Playing Cards from Chile
Chilean Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Naipes Chilenos ~ Early Chilean playing cards were based upon Spanish models.
Cía Chilena de Tabacos
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by Simon Wintle
Anglo-American style pack issued on behalf of the Cía Chilena de Tabacos, c.1930.
Cia Chilena de Tabacos
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish style pack issued on behalf of the Cía Chilena de Tabacos, c.1932.
Hugo Castro, Santiago de Chile
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by Simon Wintle
Imprenta y Litografía Hugo Castro, Santiago de Chile.
J. M. Gandarillas, Buenos Aires, c.1815
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards believed to have been designed in 1815 by the Chilean immigrant Manuel José Gandarillas in Buenos Aires and published the following year.
Latin American Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards had been introduced to the Americas with explorers such as Columbus or Cortés, whose fellow countrymen were keen gamblers. Cards were imported from Spain since the 16th century. Local production usually imitated Spanish cards.
Mapuche Indian Playing Cards
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards made on rawhide and said to have been used by Chilean Mapuche Indians, XVI-XVII century
Naipe Infantil by Plasticos Pardo M.R.
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by Simon Wintle
Naipe Español Infantil miniature children's playing cards with suit signs of ice creams, baseball bats, swords and suns, manufactured in Chile by Plasticos Pardo M.R.
Naipes Condor
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by Simon Wintle
"Naipes Condor" Chilean playing cards, with Chilean symbolism on the suit signs.
Naipes del Salitre
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by Simon Wintle
Playing cards recovered from the Northern Chile saltpetre workers. The cards are mostly from Spanish 'Cadiz' pattern decks, and several manufacturers can be identified.
Naipes Sonia
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured in Chile by Imprenta y Litografía Universo S.A., Valparaiso, Chile.
Native Indian Hand-made Cards made on rawhide
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by Simon Wintle
Native Indian hand-made cards made on rawhide.
Quercia y Possi, Buenos Aires 1815-16
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by Simon Wintle
José Maria Quercia y Possi was an Italian immigrant who joined the Chilean Independence army. He set up a playing card factory in Argentina in 1815 known as "Fábrica de Buenos Aires".
Taller Fotolitográfico, Chile
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by Simon Wintle
Spanish suited pack made in Chile by Taller Fotolitográfico, inspired by Fournier's classic 'Castilian' design, c. 2000