The “Boffie” Kwartetspel was designed by Huibert Vet and published by Albert Heijn in 1936
Animals Quartet game printed for Cigarrillos El Figaro, Peru, early 1900s
Asperge Kwartet published by Knorr.
Beesten Kwartet designed by Peter Vos. Published by Thomas Rap of Amsterdam, 1995.
“Fireside Bible Game” (No.1124) published by The Fireside Game Co., Cincinnati, USA, 1899.
BMW Promo Top Trumps produced as a promotion for the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Promotional playing cards produced for Bodegas Trapiche, designed to play Quartet games by collecting a wine bottle card with four matching glasses.
Boekenkwartet featuring illustrations from children's books, 1970s.
Joker S.A.I.C. produce a range including children's card games, tarot cards and advertising decks, alongside their standard Spanish-suited and Anglo-American playing cards.
“Castles” Quartet Illustrated by Vladimir Kovářík
This “Jeu de Familles” from the 1960s designed by Jean Bachès promotes Chambord glassware.
“Characters from Charles Dickens” card game published by Jaques & Son, c.1880.
Hand-made ‘Chief Cities Quartettes’ card game, c.1910.
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“Das Lustige Familien Quartett” published by Eugen Schmidt K.G., Dresden, c.1930s
German History Quartet published by Otto Maier Verlag Ravensburg, c.1930-35.
Deutsche Nutzpflanzen - Quartett game promoting Kali brand crop fertilizer, 1938.
Die 4 Jahreszeiten Quartett-Spiel illustrated by Anneliese Tesdorpf, published by F X Schmid, 1950.
Dondorf’s “Die Vogel-Welt” No. 351 quartet game, c.1905
The Game of “Doctor Busby” published by Parker Brothers, Salem, Massachusetts, USA, c.1890.
Donald Duck Vegetables & Fruit Quartet exclusive from Jumbo supermarkets, © Disney 2016.
Filmstar-Parade Quartet card game published by F X Schmid, Munich, c.1958
“Fipps der Affe“ (Fipps the Ape) quartet game with cartoons by Wilhelm Busch published by Bielefelder Spielkarten GmbH, c.1960
French for Fun instructive card game published by John Jaques & Son Ltd., c.1930s
The beautiful artwork in Dondorf's “Fruits et Légumes” quartet game reminds us of the benefits of natural food.
“Funny Families” card game manufactured by Woolley & Co, 1890s.
Geschichte des Buchgewerbes illustrated by Ludwig Winkler, published by Verlag für Lehrmittel Pößneck.
History of Motorcycles quartet published by Verlag für Lehrmittel Pößneck, 1989.
Globe Trotters follows the journey of a group of travellers who depart from Genoa by ocean liner and sail to the Orient for the ultimate travel experience.
A card game commemorating the first round the world flight by the Graf Zeppelin, published by J.W. Spear & Söhne, Nuremberg, in 1930
Happy Families is probably one of the most popular card games ever invented, with educational benefits relating to sorting and matching of sets, as well as early literacy and elementary genealogy, flowers or bird identification, etc.
“H-O Kwartetspel” children’s card game promoting quick cooking oatmeal (instant porridge), 1930s.
Hearts of London for British Heart Foundation 2009.
“Historic Ships” quartet game from Czechoslovakia illustrated by Jaromír Vraštil
“Humouristic Quartett” families game produced by Adolf Sala of Berlin
The Game of ‘In Castle Land’ (No.1113) published by The Fireside Game Co., Cincinnati, 1896.
Quartet games with scientific illustrations became popular during the Victorian and Edwardian eras. J. W. Spear and Sons Zoology quartet game is a lesson in natural history.
In 1851 the games manufacturer John Jaques of London (founded in 1795) commissioned a set of drawings from John Tenniel, later Sir John, the chief cartoonist of Punch, for their new game of Happy Families.
Jeu de Quaternes ‘Rizá’
Judaism is the oldest of the great monotheist religions, parent of Christianity and Islam.
Jip en Janneke quartet game published by Hema, a Dutch department store, c.1960.
“John Bull”, the Capital English Game published by W. Cremer, c.1865.
“Kleine Tierwelt” wildlife quartet game designed by Heinz Osthoff, published by Bielefelder Spielkarten GmbH, 1963.
The beautiful images in this quartet game published by Jeux Spear in 1933 depict the progress of transport and travel since early times up til the 1930s
Les Sports quartet game designed by Paul Ordner, c.1960.
Lustiges Wilhelm Busch Quartett published by Franz Schmidt, Nuremberg, 1937
Märchen-Quartett (Fairy Tales) illustrated by J. P. Werth and published by J. W. Spear & Söhne, c.1915.
Fairy Tales quartet designed by Annemarie Gramberg, published by Vereinigte Altenburger und Stralsunder Spielkarten-Fabriken AG, 1955.
Musikinstrumente quartet game published by Verlag für Lehrmittel, Pössneck, 1984.
Nature Quartet game published by Staatsbosbeheer, printed by Roem Speelkaarten, Kampen.
