Playing Cards from Germany
Nordbräu Ingolstadt
Publicity pack for the German brewery Nordbräu with Bavarian pattern courts (adapted).
North German Pattern
The North German pattern appeared in the mid-19th century, derived from the French ‘Paris’ pattern,
Notgeld - Emergen¢y Money
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by Simon Wintle
Notgeld - Emergency Money - was in rare cases issued on playing cards.
Old Bavarian pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Uncut sheets of playing cards of the Old Bavarian pattern by Michael Schatzberger, Passau, c.1780.
One Penny Games 2
One Penny Card Games, 1900-1910, mostly anonymous 'Snap' games and made in Germany.
Oppenheimer und Sulzbacher
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by Simon Wintle
Card games produced in Germany by Oppenheimer und Sulzbacher.
Original Skatgeld der Stadt Altenburg
“Original Skatgeld der Stadt Altenburg” featuring the emergency money of 1921 designed by Otto Pech
Osram Advertising Playing Cards
The court cards feature double-ended light-bulb people (the Kings are repeated in each suit) and the numeral cards have vignettes at each end illustrating how Osram light bulbs lighten the darkness.
Otto Tragy Jugendstil Spielkarten
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by Simon Wintle
Special Jugendstil playing cards designed by Otto Tragy and first published by Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik Schneider & Co. in c.1898.
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Oude Kunst (Old Art) playing cards with Wüst courts
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by Paul Symons
made for export to the Netherlands.
