Simon Wintle
- Spain • Member since February 01, 1996
I am the founder of The World of Playing Cards (est. 1996), a website dedicated to the history, artistry and cultural significance of playing cards and tarot. Over the years I have researched various areas of the subject, acquired and traded collections and contributed as a committee member of the IPCS and graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal. Having lived in Chile, England, Wales, and now Spain, these experiences have shaped my work and passion for playing cards. Amongst my achievements is producing a limited-edition replica of a 17th-century English pack using woodblocks and stencils—a labour of love. Today, the World of Playing Cards is a global collaborative project, with my son Adam serving as the technical driving force behind its development. His innovative efforts have helped shape the site into the thriving hub it is today. You are warmly invited to become a contributor and share your enthusiasm.
Ian Roth’s Unique playing cards
Ian Roth’s Unique playing cards
Icelandic Chess playing cards
Innovative "Icelandic Chess" pack, designed by Tryggvi Magnússon and manufactured by Alf Cooke Ltd (Universal Playing Card Co., Leeds) in 1942.
Impuesto de Timbre para Naipes
EL CONGRESO DE COLOMBIA. LEY 69 DE 1946, por la cual se elevan las tarifas de algunos impuestos indirectos y se dictan otras disposiciones.
Industria Gráfica Pesout
Coimexpor Spanish-suited playing cards by Industria Gráfica Pesout, S.A., Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.2008.
Inka-Dynasty
'Inka-Dynasty' playing cards are based on historic 16th century designs by the Peruvian chronicler Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala, and printed by Power Casinos, Lima, Peru, c.2004.
Instituto Nacional de Calidad 2006 awards
Spanish-suited playing cards made specially for the Instituto Nacional de Calidad 2006 awards.
Irish Heroic
The costumes and details of this pack are in the spirit of "The Heroic Period of Irish History".
Irish Playing Cards
Playing card designs based on motifs from early Irish manuscripts and metalwork.
Italian Playing Cards
The first reliable evidence that playing cards were being used in Italy is from 1376, when a game called 'naibbe' is forbidden in a decree, with the implication that the game had only recently been introduced there.
J & W Mitchell, Birmingham
This rare Victorian manufacturer made standard English playing cards for a short period during the late 1880s and early 1890s.
J. F. Sanchez - Buenos Aires c.1895
J. F. Sanchez - Buenos Aires c.1895.
J. M. Gandarillas, Buenos Aires, c.1815
Playing cards believed to have been designed in 1815 by the Chilean immigrant Manuel José Gandarillas in Buenos Aires and published the following year.
James English & Co.
Victorian Playing Cards manufactured by James English & Co., London, c.1875
Japanese Playing Cards
Japanese playing cards include: 'Awase' or 'matching pairs' cards and Portuguese or Spanish-derived 'Dragon' type cards.
Jason Ennis Tarot Cards
Jason Ennis was a self trained artist interested in man's nature, his powers and abilities.
John Newman’s Colour Cards
John Newman’s Colour Cards
José Martínez de Castro, page 2
The most noteworthy feature of its history is that this design has since been adopted for use in Sardinia, where it is now regarded as the standard local pattern.
Juan Roura Catalan
Catalan type by Juan Roura, La Hispano-Americana, Barcelona (1872 - 1962).
Juan Roura No.32 Catalan pattern
Juan Roura No.32, with advertisement for Cervezas Damm, c.1932.
Juan Roura, Barcelona (1872 - 1962)
Juan Roura produced a range of popular designs including Catalán, Castilian and Cádiz patterns for domestic use exportation.
Juan Roura, Cadiz pattern
Cádiz type playing cards made by Juan Roura for export to Spanish-speaking countries.
Justo Rodero e Hijos
Justo Rodero e Hijos, playing card manufacturer in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Karlis Padegs
Karlis Padegs (1911-1940) was a Latvian artist who designed 17 playing cards in 1936 - joker, aces, kings, queens and jacks.
Kart do Tarota
78-card Polish tarot pack designed by Edyta Gdek.
Knavery of the Rump, 1679
The Knavery of the Rump playing cards, first published in 1679, are a satirical portrayal of Oliver Cromwell's Government. The illustrations on the cards provide a rare visual impression of the times.
L. G. Sloan, Ltd
'Thames Side' Playing Cards manufactured by The Universal Playing Card Co., Ltd for L. G. Sloan, Ltd., 1930s.
La Cubana, S.A.
La Cubana were successors to P. Munguia, who were founded in 1872. The company closed n 1995 bringing to a close Mexico's longest standing playing-card factory.
La Primitiva, Victoria 3179, Buenos Aires
La Primitiva, Victoria 3179, Buenos Aires c.1878-1920, manufacturers of paper and playing cards.
Laboratorios Magma, S.A.
Publicity playing cards manufactured for Laboratorios Magma, S.A., Lima, Peru, c.1990.
Las Cartas de Tacuabe by Manos del Uruguay
Tacuabé was a Charrúa native from Uruguay, an indigenous tribe that became extinct following European conquest and colonisation.
Latin American Playing Cards
Playing cards had been introduced to the Americas with explorers such as Columbus or Cortés, whose fellow countrymen were keen gamblers. Cards were imported from Spain since the 16th century. Local production usually imitated Spanish cards.
Latvian Playing Cards
The best Latvian playing cards were produced just after independence, during the period 1921-1942.
Lawrence & Cohen, New York
Lawrence & Cohen decided to hire Owen Jones, the English playing card designer who produced back designs for De La Rue (London).
Litografía Fabbri, Lima, Peru, c.1900-20
Litografía Fabbri, Lima, Peru, c.1900-20, printers of cigarette insert cards for tobacco companies.
Little Mermaid Cromy card game Argentina
Little Mermaid Cromy card game Argentina
Llombart pattern from Mexico
Cards from a Mexican pack c.1835; maker unknown.
Logica Memorativa
Logica Memorativa playing cards by Thomas Murner, Brussels, 1507.
Lottery Scratch Playing Card
Move your mouse over the scratch area...
Luis A. Fourvel
The Fourvel family was of French origin but had settled in Spain during the XIX century. In the 1930s Luis Fourvel went to Argentina and established a printing business which flourished until the early 60s.
Müller (Diessenhofen), c.1840-50.
Playing Cards made by J. Müller, Diessenhofen, c.1840-50 with court cards coloured differently at each end.
Madame Lenormand Fortune Telling Cards
Madame Lenormand Fortune Telling Cards made by Müller.
Marlborough’s Victories
Marlborough’s Victories playing cards, first published in 1707, depict Marlborough's campaigns and the personalities involved.
Minchiate Fiorentine
The Florentine game of Minchiate is played with a pack of 97 cards. The subjects and arrangements of the trumps are slightly varied and their number increased to 41 by the addition of the three theological virtues, one of the cardinal virtues (Prudence), the 4 elements and the 12 signs of the zodiac...
MMCardz
INPOPA Anthology 2002 published by MMCardz.
Moliner - Burgos
Cards from a "Nº 4" pack manufactured by Antonio Moliner, Burgos.
Moroccan Bank of Commerce and Industry
Advertising pack for the Moroccan Bank of Commerce and Industry, 1986.
Moroccan pattern by Camoin & Cie.
Spanish Moroccan pattern by J.B. Camoin and A. Camoin & Cie, Casablanca & Marseille.
MusoDeck Playing Cards for Musicians
MusoDeck Playing Cards for Musicians
Naipe Español "VICTORIA ® by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Naipe Español "VICTORIA ® by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Naipe Infantil by Plasticos Pardo M.R.
Naipe Español Infantil miniature children's playing cards with suit signs of ice creams, baseball bats, swords and suns, manufactured in Chile by Plasticos Pardo M.R.
Naipe PAYADOR by F.X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Naipe Español "PAYADOR ®"