Simon Wintle
- Spain • Member since February 01, 1996
Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.
Card games by Joker S.A.
Joker S.A.I.C. produce a range including children's card games, tarot cards and advertising decks, alongside their standard Spanish-suited and Anglo-American playing cards.
Bandana
Bandana Argentine pop girl group playing cards 2002.
Naipes Victoria
Naipes Victoria Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Cía General Fabril Financiera S.A.
Fló Hermanos y Compañía, importers of playing-cards, Argentina, 1860-1910
Fló Hermanos y Compañía, importers of playing-cards, Argentina, 1860-1910.
Translucent Playing Cards, c.1850
Cards from a translucent pack. Erotic images are concealed in the middle layer of the card and become visible when held up to a light.
F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Spanish-suited playing cards by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Asociart promotional playing cards, Argentina, 2000
Asociart Insurance promotional playing cards, Argentina, 2000.
Naipes Hijitus
Naipes HIJITUS playing cards were published during the mid-1980s as an insert in the children’s comic Anteojito.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter Spanish-suited deck made in Argentina, c.2001.
PromoGames
PromoGames advertising agency for Jockey Club, Hellmann’s, c.1998 onwards.
The Joker Card
The 'Joker' is believed to have been invented by American Euchre players who, when modifying the rules sometime during the 1860s, decided that an extra trump card was required.
Argentinian Playing Cards - Naipes Argentinos
Playing cards were introduced to the Americas with Spanish explorers such as Columbus or Cortés.
Naipes ‘Tito’, Camilloni Hnos
Naipes ‘Tito’, Camilloni Hnos, Montevideo, c.1950.
Naipes ‘Miguelito’
The standard Spanish-suited 'Parisian' style (Tipo Frances) is based on models exported to South America by French manufacturers during the nineteenth century.
Naipes La Banca
Naipes La Banca, Argentina c.1970-85.
Naipes TRIUNFO c.1925-40
Cappellano Hermanos were book publishers during the 1920s who also commenced producing playing cards around this time.
Naipes Triunfo, c.1970-80
Naipes TRIUNFO Spanish-suited playing cards by Cappellano, S.A., Florencio Varela 542, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1970s.
Naipes Angelito
Naipes Angelito Spanish-suited playing cards, Cía Fabril Financiera, Buenos Aires.
Gaucho Playing Cards
Florencio de los Ángeles Molina Campos (1891-1959) produced the artwork for his series of Gaucho playing cards from 1944 to 1958.
Art:pack in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation
A deck of cards to raise awareness of the Irish Hospice Foundation.
Bertrand Domec, 1904-1970 page 2
Bertrand Domec page 2 (c.1905-1926).
Naipes Inca by C. Della Penna S.A., 1970s
Naipes Inca Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by C. Della Penna S.A., Buenos Aires, c.1970-78.
Imported Argentinean Playing Cards
There has been a number of importing agents, as well as manufacturers from other countries, who have imported playing cards into Argentina.
Mamluk Playing Cards
Nã'ib, the game of lieutenants... these cards are amongst the earliest Arabic playing cards extant.
De La Rue
De La Rue introduced letter-press printing into playing card production and his patent was granted in 1831. He produced his first playing cards in 1832.
Rodrigo El Potro
Naipes El Potro Rodrigo with Spanish suit symbols and photos of the pop singer on each card, c.2000.
Naipes de Truco
Naipes de Truco manufactured by Gráfica 2001 for Editorial Perfil, Buenos Aires, 1999
Conjuring and Magic
The art of mystifying people is very old indeed. The first conjurers were priests who obtained power over simple minds by performing magical tricks which appeared to have a supernatural origin.
Naipes ‘El Gaucho’ by Cervantes S.A., Montevideo, c.1970s
Naipes ‘El Gaucho’ manufactured and distributed by Cervantes S.A., Montevideo, c.1970s.
Impuestos Internos Sobre Naipes
Duty was first introduced on playing cards in Argentina in 1892, as part of the Internal Duties law, and in 1896 the first duty labels were printed to be used on packets of 1 gross packs.
E. Flaiban - Paisanito S.R.L.
E. Flaiban - Paisanito, Buenos Aires c.1953.
Naipes Inca for Hoechst Karidium
Naipes Inca for Hoechst Karidium by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1973.
Disney Club
Disney Club card game by Cromy, 1990.
Cromy card games
Juegos de Cartas Cromy card games made in Argentina 1983-1995
Naipes Guarany, c.1940
Naipes Guarany by C. Della Penna S.A. playing card manufacturer and publisher, Buenos Aires, c.1940.
C. Della Penna & Cía, Bs Aires, c.1930-1978
C. Della Penna S.A. playing card manufacturer and publisher, Buenos Aires, c.1930-1978.
Naipes Guarany, c.1945-64
Naipes Guarany by C. Della Penna S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires, c.1945-64.
Naipes Congreso by C. Della Penna S.A., c.1966
Naipes Congreso by C. Della Penna S.A. playing card manufacturer and publisher, Buenos Aires, c.1966.
VELCAP, c.1960-65
Advertising pack for Lutz Ferrando y Cía Opticians, c.1960.
Alf Cooke’s Playing Cards
Alf Cooke was an important producer of playing cards and card games in the UK during the period 1920-1970.
Cía General Fabril Financiera S.A.
Founded in 1889 as Compañía General de Fósforos, and favoured by certain economic factors, the firm provided a range of general printing and publishing services, with interests in textiles and other industrial processes. In 1929 the firm became known as Compañía General Fabril Financiera S.A.
John Sterling - Distigráfica S.R.L.
John Sterling publishes budget-grade playing cards in Argentina.
Juegos Victoria | Juguetes Royal
Juegos Victoria – Juguetes Royal – publishers of children’s card games in Argentina during the 1960s and ‘70s.
Naipes Inca by Della Penna S.A., c.1965
Naipes Inca Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Della Penna S.A., Buenos Aires, c.1965-70.
Naipes Inca by C. Della Penna S.A., c.1943-65
Naipes Inca Spanish-suited playing cards by C. Della Penna S.A., Buenos Aires, c.1943-65.
Mask
Mask card game published by Cromy, Argentina, 1988.
Production Methods for Small Scale Editions
Some alternative approaches to producing small, hand-made editions of playing cards
Traditional English Court
Games & Print Services Ltd traditional English courts.
Games & Print Services
Games & Print Services Limited, of Canvey Island, now part of Cartamundi.
Playing Card Design
The playing card calls for artistic treatment and although the constrained size imposes some limitations there is an almost bewildering wealth and variety of designs in playing cards and their tuck boxes. The serious player requires design to be unobtrusive so that aesthetic considerations remain in...
United Kingdom
Playing cards first arrived in England during the 15th century, but none have survived from such an early date.