Playing Cards from Germany
Pomeranian Tarot
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by Simon Wintle
A Pomeranian Tarot deck with etchings by Georg Pommer published by Conrad Jegel, 1852.
Postgeschichte
A celebration of different postal systems in Germany from 1630 to 1850, with designs by Volker Hartmann.
Prussian Pattern
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by Simon Wintle
Derived from Jagdkarten or Hunting cards with patriotic overtones and rural scenes as vignettes on the numeral cards, the Prussian pattern emerged in the middle of the nineteenth century.
Pumuckl quartet game
Quartet game featuring the kobold Pumuckl, creation of the German author Ellis Kaut.
Renaissance Playing cards made by C.L.Wüst
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by Paul Symons
Rococo style playing cards from Frankfurt.
Rhineland Pattern
This pack was probably the culmination of a mixture of designs from 19th century Germany which emerged as one of Dondorf's more popular house patterns by around 1900.
Rokoko-Bild No.158
This pattern was published between 1889-1933, at first with no Joker, which was added in 1906 along with small indices in German or English.
Saks-Werbespiel
Promotional playing cards printed by Dondorf for Saks & Company, New York, late 1920s.
