Archives
2012 • September
Granbergs No.101 Standardkort
Olle Hjortzberg (1872-1959) designed these playing cards for Granbergs AB in c.1924 in ‘Art Nouveau’ style.
Wüst Oval Patience
C. L. Wüst Oval Patience Karten No. 240, beautifully printed by chromolithography, c.1910.
Girls’ Generation
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by Simon Wintle
“Girls’ Generation” (Korean: 소녀시대; Sonyeo Shidae) is a nine-member South Korean pop girl group formed by S.M. Entertainment in 2007.
Adventures in Korea
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by Simon Wintle
Each card has a colour drawing of a Korean building, museum or tourist attraction with a brief description and details of how to get there.
17: Waddington, Including Some of Their Less Common Packs
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by Ken Lodge
John Berry's two-volume work on the Waddington archive and collection is a very comprehensive presentation of the history of the firm, but there are some items missing from it which I include here.
Renée Sturbelle
Artistic playing cards with abstract designs by Renée Sturbelle, first published by Brepols S.A., Turnhout, 1947.
16: European Standard Playing Cards
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by Ken Lodge
A brief survey of the different types of standard cards to be found in Continental Europe.
Philips Arlita
Philips 'Arlita' advertising playing cards manufactured by Etabl. Mesmaekers Frères S.A., Turnhout, Belgium, 1925.
Einar Nerman Patience
Einar Nerman (1888–1983) was a talented Swedish artist born in Norrköping who designed playing cards during the 1920s.
Éditions Philibert
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by Simon Wintle
Éditions Philibert published an outstanding series of exotic, artistic playing cards in Paris from 1954 to 1960
Le Florentin
Éditions Philibert published playing cards in Paris from 1954 to 1960 including Le Florentin in Renaissance style.
Animal Snap
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by Simon Wintle
The full set of this 'Snap' card game is believed to have 9 characters in sets of four, making a total of 36 cards.
15: Perforated Cards, Metal Finish and Other Oddities
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by Ken Lodge
There are some unusual designs in playing cards, even the shape of the card.
Little Folk Misfitz
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by Simon Wintle
C. W. Faulkner & Co. Ltd were prolific card game manufacturers over a period of around 50 years, c.1870-1920.
13: Some North American Cards
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by Ken Lodge
I deal with some of the US makers in more detail on other pages, but here is a brief introduction.
