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Neue Deutsche Spielkarte
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by Rod Starling
Neue Deutsche Spielkarte (Reformkarte) conceived by Dr. Timon Schroeter, 1883.
Lakeland
Lakeland playing cards by Stuart Lawrence depicting famous characters & views of England’s Lake District, c.1988.
Historical Characters
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by Matt Probert
“Historical Characters” playing cards printed by Waddington’s for Thermawear Ltd, 1994
Descubridores y Colonizadores de America
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by Simon Wintle
“Baraja Histórica” (Descubridores y Colonizadores de America) manufactured by Heraclio Fournier S.A., 1952 designed by Ricardo Summers “Serny”
J. Glanz Historical playing cards
Historical Theatrical playing cards manufactured by J. Glanz, c.1865
Daveluy
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by Simon Wintle
Daveluy produced card games between c.1840 and 1890. Many of his playing cards have historical connotations and show figures with a landscape background.
Rowley & Co - “Monarchs of Europe”
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by Simon Wintle
In around 1775 Rowley & Co attempted to reform the traditional court cards to portraits of the kings and queens of England, France, Spain and Russia.
Jeu des Rois de France
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by Rod Starling
This beautifully engraved and pleasing deck designed in 1856 has French Kings and consorts as the Kings and Queens, with noble attendants as the Jacks, all dressed in magnificent period costumes.
Cartes Parisiennes
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by Rod Starling
The courts are full-length figures of English historical personages.
French Costumes
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by Rod Starling
The French taste for elegant, well engraved costume playing cards started during the early 19th century. O. Gibert of Paris produced a series of such fashion packs, or packs depicting historical characters.
Islenzk Spil
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by Simon Wintle
This historical Icelandic deck was first published in c.1930 and shows the native Icelandic Vikings of some thousand years ago rendered in a romantic naturalistic style.
Dresdner Doppelkopf
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by Matt Probert
‘Dresdner Doppelkopf’ with scenes of Dresden, designed by Günter Schmitz, 1989.
Spanish Historical Characters playing cards, c.1896
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by Simon Wintle
Cards from the Spanish Historical Characters playing cards set printed by Litografía Madriguera (Barcelona), c.1896, which were inserted into packets of chocolate.
