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2014 • May

Selected Year: 2014
Selected Month: May
Total Articles: 4,435

Perthshire Playing Cards

Perthshire Playing Cards

Perthshire Playing Cards with photography by Duncan McEwan, 2014.

Russian “Historical”

Russian “Historical”

Russian “Historical extra fine No.204” Playing Cards depicting Ancient Dynasties, 1920s.

Porterprint Ltd

Porterprint Ltd

Porterprint was a printing business based in Leeds (UK) which manufactured playing cards during the period c.1930-1980.

Stancraft

Stancraft

Stancraft Playing Cards were manufactured by Brown & Bigelow of whom they were a subsidiary.

Hoyle

Hoyle

A subsidiary of Brown & Bigelow was established in 1927 to bring Hoyle products to the retail market. The Hoyle brand was acquired by the United States Playing Card Company in 2001.

Demon Deck

Demon Deck

54 amazing hand drawn cards which shows the demons from Underworld.

Tela de Araña

Tela de Araña

Naipes “Tela de Araña” by Flaiban S.A.

Poker Paisanito

Poker Paisanito

“Poker Paisanito” manufactured by E. Flaiban S.R.L., c.1943.

Naipes Galgo

Naipes Galgo

Naipes Galgo by Ernesto Flaiban, Buenos Aires.

Fake Blanchard Ace of Spades

Fake Blanchard Ace of Spades

Fake Blanchard Ace of Spades with court cards based on Hall.

The New Game of Animals

The New Game of Animals

Victorian card game with imaginatively designed letters which spell the name of an animal, with one card representing the animal spelt.

Artex No.111

Artex No.111

No.111 by Artex is a copy of Waddingtons standard designs, c1962.

St George Game

St George Game

St George Game, 1858, depicting St George and other saints engaged in battle slaying the dragon to save souls from perdition.

Pierre l’Ebouriffé

Pierre l’Ebouriffé

Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894) wrote the Struwwelpeter stories in 1847 for his son Carl. The stories quickly became famous and were translated into many languages...

Music Manuscripts

Music Manuscripts

Artwork featuring playing cards in Music Manuscripts

La Baraja Constitucional

La Baraja Constitucional

The “Baraja Constitucional” commemorates the declaration in Cádiz of the Constitution of 1812 and was designed and created by Simón Ardit y Quer in 1822

Fruits et Légumes

Fruits et Légumes

The beautiful artwork in Dondorf's “Fruits et Légumes” quartet game reminds us of the benefits of natural food.

La Baralla Espanyola de Regió 7

La Baralla Espanyola de Regió 7

“La Baralla Espanyola de Regió 7”, created by Jaume Capdevila and Helena Rovira for Edicions Intercomarcals SA in 1996, depicts caricatures of Spanish politicians from that era.

Krienser Fasnachts-Jass 1988

Krienser Fasnachts-Jass 1988

The Krienser Fasnachts-Jass deck was designed and published by Léon Schnyder from Kriens for the 1988 Fasnacht Carnival

La Zoologie

La Zoologie

Dondorf's “La Zoologie” card game no.335 features a collection of 40 chromolithographic prints of species of animals from around the world

Jeu des Fleurs

Jeu des Fleurs

Dondorf no.332: ‘Jeu des Fleurs’ French edition

Wappen-Quartett

Wappen-Quartett

A coat-of-arms quartet game published by B. Dondorf, c.1900

Birkel Schwarzer Peter

Birkel Schwarzer Peter

The Birkel company has produced several promotional “Schwarzer Peter” packs over the years and this one is themed on the circus.

Philips Sept Familles

Philips Sept Familles

“Philips Sept Familles” promotional happy families game from the 1970s

Philishave

Philishave

Spanish-suited advertising deck for Philishave electric razors.