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Most Laughable Thing on Earth

by Rex Pitts (1940-2021)
Aug 21, 2010

The Most Laughable Thing on Earth, or, A Trip to Paris published by H. G. Clarke & Co., London, c.1870.

1870

Julio Laje

by Simon Wintle
Aug 20, 2010

Julio Laje, importing agent for playing cards, Aconquija 2981, Buenos Aires, c.1930-1960.

1930

Muir & Moodie Pictorial

by Simon Wintle
Aug 12, 2010

Muir & Moodie Pictorial playing cards, New Zealand, c.1903

1903

Wiener pattern

by Simon Wintle
Aug 09, 2010

The Vienna pattern, or Wiener Bild, is a distant relative of the early Lyons pattern. The King of Hearts carries a scroll in his hand.

Piatnik Tarock

by Simon Wintle
Aug 08, 2010

Deck of "Industrie und Glück" or "Rural Scenes" tarock cards manufactured by Ferd Piatnik & Söhne, Vienna, c.1910.

1910

The earliest Tarot decks originated in Italy in the fifteenth century, with Italian suit symbols. However the game was very popular elsewhere and tarots with French suit signs, usually called "tarok" or "tarock", appeared around 1750 which are now mainly produced in Austria.