Nordbräu Ingolstadt
Publicity pack for the German brewery Nordbräu with Bavarian pattern courts (adapted).
Ingolstadt is in Bavaria so it is not surprising that Bavarian pattern courts have been used in this pack. However, the heads have been poorly redrawn, with many of the courts now facing straight ahead instead of to the right or left. In place of many of the traditional attributes, each one holds a large beer mug, glass or stein with the name of the type of beer on it. The brewery’s logo appears centrally on the Ace (Daus) of Hearts, the Ace of Bells and all the pip cards from 10 down to 6. The back design incorporates the blue and white diamond pattern of the flag of Bavaria with the name of the brewery at both ends. Print run of 20,000 packs.
Above: Nordbräu Ingolstadt publicity playing cards designed by Studio Mayerhofer. Made by Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik, Altenburg, Germany, 1989. 36 cards in clear plastic box. Size: 58 x 100 mm.
By Roddy Somerville
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Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
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