Tungsram Playing Cards
Tungsram Playing Cards, Art Deco playing cards from Hungary
Tungsram Playing Cards, c.1958
Art Deco playing cards from Hungary. Tungsram lightbulbs, founded in 1896 in Hungary, were taken over by General Electric in 1989.
Tungsram playing cards produced by Játékkártyagyár és Nyomda (Playing-Card Factory and Printing House, Budapest) in 1958. 52 cards + 2 Jokers. Images courtesy Barney Townshend. See also: Jeux L.G.L., Paris►
By Barney Townshend
United Kingdom • Member since October 06, 2015
Retired Airline Pilot, interested in: Transformation Playing Cards, Karl Gerich and Elaine Lewis. Secretary of the EPCS. Treasurer of the IPCS.
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