F. X. Schmid Mini-Patience
Miniature Patience playing cards in Rococo style published by F. X. Schmid, c.1960
Miniature patience playing cards published by F. X. Schmid, c.1970. The double ended courts depict stylized portraits in 18th century rococo fashion. The backs have an image of swallows in 2 different colours. The cards come as dual packs, each with 52 cards plus 3 jokers, in an orange PVC wallet►
Above: Miniature Patience playing cards published by F. X. Schmid, c.1970. Card size 23mms x 35mms. Images courtesy Matt Probert.
By Matt Probert
Member since March 02, 2012
I have adored playing cards since before I was seven years old, and was brought up on packs of Waddington's No 1. As a child I was fascinated by the pictures of the court cards.
Over the next fifty years I was seduced by the artwork in Piatnik's packs and became a collector of playing cards.
Seeking more information about various unidentified packs I discovered the World of Playing Cards website and became an enthusiastic contributor researching and documenting different packs of cards.
I describe my self as a playing card archaeologist, using detective work to identify and date obscure packs of cards discovered in old houses, flea markets and car boot sales.
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