Van Genechten
18: Belgian Cards: An Introduction
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by Ken Lodge
The card-makers of Turnhout were prolific in their output and inveterate copiers.
22: Belgian Makers: Van Genechten
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by Ken Lodge
Van Genechten started making playing cards in c.1840 and continued until the founding of Carta Mundi in 1970.
34: Design Copies
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by Ken Lodge
Some copies of the designs of Goodall and the New York Consolidated Card Co.
Banque Nationale de Paris, c.1962
Special deck made for La Banque Nationale de Paris by Van Genechten, Turnhout, c.1962.
Bongoût
One of the outstanding and most popular packs made by the Turnhout cardmakers was the Bongoût type. Special scenic Aces could be added to packs according to the client’s preferences.
Dilkhus playing cards for India
Van Genechten was one of the most competent cardmakers in Turnhout and they produced almost every kind of foreign pack for clients all around the world.
Dutch costume playing cards
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by Paul Symons
Dutch costume playing cards made for the Dutch market in the second half of the 19th century.
Escalada y Vidiella, Montevideo c.1860
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from a 40-card pack made in Belgium by Antoine van Genechten exclusively for the firm "Escalada y Vidiella" based in Montevideo (Uruguay) in c.1860.
Genever Giraf
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by Simon Wintle
Dutch pattern advertising deck for Genever Giraf made by Van Genechten in the 1950s.
Genoese pattern
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by Simon Wintle
The design is purely 'Parisian' but the colouring is green, red, yellow and black. Belgium has taken this pattern for general use.
Jeu Quatre Empereurs
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by Simon Wintle
Brazilian scenic aces with emperors of Brazil, Austria and France and other dignitaries on the court cards.
Manuf’d for L.N. Mann
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by Simon Wintle
Standard English pattern manuf’d for L.N. Mann by Van Genechten, c.1890.
Naypes Finos made in Belgium
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by Simon Wintle
Belgian manufacturers were competing against Spanish makers. Features of the traditional Spanish designs, including many well-known brands, were imitated or plagiarised.
Sport No.31
Van Genechten first registered an Ace of Spades for English playing cards in 1885 followed by the ‘Sailor’ Joker.
Standard Genoese
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by Simon Wintle
Van Genechten manufactured playing cards in various styles, including specially customised versions for commercial clients wishing to advertise their own brands on the cards.
Van Genechten
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by Simon Wintle
A. Van Genechten ran a flourishing business, supplying various kinds of cards both inside the country and abroad including England, Spain, France, Denmark, South-East Asia, China and Japan.