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German playing cards

Card-playing rapidly became popular in medieval Bavaria and German printers were quick to supply the goods.

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The Game of Numbers

The Game of Numbers

The Game of Numbers published by Globe Series, c.1900.

The Kiss, 1808

The Kiss, 1808

‘Aphorisms on the Kiss’ published by C. A. Solbrig, Leipzig, 1808.

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show

“The Muppet Show” playing cards made by ASS in 1978.

The Princely Hunting pack, c.1440

The Princely Hunting pack, c.1440

The Princely Hunting Pack, c.1440/45, is attributed to Konrad Witz and his workshop in Basle.

Tout Est Bien Qui Finit Bien

Tout Est Bien Qui Finit Bien

‘Tout Est Bien Qui Finit Bien’ family card game by Dondorf.

Transair

Transair

Humorous designs promoting Transair, a German charter flight operator.

Trappola pack by Joseph Fetscher

Trappola pack by Joseph Fetscher

Trappola pack published by Joseph Fetscher, Graz, 1739.

Uncut Sheet by Johann Jobst Forster

Uncut Sheet by Johann Jobst Forster

A proof sheet containing twelve court cards of conventional French type.

Unimog UX 100

Unimog UX 100

Cartoons promoting the Unimog UX 100, a small truck produced by Mercedes-Benz.

Unknown Maker

Unknown Maker

Early German deck by unknown maker, c.1825

Unnamed Scenic aces of Rio de Janeiro

Unnamed Scenic aces of Rio de Janeiro

Cards made by C.L.Wüst of Germany for Brazil

Ups & Downs

Ups & Downs

Ups and Downs humorous card game published in UK by A. N. Myers, c.1885.

Verkehrsmittel Einst und Jetzt

Verkehrsmittel Einst und Jetzt

“Verkehrsmittel Einst und Jetzt” transport quartet game by Bielefelder Spielkarten Fabrik GmbH, 1949.

Verkehrte-Welt-Tarock

Verkehrte-Welt-Tarock

"Verkehrte-Welt-Tarock” (reverse world ?) manufactured by Christian Theodor Sutor (fl. 1823-1854), Naumburg, around 1850.

VICTORIA 4500 by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.

VICTORIA 4500 by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.

Naipe Español VICTORIA 4500 by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.

Victory Deck

Victory Deck

Victory deck commemorating the Liberation war by Friedrich Gotthelf Baumgärtner, Leipzig, 1815.

Vier-Erdteile c.1870

Vier-Erdteile c.1870

Dondorf's Luxus-Spielkarte “Vier-Erdteile” (“Four Continents”) was first published in c.1870 and has been re-published in several editions, variations and formats since then.

Vogelspiel

Vogelspiel

Vogelspiel, a German card game known as the “cuckoo game” also known as “Gnau”.

Volleyball European Championship ’83

Volleyball European Championship ’83

Volleyball European Championship Rummy, 1983, designed by Klaus Hennig.

Vues et Caractères Suisses No.228

Vues et Caractères Suisses No.228

A Swiss souvenir pack by Dondorf