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Naipe de Bridge

Published June 11, 2022 Updated July 28, 2022

Standard English pattern pack made in Ecuador, c.1970.

1970 Ecuador Latin America Standard Pattern

English pattern courts in “Naipe de Bridge No.356103” produced locally in Ecuador. Indices K, Q, J, A. Three Jokers, one of which appears to have a trademark (see also flap of box). Blue patterned backs. “ELABORADO EN EL ECUADOR” on flap of box

Standard English pattern pack made in Ecuador, c.1970 Standard English pattern pack made in Ecuador, c.1970

Above: Standard English pattern pack made in Ecuador, c.1970. 52 cards + 3 Jokers in tuck box. Size 58 x 88 mm. Poor quality card.

Note from Ken Lodge

They’re clearly a close copy of Goodall/DLR/Waddington’s GDW12 courts and Goodall’s joker, except that the KD for some odd reason is based on that of Piatnik. I’d say the date was 1960s. I notice that the back design of the pack is also a copy of one used by Waddington for DLR cards.

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