Compañía General de Fósforos Montevideana S.A.
Founded 1893
Compañia General de Fósforos Montevideana S.A. was a leading producer of matches in Uruguay. Their printing division produced several brands of Anglo-American and Spanish-style playing cards including Naipes ‘Ancla’ and Naipes ‘Victoria’. A gaucho themed pack was also produced with this brand name. The company's playing card production was taken over in the late 1980s by Ingrapa S.A. The designs of their standard Spanish-suited cards is the same Spanish Catalan style as used by their sister company in Argentina, Cía General de Fósforos, S.A.
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Above: cards from ‘Victoria' playing cards manufactured in Uruguay by Compañía General de Fósforos Montevideana, c.1955. The company monogram is visible on the lower half of the ace of hearts, whilst the 0.25 cents tax stamp can be seen in the upper half of the same card. A gaucho themed pack was also produced with this brand name. See more → Below (top row): 3 cards and the reverse from a 40-card Spanish-suited pack manufactured by Compañía General de Fósforos Montevideana for Supermercados CHIP, c.1979. The company logo, visible on the four of cups, has changed to a flame. See more → Below (bottom row): 4 cards and reverse from 48-card pack + 2 jokers commemorating the 1980 Copa de Oro Football Championship, manufactured by Compañía General de Fósforos Montevideana. See more → |
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