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Domino Cards, c.1890

Domino Cards by Mesmaekers Frères, c.1890

1890 Belgium Mesmaekers Domino-Suited Add to Collection

Domino Cards by Mesmaekers Frères, c.1890

These children’s Domino cards were produced by Mesmaekers for the Far Eastern markets. Mesmaekers registered a number of trademarks for their export card wrappers to provide legal coverage in the event of plagiarism. The two tigers trademark (right) was first registered in September 1887 (renewed 1933).

The two tigers trademark first registered in September 1887
Domino Cards by Mesmaekers Frères, c.1890

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By Simon Wintle

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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.


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