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2011 • December
Maya Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
The designs of Mayan artists shown here give a general idea of their enormous artistic and cultural potential.
Pasatiempos Gallo
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by Simon Wintle
Following their acquisition of Clemente Jacques y Cia in 1967, the playing card business was taken over by Pasatiempos Gallo S.A., which in 1990 became Pasatiempos Gallo S.A. de C.V.
Mathematical Instruments
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by Simon Wintle
Mathematical Instruments playing cards forming an instrument maker's trade catalogue, Thomas Tuttell, c.1700.
Aeronaves de Mexico
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by Simon Wintle
Special pack for Aeronaves de Mexico S.A., designed by Ramón Valdiosera Berman, mid-1960s.
Mexican Poker
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by Simon Wintle
Mexican Poker cards made by Juegos y Fichas, S.A. de C.V., Mexico, 1991
Master of the Banderoles
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by Simon Wintle
Playing Cards by the Master of the Banderoles, one of the earliest professional printmakers.
Nutrimientos Purina
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by Simon Wintle
Nutrimientos Purina (Purina pet foods) advertising playing cards produced by Miguel Galas S.A. (Brown & Bigelow), Mexico, c.1960.
Brown & Bigelow
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by Simon Wintle
Brown & Bigelow of St Paul, Minnesota, was a leading producer of playing cards in the U.S. from the late 1920s - 1980s.
Hwatu
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by Anthony Lee
Hwatu - Korean Flower Cards. The cards are printed on thick, red plastic, instead of the laminated board (with turnover edges), used in Japan.
Korea
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by Simon Wintle
The game of Hanafunda was introduced into Korea by the Japanese and modified somewhat by the Koreans.
Hanafuda Flower Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Japanese Flower Cards (Hanafuda) made by Nintendo, Japan, 2008.