Colourful Spanish-suited pack titled ‘Spanish Cards’ published by Clark’s Industries, c.1975. The elaborate designs are particularly good on the joker & ace of coins►


Above: Spanish-suited pack titled ‘Spanish Cards’ published by Clark’s Industries, c.1975. 48 cards + 2 jokers. The court cards are colourfully designed, not unlike some Mexican packs. The Argentinean flag is visible on the ace of coins. The symbolism on the jokers represents the four suits.


By Simon Wintle
Member since February 01, 1996
View ArticlesCurator 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.