Right: Sr. Ernesto Flaiban, founder and president of E. Flaiban S.A., is seen here checking the quality of some playing cards. The quality of all the cards, from the ace of spades to the joker, needed careful monitoring to ensure the card players' satisfaction.

 Sr Ernesto Flaiban inspects the quality
 

Right: Once the printed sheets of cards have been cut, first into strips and then into separate cards, the packs are made up and stacked in racks ready for the next operation.

 Sorting the cards into complete packs


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