Van Genechten

18: Belgian Cards: An Introduction
The card-makers of Turnhout were prolific in their output and inveterate copiers.

22: Belgian Makers: Van Genechten
Van Genechten started making playing cards in c.1840 and continued until the founding of Carta Mundi in 1970.

34: Design Copies
Some copies of the designs of Goodall and the New York Consolidated Card Co.

Banque Nationale de Paris, c.1962
Special deck made for La Banque Nationale de Paris by Van Genechten, Turnhout, c.1962.

Bayer
Humorous pharmaceutical deck made by Antoine van Genechten for Bayer, c.1963.

Bongoût
One of the outstanding and most popular packs made by the Turnhout cardmakers was the Bongoût type. Special scenic Aces could be added to packs according to the client’s preferences.

Dilkhus playing cards for India
Van Genechten was one of the most competent cardmakers in Turnhout and they produced almost every kind of foreign pack for clients all around the world.

Dutch costume playing cards
Dutch costume playing cards made for the Dutch market in the second half of the 19th century.

Escalada y Vidiella, Montevideo c.1860
Cards from a 40-card pack made in Belgium by Antoine van Genechten exclusively for the firm "Escalada y Vidiella" based in Montevideo (Uruguay) in c.1860.

Genever Giraf
Dutch pattern advertising deck for Genever Giraf made by Van Genechten in the 1950s.

Genoese pattern
The design is purely 'Parisian' but the colouring is green, red, yellow and black. Belgium has taken this pattern for general use.

Manuf’d for L.N. Mann
Standard English pattern manuf’d for L.N. Mann by Van Genechten, c.1890.

Naypes Finos made in Belgium
Belgian manufacturers were competing against Spanish makers. Features of the traditional Spanish designs, including many well-known brands, were imitated or plagiarised.

Neptune No.105 Playing Cards
An exotic pack made by A.Van Genechten of Turnhout

Sport No.31
Van Genechten first registered an Ace of Spades for English playing cards in 1885 followed by the ‘Sailor’ Joker.

Standard Genoese
Van Genechten manufactured playing cards in various styles, including specially customised versions for commercial clients wishing to advertise their own brands on the cards.

Tobacco advertising
Advertising decks made in Belgium by A. Van Genechten, 1960s.

Van Genechten
A. Van Genechten ran a flourishing business, supplying various kinds of cards both inside the country and abroad including England, Spain, France, Denmark, South-East Asia, China and Japan.