufacturers were competing against Spanish makers. Features of the traditional Spanish designs, including many well-known brands, were imitated or plagiarised.
Irish Heroic
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by Simon Wintle
The costumes and details of this pack are in the spirit of "The Heroic Period of Irish History".
Irish Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Playing card designs based on motifs from early Irish manuscripts and metalwork.
Playing Cards from Ireland
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by Simon Wintle
During the nineteenth century playing cards were being produced in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.
Simultané
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by Simon Wintle
Simple geometric forms with an inner life and poetry emanating from the richness of colour, the musicality of rhythm, the vibrant breath of the execution...
Russian Standard Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from an early version of a Russian standard woodblock and stencil pack of circa 1820.
F. Munguia
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards from a 40-card pack by F. Munguia, Merced 8, Mexico, c.1868. F. Munguia produced playing cards with brand names 'La Campana', 'La Estrella' and 'El Aguila' during the period c.1868-c.1882.
Bartolo Borrego, Mexico
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by Simon Wintle
40-card Spanish-suited woodblock and stencil pack made in Mexico by Bartolo Borrego, 1836.
Anonymous Mexican Playing Cards c.1825
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by Simon Wintle
Anonymous Mexican playing cards, finely engraved and coloured on good card stock, first quarter of the 1800s.
Poker Taurino
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by Simon Wintle
Baraja Taurina was published by Enrique Guerrero, c.1950. Subsequently published as Poker Taurino by Clemente Jacques y Cia, S.A.
El Ferrocarril
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by Simon Wintle
Naipe El Ferrocarril made by La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960
Naipes Aguila Antigua Opaca
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Aguila Antigua Opaca, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Advertising Playing-Cards by La Cubana, S.A, Mexico c.1960
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by Simon Wintle
Advertising Playing-Cards by La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Naipes Goliat
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Goliat, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960
Naipes Estrella Nueva
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Estrella Nueva, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960
Naipes Poker Profesional
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Poker Profesional, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Naipes Bridge o Canasta Uruguaya,
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Bridge o Canasta Uruguaya, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Naipes Bridge Profesional
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Bridge Profesional, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Naipes Campana, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Campana, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Naipes tamaño Mignon, La Cubana, S.A.
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes tamaño Mignon, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Naipes Estrella Antigua
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Estrella Antigua, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Naipes Aguila Antigua Opaca (Jaspe)
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Aguila Antigua Opaca (Jaspe), La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Naipes Campana Extra
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Campana Extra, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960.
Bridge advertising playing cards by La Cubana
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by Simon Wintle
Bridge advertising playing cards for Morganite Carbon, manufactured by La Cubana, S.A., Tulipan 108, Mexico 4, D.F., c.1980s.
Naipes para Ferias
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes para Ferias, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1942 & c.1960.
La Cubana, S.A.
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by Simon Wintle
La Cubana were successors to P. Munguia, who were founded in 1872. The company closed n 1995 bringing to a close Mexico's longest standing playing-card factory.
Navío Extra
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Navío Extra, La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960
Playing Cards from Mexico
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by Simon Wintle
MEXICO shares a long tradition with Spain in the field of playing cards. The Estanco de Naipes (playing-card monopoly) was established in 1576.
Playing cards in Wales - Welsh playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Whereas the distinctiveness of Wales is an important resource contributing to the rich texture of variety which characterises the island of Britain, to date no Welsh playing cards cards have been found which were actually manufactured in Wales.
U. S. A.
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by Simon Wintle
The manufacture of playing cards in America only began during the second half of the 18th century, and not before 1776 by some estimates.
Russian Constitutional Playing Cards, 1909
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by Simon Wintle
A rare American Russian political pack depicting events and moods in early 20th century Russia.
Renaissance Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Renaissance Playing Cards by Maxim Hurwicz, showing 54 different drawings spanning the years 1066 to 1400.
Self-Guided Tarot by Cameo Victor
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by Simon Wintle
Human beings have always yearned to understand the experience of life. The knowledge that we seek is not really hidden, we each have to find it within ourselves.
Naipes No. 71 Los Leones
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes No. 71 Los Leones by The United States Playing Card Co., c.1900.
History of the War playing cards designed by Lino Palacio
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by Simon Wintle
History of the War" playing cards designed by the Argentinean cartoonist Lino Palacio (1903-1984) who was the author of unforgettable characters like Ramona, Don Fulgencio, Doña Tremebunda, Agapito and his shadow, Cicuta and many others.
Lawrence & Cohen, New York
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by Simon Wintle
Lawrence & Cohen decided to hire Owen Jones, the English playing card designer who produced back designs for De La Rue (London).
Czech Nationalistic playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
During the 19th century growing nationalist sentiment led to a rejection of Austro-Hungarian culture in favour of that of the native Czech people. One outcome from this movement was a ‘Nationalistic’ pack of playing cards painted by Emanuel Neumann.
Chilean Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Chilenos ~ Early Chilean playing cards were based upon Spanish models.
Cia Chilena de Tabacos
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish style pack issued on behalf of the Cía Chilena de Tabacos, c.1932.
Hugo Castro, Santiago de Chile
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by Simon Wintle
Imprenta y Litografía Hugo Castro, Santiago de Chile.
Naipes Sonia
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured in Chile by Imprenta y Litografía Universo S.A., Valparaiso, Chile.
Taller Fotolitográfico, Chile
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish suited pack made in Chile by Taller Fotolitográfico, inspired by Fournier's classic 'Castilian' design, c. 2000
Naipe Infantil by Plasticos Pardo M.R.
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by Simon Wintle
Naipe Español Infantil miniature children's playing cards with suit signs of ice creams, baseball bats, swords and suns, manufactured in Chile by Plasticos Pardo M.R.
Naipes ‘El Borrego’
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes ‘El Borrego’ Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured in El Salvador, c.2002
Naipes Hispasa
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes ‘Hispasa’, produced in El Salvador by Cartotecnica Centroamericana, S.A., c.2002
Naipes Cisne
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by Simon Wintle
Although the wrapper gives the manufacturer's address in Sevilla, Spain, the cards were most likely manufactured in El Salvador by a local printer imitating Spanish cards
Playing Cards in El Salvador
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by Simon Wintle
Cards were first imported to Central America from Spain, although local production has always existed. Today El Salvador has some local production of playing cards, which are often of rudimentary quality.
Impuesto de Timbre para Naipes
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by Simon Wintle
EL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA. LEY 69 DE 1946, por la cual se elevan las tarifas de algunos impuestos indirectos y se dictan otras disposiciones.
The Birth of Motorization 1885-1985
The Birth of Motorization playing cards designed by Radoslaw Radziejewski
Polish Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Poland has been involved in playing card production since the 15th century.
Naipes Vencedor
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Vencedor, manufactured in Paraguay by La Vencedora S.A, c.1985
A. Camoin & Cie, Casablanca & Marseille
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish national pattern by A. Camoin & Cie, Casablanca & Marseille
Moroccan Bank of Commerce and Industry
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by Simon Wintle
Advertising pack for the Moroccan Bank of Commerce and Industry, 1986.
Cartes La Gazelle, Casablanca
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by Simon Wintle
Cartes La Gazelle, manufactured by Imprimerie de L’Entente, Casablanca
Playing cards in Morocco
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by Simon Wintle
The earliest literary references to playing cards in Europe refer to the game having been introduced by a 'Saracen', and also to Moorish and Damascene varieties of playing card.
Latvian Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The best Latvian playing cards were produced just after independence, during the period 1921-1942.
Karlis Padegs
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by Simon Wintle
Karlis Padegs (1911-1940) was a Latvian artist who designed 17 playing cards in 1936 - joker, aces, kings, queens and jacks.
Rihards Zarinš
Playing cards designed by Rihards Zarinš, 1921. Latvian indices and with heraldic and hunting motifs reminiscent of the countries' ancient history and folklore.
Stefans Bercs
In 1923 a competition was announced for a new Latvian pack. The winner of this competition was Stefans Bercs.
Reinholds Kasparsons
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by Simon Wintle
Reinholds Kasparsons, a popular Latvian illustrator of the day, designed this pack which was published as The Best Quality Playing cards No.1 in 1932.
Galapagos Islands
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by Simon Wintle
Galapagos Islands Souvenir Playing Cards, awakening the voice of nature and teaching us about the environment, endangered species and ecology...
Playing Cards from Ecuador
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by Simon Wintle
There has been very little playing card manufacture in Ecuador. Cards are mostly supplied from Colombia, Argentina & Spain. Known brand names include: Willy Wilson, La Raspa and El Heraldo. Some locally-made tourist souvenir packs are also known including Naipe Ciudad de Quito and Galapagos Islands souvenir cards.
J & W Mitchell, Birmingham
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by Simon Wintle
This rare Victorian manufacturer made standard English playing cards for a short period during the late 1880s and early 1890s.
Astra Games
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by Simon Wintle
Astra Games was a subsidiary of the McCorquodale Group of Companies, producing playing cards during the period 1982-87.
Amalgamated Playing Card Co., Ltd
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by Simon Wintle
Agreement had been reached between Waddington's and De La Rue during the second world war for Waddington's to manufacture playing cards for De la Rue. Thus the Amalgamated Playing Card Company was born but it remained an unofficial name for many years.
James English & Co.
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by Simon Wintle
Victorian Playing Cards manufactured by James English & Co., London, c.1875
History of English Playing Cards & Games
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by Simon Wintle
The History of English Playing Cards dates probably from the mid 15th century
Carreras Ltd Tobacco Advertising
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by Simon Wintle
Carreras issued a number of advertising packs, cigarette and trade cards, miniature packs, etc during the 1920s and 30s.
The Beggars’ Opera
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by Simon Wintle
The Beggars’ Opera Playing Cards were first published in 1728. The cards carry the words and music of the songs from Gay’s opera, which was intended as a parody of current Italian works. The music was taken from many popular tunes of the day.
South Sea Bubble
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by Simon Wintle
The South Sea Bubble Playing Cards were first published in London by Thomas Bowles in 1720. The cards bear satirical portrayals of the speculators involved in the South Sea Bubble of 1720, providing a unique contemporary record of the feverish atmosphere of the time, as well as the fashions of dress.
Robert Morden’s Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The 52 Counties of England and Wales described as a pack of cards first published in London in 1676.
Knavery of the Rump, 1679
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by Simon Wintle
The Knavery of the Rump playing cards, first published in 1679, are a satirical portrayal of Oliver Cromwell's Government. The illustrations on the cards provide a rare visual impression of the times.
Cries of London
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by Simon Wintle
The cards were printed from copper plates, with the red suit symbols being applied later by stencil. The court cards contain interesting miniature versions of the standard full-length figures used on playing cards at the time
Transformation Playing Cards, 1811
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by Simon Wintle
Transformation playing cards, first published in 1811. Each card bears a picture in which the suit marks are concealed within the design. This artistic exercise began as a late 18th century pastime.
Marlborough’s Victories
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by Simon Wintle
Marlborough’s Victories playing cards, first published in 1707, depict Marlborough's campaigns and the personalities involved.
Fortune-Telling Cards
These Fortune-Telling cards, first published as early as 1690, were possibly the first pack of cards ever made specifically for the purpose of fortune-telling.
Owen Jones (1809-1874)
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by Simon Wintle
Owen Jones (1809-1874) was a Welsh architect and interior designer who designed the backs of playing cards for Thomas de la Rue.
The Peerless Playing Card Company, London c.1890
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by Simon Wintle
James English's playing card factory was re-named Peerless in around 1880 when the title Peerless Card Company appeared on the ace of spades.
Early Spanish/Portuguese type
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by Simon Wintle
Fragment of a sheet of archaic Spanish-suited 'Dragon' playing cards found during restoration of a house in Antwerp built between 1559 and 1574
Portuguese Type Playing Cards c.1860
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by Simon Wintle
10 cards from a pack of later Portuguese ‘Dragon’ type cards from c.1860, with the Maid of batons about to club a dog.
Portuguese Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The Real Fábrica de Cartas de Jogar was founded in 1769, by Royal Charter of King José, under the master craftsman Lorenzo Solezio, brother of Félix Solesio who ran the Spanish Real Fábrica at Macharaviaya.
France
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by Simon Wintle
Some of the oldest cards still in existence come from France, as well as some of the best modern designs...
O. Gibert, Paris c.1840-60
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by Simon Wintle
Gibert was a master card-maker whose fashionable playing cards were of a very high standard.
Algeria
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish suited playing cards produced by B. P. Grimaud (Paris) for Algeria, around 1910.
‘501’ playing cards by Alf Cooke
“Five 'o One” playing cards, a version of the Dondorf Rhineland pattern, manufactured by Universal Playing Card Co. Ltd for export to Scandinavia.
L. G. Sloan, Ltd
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by Simon Wintle
'Thames Side' Playing Cards manufactured by The Universal Playing Card Co., Ltd for L. G. Sloan, Ltd., 1930s.
Universe No.100 playing cards
Universe No.100 playing cards made by The Universal Playing Card Co. Ltd, Leeds, for Scandinavian countries.
Icelandic Chess playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Innovative "Icelandic Chess" pack, designed by Tryggvi Magnússon and manufactured by Alf Cooke Ltd (Universal Playing Card Co., Leeds) in 1942.
Romanian playing cards by Alf Cooke
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by Simon Wintle
Romanian playing cards, manufactured and exported by the Universal Playing Card Co., Leeds, in the 1930s.
Waddington’s Classic and Wildlife Series, 1933
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by Simon Wintle
Waddington’s Classic and Wildlife Series, 1933.
Barribal Series
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by Simon Wintle
William H. Barribal (1873 - 1956) was a London artist who created the Waddingtons 'Barribal' playing cards series, which are avidly collected today.
Waddington’s Wildlife and Classic Series, 1933
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by Simon Wintle
Waddington’s Wildlife and Classic Series, 1933.
Waddington’s “Rural England” Series, 1933
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by Simon Wintle
Waddington’s "Rural England" Series, 1933.
Harry Rountree
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by Simon Wintle
Designs by Harry Rountree (1878-1950); Waddington's 1933 Trade Brochure.
Thomson-Leng Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
The Thomson-Leng Tarot Cards were issued by the publishers of women's magazines during the 1930s. The cards are loosely based upon the Rider-Waite tarot.
English Tarot Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The game of tarot was not widely accepted in England until the 1870s when a number of English occultists had begun taking an interest.
Picture Show — Zodiac Fortune Telling Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Zodiac Celebrities fortune-telling cards presented with 'Picture Show' magazine, 1930. The cards were printed in black and red and supplied as uncut sheets inserted into the magazine.
Adametz, Vienna
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from a 54-card "Austrian Tarock" or "Industrie und Glück Tarock" pack made by Franz Adametz of Vienna, c.1948. This type of pack originated around the middle of the 19th century and was used (and still is) in Austria and Hungary.
Danish Tarok Cards - Holmblad, c.1850
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by Simon Wintle
The traditional animal images on tarok decks are here substituted by images of buildings from Copenhagen and the surrounding area. The deck had several editions, with each new edition updating the latest changes to the buildings that had taken place since the previous edition.
Danish Tarok Cards - Salomon & Co., c.1906
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by Simon Wintle
Danish Tarok cards published by S. Salomon & Co., Kjøbenhavn, c.1906.
Danish playing cards - Tarock trumps
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by Simon Wintle
Two versions of trump no.15 depicting the Thorvaldsen Museum.
Animal Tarok by Jean Friedrich Mayer (1752-1783)
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by Simon Wintle
Animal Tarok by Jean Friedrich Mayer (1752-1783).
History of Danish Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The earliest mention of playing-cards in Denmark dates from 1487 when King Hans, who reigned from 1481-1513 and was notorious for his gambling, again and again drew money from the treasury to pay for his losses.
Spanish suited pack for Nestlé
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited pack produced by Chas Goodall & Son Ltd for South America.
Chas Goodall and Son 1820-1922
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by Simon Wintle
Today nothing remains of Charles Goodall's Camden Works, where three-quarters of the playing cards printed in Britain were produced.
Naipes Finos — No.304 Spanish Pack
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by Simon Wintle
Spanische Spielkarten "Naipes Finos" No.304, manufactured by B. Dondorf designed by the catalan artist Apel-les Mestres, Barcelona, 1902.
The Book of Trades by Jost Amman, 1588
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by Simon Wintle
The Book of Trades by the prolific German Renaissance artist Jost Amman (1539-91). Suits are books, printers' pads, wine-pots and drinking cups.
The Princely Hunting pack, c.1440
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by Simon Wintle
The Princely Hunting Pack, c.1440/45, is attributed to Konrad Witz and his workshop in Basle.
Peter Flötner, c.1545
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by Simon Wintle
Seven cards from a satirical pack produced by Peter Flötner of Nuremberg, c.1545. The suit symbols are acorns, leaves, bells and hearts. The block-cutter and publisher was Franz Christoph Zell.
Early German Engraved Playing-cards
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by Simon Wintle
During the second half of the fifteenth century, with printing technology commercially established and playing cards already a mass-produced commodity, a succession of masterly German engravers practised their art and decorative playing cards reached a zenith.
Playing cards in the Upper Rhine region
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by Simon Wintle
Documentary evidence suggests that card playing established itself in Italy in 1376, and then spread rapidly northwards across the Alps into the Upper Rhine regions of Germany and Switzerland and westwards into France and Spain.
South German Engraver
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by Simon Wintle
A pack of 52 cards with banner 10s, female 'Sotas', horsemen and kings, the pack was engraved in the new Plateresque style for a royal wedding.
Latin American Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards had been introduced to the Americas with explorers such as Columbus or Cortés, whose fellow countrymen were keen gamblers. Cards were imported from Spain since the 16th century. Local production usually imitated Spanish cards.
Litografía Fabbri, Lima, Peru, c.1900-20
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by Simon Wintle
Litografía Fabbri, Lima, Peru, c.1900-20, printers of cigarette insert cards for tobacco companies.
Inka-Dynasty
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by Simon Wintle
'Inka-Dynasty' playing cards are based on historic 16th century designs by the Peruvian chronicler Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala, and printed by Power Casinos, Lima, Peru, c.2004.
OBD Playing Cards made in Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards printed by OBD, S.A., Lima, Peru, 1976.
Animals Quartet printed for Cigarrillos El Figaro, Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Animals Quartet game printed for Cigarrillos El Figaro, Peru, early 1900s.
Laboratorios Magma, S.A.
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by Simon Wintle
Publicity playing cards manufactured for Laboratorios Magma, S.A., Lima, Peru, c.1990.
Estanco de Naipes del Perú
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by Simon Wintle
In October 1888 the Republic of Peru Congress passed Law no.26 establishing taxes on playing cards, whether imported or locally produced, according to the quality of the cards.
Biermans for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Standard Genoese pattern with French indices made by Biermans for Cigarrillo Holiday and the Estanco de Naipes del Perú.
Playing Cards manufactured by The US Playing Card Co for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards manufactured by The US Playing Card Co for the Estanco de Naipes del Peru, 1920s - 1950s.
Toyo playing cards No.88 for Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Toyo playing cards No.88 manufactured in China for the “Estanco de Naipes del Perú”, 1950s.
Piatnik & Sons for the“Estanco de Naipes del Perú”
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by Simon Wintle
Playing Cards made by Piatnik & Sons for the“Estanco de Naipes del Perú”, c.1960.
16th century cards discovered in Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Fragments of playing cards and 2 dice were unearthed in a 16th century rubbish tip adjacent to a Spanish house in the lower Rimac Valley in Peru, providing evidence of games played by early Spanish settlers.
Roldan Tobacco Cards, Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Tobacco cards with miniature playing cards inset into top corners, printed by Litografía y Tipografía Fabbri Hermanos, for Roldan y Cia Tobacco, Lima, c.1895.
El Reloj card game by Imprenta Lecaros
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by Simon Wintle
“El Reloj” card game by Imprenta Lecaros, Lima, Peru, c.1920.
Silver Cards from Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited silver cards, richly embellished and enamelled, from a former Spanish Viceroy in Peru, dated 1745.
Peruvian Souvenir Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Assorted scenes from Peruvian landscape, architecture and culture published by Jan Mer S.A.C., c.2000.
Naipes y Casinos Industria Peruana
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Tipo Español “Naipes y Casinos” Industria Peruana.
Cigarrillos Compadre, Peru, early 1900s
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards for Cigarrillos Compadre, Peru, early 1900s
Peruvian Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards have been travelling from Spain to South American colonies ever since Christopher Columbus.
Coca~Cola themed pack for Ripley department store, Peru
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by Simon Wintle
Coca-Cola themed deck produced for Ripley Department Store, Peru, anonymous manufacturer, c.2000.
Spanish-suited deck for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards printed for the Estanco de Naipes del Perú.
Japanese Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Japanese playing cards include: 'Awase' or 'matching pairs' cards and Portuguese or Spanish-derived 'Dragon' type cards.
Las Cartas de Tacuabe by Manos del Uruguay
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by Simon Wintle
Tacuabé was a Charrúa native from Uruguay, an indigenous tribe that became extinct following European conquest and colonisation.
Escalada y Vidiella, Montevideo c.1860
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from a 40-card pack made in Belgium by Antoine van Genechten exclusively for the firm "Escalada y Vidiella" based in Montevideo (Uruguay) in c.1860.
Uruguay playing card tax
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by Simon Wintle
In 1806 the Council of Concepción del Uruguay imposed an 8 Peso tax on card and billiard tables on account of “the detrimental effect on poor and innocent people”
Naipes “El Gaucho”, c.1955-60
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes “El Gaucho” Manufactured by Gráficos Unidos S.A., Montevideo, c.1955-60
The ‘Parisian’ Spanish pattern
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by Simon Wintle
A version of the old Spanish National pattern which was manufactured by Parisian card makers in the 19th century for export to South America.
Naipes 210 made by Industria Gráfica Papelera S.A.
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes '210' playing cards made in Uruguay by Industria Gráfica Papelera S.A. (Ingrapa), c.1990.
Cía General de Fósforos Montevideana
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by Simon Wintle
The design of these Spanish-suited cards is the same Spanish Catalan style as used by their sister company in Argentina, Cía General de Fósforos, S.A.
Naipes Victoria Gaucho-themed pack, c.1975
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Victoria Spanish-suited, gaucho-themed pack celebrates the culture and traditions of the gauchos.
Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Conrad Punta del Este Casino playing cards produced specially for Conrad Punta del Este Resort & Casino.
Naipes ‘El Gaucho’
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes ‘El Gaucho’ manufactured and distributed by Caraven S.A., Montevideo, Uruguay, c.1990s.
Naipes ‘Jaque’ by Casabó S.A., c.1997
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes ‘Jaque’ Catalan pattern manufactured by Casabó S.A. for Laboratorios Gautier, c.1997.
Naipes ‘Bambú’
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes ‘Bambú’ manufactured by M.C. de Casabó Ltda, Montevideo, c.1950
The Monkey
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by Simon Wintle
‘The Monkey’ poker playing cards manufactured by M.C. de Casabó Ltda, Uruguay, c.1950.
Proverbs and Maxims
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by Simon Wintle
Naipe Infantil Gauchito children’s miniature playing cards with Proverbs and Maxims on the reverse,
Instituto Nacional de Calidad 2006 awards
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards made specially for the Instituto Nacional de Calidad 2006 awards.
Walt Disney playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
‘Naipes Donald’, children's miniature Spanish-suited Walt Disney playing cards, Uruguay, c.1990.
Children’s miniature football player cards, Montevideo, c.1928
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by Simon Wintle
Miniature children’s playing cards with photographs of football players on the reverse.
Spanish playing cards for Yerba Armiño
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards for Yerba Armiño, anonymous manufacturer probably made in China.
Popular heroes and celebrities
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by Simon Wintle
Miniature children's playing cards depicting popular heroes and celebrities on the backs, Montevideo, c.1928.
Scooby-Doo! playing cards for Hellmann’s Magic
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by Simon Wintle
Miniature Spanish-suited playing cards featuring Scooby-Doo! made specially for Hellmann’s.
Radisson Hotels
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards for Radisson Hotels - Casinos del Estado - Victoria Plaza, Montevideo, Uruguay, c.2009.
Hewson Replica Pack
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by Simon Wintle
Hand-made replica 17th century English playing cards, based on museum originals.
Regarding the designs of playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
The quality of playing card designs often deteriorates with time…
Playing Cards in Venezuela
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes “El Torero” No. 1000 manufactured in Caracas by Productos Nacaral C.A., c.1975
16th Century French Playing Cards based on Illustrations by Gurney Benham
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by Adam Wintle
This pack of cards by Rose & Pentagram is said to be based off Pierre Marechal, Rouen pack from the 1600s, but they are actually copies of drawings by Gurney Benham from his book Playing Cards: Their History and Secrets from 1930.
Politicards 2000 by Action Publishing
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by Simon Wintle
Politicards 2000 features 54, full colour, caricatures of the candidates, politicians and political pundits shaping the American presidential elections in 2000
The Hemp Culture Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
There is an underlying element of subtle humour in these cleverly designed playing cards, gently questioning the issue of legality.
Polaires - Foreign Legion Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
A Bridge-style deck featuring Foreign Legion paintings by Maitre Rosenberg.
Compucards Review
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by Adam Wintle
Playing cards with binary numbers for the computer generation by Sam Pitroda, 1983.
The Five Minute Handwriting Analysis Kit
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by Simon Wintle
Handwriting Insights - the 5 minute handwriting analysis kit - allows you to better understand people, including yourself, by looking at the way they write.
Grace Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Packs come complete with suggested instructions for playing a number of popular family games, at the same time, they promote the Word of God.
Hot Sauce Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Each card shows an image of a bottle of hot Chilli Sauce (spelt 'chile' on the cards), a map of where the product is made, a heat gauge plus amusing notes and information about the particular sauce.
Chance Playing Cards by Catalyst UK
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by Simon Wintle
CHANCE Playing Cards are produced by Catalyst, an open group of women artists and scientists founded in 1995 in Portsmouth UK.
Frozen Court - The Aethiopic Rendering
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by Simon Wintle
A deck made specifically for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first African-american college fraternity, for their 2000 convention.
Self-Nurturing Solitaire
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by Simon Wintle
Self-Nurturing Solitaire is a deck of cards designed to improve Self-Esteem.
The Deal Playing-card Project
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by Simon Wintle
A deck of cards produced as a creative collaboration and made possible largely through volunteers and sponsorship of various kinds.
W. H. Willis & Co
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by Simon Wintle
Willis & Company was formed in 1869, having been preceded by Charles Steer at the same address (80 Long Acre, London), who also manufactured playing cards during the 1850s and 60s.
Panama playing cards
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by Simon Wintle
Not a lot of playing cards have been produced in Panama, only a couple of locally-produced tourist souvenir packs.
Queen of Hearts
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by Simon Wintle
“Queen of Hearts” by Josie Callipari, winner of the Brian Tucker Accounting Desert Fantasia Award 2005
Pachimon Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Quirky Pachimon playing cards from 1970s Japan, featuring unique monsters and aliens, given away with Kewpie mayonnaise.