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2010 • March

Selected Year: 2010
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Baraja Taurina by Simeon Durá, c.1916

Baraja Taurina by Simeon Durá, c.1916

Baraja Taurina manufactured by Simeon Durá (Valencia) for Chocolate Angelical, first published in 1916.

  • 1916
Eagle Playing Card Co. Limited

Eagle Playing Card Co. Limited

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.

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner playing cards designed by Melchior Annen.

  • 1968
Vitrail‒Bridge, 1991

Vitrail‒Bridge, 1991

Playing cards inspired by stained glass, designed by Gertrud Kümpel-Amsler, 1991.

  • 1991
Naipes Pokerin by Vigor S.A.C. e I., Buenos Aires, c.1975

Naipes Pokerin by Vigor S.A.C. e I., Buenos Aires, c.1975

Naipes Pokerin playing cards manufactured by Vigor S.A.C. e I., Buenos Aires, c.1975.

Axe Deodorant

Axe Deodorant

Clearly promoting good personal hygiene, each card shows a young, pouting female model posing seductively and appealing to the playboy.

  • 2004
Naipes Chinita by Vigor S.R.L.

Naipes Chinita by Vigor S.R.L.

Naipes Chinita Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Vigor S.R.L., Bs Aires, c.1955.

Playing Cards in Cuba

Playing Cards in Cuba

During the colonial years and afterwards, Spanish-suited packs were imported into Cuba.

Naipes Vigor S.R.L.

Naipes Vigor S.R.L.

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.