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Spielkarte für Schützen

Spielkarte für Schützen

“Spielkarte für Schützen” deck designed by Karl Heinz Lanz, published by Rudolf Bechtold and Co., c.1966

Diamond Playing Card (DPC Ltd)

Diamond Playing Card (DPC Ltd)

Diamond Playing Card (DPC Ltd).

Familles Provinciales

Familles Provinciales

Jeu des 7 Familles Provinciales printed by Nisse, Croix-Lille, c.1930

El Jokey by Piatnik, 1990s

El Jokey by Piatnik, 1990s

‘El Jokey’ Spanish-suited pack by Piatnik & Sons, Vienna, 1990s

Kon-Vex Playing Cards

Kon-Vex Playing Cards

Waddington’s introduced a series of unusual shapes in the early 1950s.

Boutros Arabic Playing Cards

Boutros Arabic Playing Cards

Arabic playing cards designed by Evy Maros & Mourad Boutros.

Jeu des 7 Familles by J.J.F

Jeu des 7 Familles by J.J.F

“Jeu des 7 Familles” by Jeux et Jouets Français of Paris, 1904.

El Ciervo N°4

El Ciervo N°4

“El Ciervo” No.4 manufactured by Hija de Antonio Comas during the Spanish Civil War, with mural crown and flag of the 2nd Republic on the ace of coins, c.1938.

Gilbert & Sullivan Cards

Gilbert & Sullivan Cards

“Gilbert & Sullivan” hand-made Savoy Operas pack designed and created by Rex Pitts.

Naipes Samsó N°2-S

Naipes Samsó N°2-S

Naipes Samsó published by N.E.G.S.A. (Barcelona) c.1965.

Our Ship

Our Ship

The “New Game of Our Ship”, published by Chas Goodall & Son, London, 1896.

Descubridores y Colonizadores de America

Descubridores y Colonizadores de America

“Baraja Histórica” (Descubridores y Colonizadores de America) manufactured by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1952 designed by Ricardo Summers “Serny”

Baraja Cartomántica Chocolates Nelia

Baraja Cartomántica Chocolates Nelia

Some examples of playing cards made in Catalonia from the collection of Iris Mundus, Barcelona.

Artistas del Cine

Artistas del Cine

Advertising pack designed by J. Passos and first printed by Cromografía Irández, Barcelona, c.1926. Re-printed in 1995.