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Baraja Hoja de Afeitar

Published August 29, 1997 Updated June 20, 2022

La Baraja 'Hoja de Afeitar'. Baraja de Hojas Maravilla descalificadas como de primerísima categoría.

1938 SpainAdvertisingEphemeraMiniatureCatalan Pattern

La Baraja ‘Hoja de Afeitar’

Baraja de Hojas Maravilla descalificadas como de primerísima categoría.

La Baraja 'Hoja de Afeitar', 1938

Above: cards and box from Spanish miniature trade pack 'Baraja Hoja de Afeitar', with traditional Catalán-style courts, cut out from razor blade boxes. 48 cards, 26 mm x 47 mm, printed in green + red or yellow, c. 1938. The ace of coins has a mural crown and the four of coins has a picture of the razor blade.

Above: the side of the box reads: Baraja de Hojas Maravilla descalificadas como de primerísima categoria.

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