Archives
2014 • July
De Kloof
Advertising Playing Cards printed by Drukkerij Juten, published by “De Kloof” of Bergen op Zoom, Holland, c.1970
Esveco Specialities B.V.
Alto Imaging Group playing cards manufactured by Esveco Specialities B.V., c.1990s
Maya
“Maya” playing cards designed by Russian artist V. M. Sveshnikov and first published by The Colour Printing Plant, St Petersburg, in 1975.
Magyar Kártya No.123
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by Simon Wintle
Luxus No.123 Hungarian seasons pattern manufactured in Hungary by the Playing-Card Factory and Printing House, c.1970.
Mitelli ‘Gioco di Passatempo’
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by Simon Wintle
Il Gioco di Passatempo contains 40 figurative playing cards depicting moral virtues and vices, dated 1690.
Steam Ark Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
“Steam Ark” playing cards illustrated by Chet Phillips, 2014
Club Bridge
Modiano’s ‘Club Bridge’ is a new edition of a stylish deck originally published in c.1895.
Portuguese pattern
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by Simon Wintle
19th century Portuguese pattern, re-printed from original woodblocks.
White Palekh
“White Palekh” was first published by the The Colour Printing Plant in St. Petersburg in 1982 with designs by Pavel Bazhenov.
British Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
British Playing Cards Ltd was the predecessor of Universal P.C.Co. and involved Alf Cooke of Leeds and Bemrose of Birmingham, and maybe one or two other printing firms.
Slavonic
Originally published as “Slavonic Cards No.501” by The Colour Printing Plant, St. Petersburg in 1928.
Liverpool Daily Post
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by Simon Wintle
“Mercury” playing cards produced for the Liverpool Cooperative Society, printed by the Liverpool Daily Post, c.1930
Minchiate Fiorentine, 17th C.
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by Simon Wintle
17th century Minchiate cards reprinted from the original woodblocks.
Iceland’s Waterfalls
“Iceland” playing cards with scenic aces designed by Guðmundur Thorsteinsson were first published in 1923
Breedon Press Ltd
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards advertising Sunspel underwear printed by the Breedon Press Ltd, Nottingham, c.1950
Gdynia-America Line
Non-standard playing cards produced by Artex (Budapest) for the Gdynia-America Line, Poland, c.1958.
Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards published by the Dutch Prison Service, giving a look behind the gates of Judicial / Custodial institutions
Pomorski Poker
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by Simon Wintle
Pomorski Poker (Pomeranian Poker) is a gallery of characters from the region: politicians, media, culture, athletes, entrepreneurial women, etc.
Battle of Grunwald
Medieval style playing cards commemorating the Battle of Grunwald (1410), designed and published by Studio Wena, 2011
Kasztelanskie
“Kasztelańskie No. 460” playing cards manufactured by Krakowskie Zaklady Wyrobów Papierowych, Crakow, c.1980s.
Russian Four Seasons
“Seasons” playing cards designed by U. P. Ivanov and published by The Colour Printing Plant in St Petersburg.
Kriegs-Spiel by Peter Schencken, Amsterdam
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by Simon Wintle
Peter Schencken of Amsterdam copied the "Jeu de la Guerre" or "Das Kriegs-Spiel" (with German captions) originated by Gilles de La Boissière and published by Mariette in 1668 in Paris.