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It was called "Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik" from 1945 to 1990, "Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik GmbH" from 1991 to 1995, and "Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg GmbH" from 1996 to 2000. The design of the ‘coeur’ logo, which often appeared on a pip card or box, also changed over time.

In 1848, Joseph Glanz (1795-1866) bought the established card manufacturing company Max Uffenheimer with the address Kohlmarkt No. 282 Vienna.

After the death of Joseph Glanz, his son-in-law Stanislaus von Abrahamsberg (1819-1910) took over the management of the company.

In 1867-1868, an attempt was made to merge with the manufacturer Georg Geiselreiter from Wiener Neustadt and create a joint company J. Glanz & Geiselreiter. After this unsuccessful attempt, the name was slightly changed to Josef Glanz.

Under the leadership of von Abrahamsberg, the company also tries to expand by acquiring other companies (Johann Ritter/Prague 1870, Österr. Spielkarten-Fabriks-Ges.(Samuel Königsgarten)/Vienna 1887, Vannak Jàtékkártyagyár Jànos Vàradi/Budapest 1906). Over time, however, it gradually sold these parts to the company Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne.

In 1897, a long-term purchase agreement was also concluded for the entire company, which was fulfilled in 1912. This means that the brand, which, together with Piatnik, was the most important card manufacturer in the second half of the 19th century in Austria-Hungary, ceases to exist.

The company's own address has changed over time. It is documented in reference no. 2 and can serve as a guide for dating a specific deck of cards.

1. Repository : Die Hersteller von Spielkarten im 2. Viertel des 19. Jahrhunderts in Wien►
2. Database of card makers in Vienna in the 19th century►

Impressão Règia, Real Fábrica de Lisboa.

The Real Fábrica de Cartas de Jogar was founded in 1769, along with a paper mill, by Royal Charter of King José, under the master craftsman Lorenzo Solezio, brother of Félix Solesio who ran the Spanish Real Fábrica at Macharaviaya. Lorenzo received permission to make cards and sell them in Portugal and overseas territories. The production and sale of playing cards was a profitable business. In 1769 the Royal Playing Card Factory was annexed to the Impressão Régia (Royal Press). The name changed to Imprenta Nacional in 1820.

In 1889, Fusajirô Yamauchi began manufacturing “Hanafuda” or “flower cards” under the brand name Nintendō Koppai. Cards were hand crafted using the bark from mulberry and mitsu-mata trees. Around 1902 the firm began producing Western style playing cards.

After WWII, Nintendō managed to survive a period of heavy taxation on playing-cards, which killed off many smaller manufacturers. In the second half of the 20th century they diversified into children’s toys and, later on, video games.

The national Czech enterprise Obchodní Tiskárny Kolín was created in 1949 with a winged horse or pegasus logo, as a succssor to the former Ritter & Co playing card workshop. more►