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2010 • March
Baraja Taurina by Simeon Durá, c.1916
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by Simon Wintle
Baraja Taurina manufactured by Simeon Durá (Valencia) for Chocolate Angelical, first published in 1916.
Eagle Playing Card Co. Limited
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from std English pattern printed by The Eagle Playing Card Company Limited, Czechoslovakia, c.1900. The cards are in imitation of American cards, but probably for the UK market.
Vitrail‒Bridge, 1991
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards inspired by stained glass, designed by Gertrud Kümpel-Amsler, 1991.
Naipes Pokerin by Vigor S.A.C. e I., Buenos Aires, c.1975
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Pokerin playing cards manufactured by Vigor S.A.C. e I., Buenos Aires, c.1975.
Axe Deodorant
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by Simon Wintle
Clearly promoting good personal hygiene, each card shows a young, pouting female model posing seductively and appealing to the playboy.
Naipes Chinita by Vigor S.R.L.
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Chinita Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Vigor S.R.L., Bs Aires, c.1955.
Playing Cards in Cuba
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by Simon Wintle
During the colonial years and afterwards, Spanish-suited packs were imported into Cuba.
Naipes Vigor S.R.L.
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by Simon Wintle
VIGOR S.R.L (1955 - c1975) manufactured a range of playing cards and card games, including Chinita, La Estrella, Barcelonesa, La Española, Fantasio, Las Rosas, Pokerin, Cartas Gitanas and a Hungarian Seasons pack.