Unimog UX 100

Published July 26, 2024 Updated July 26, 2024

Cartoons promoting the Unimog UX 100, a small truck produced by Mercedes-Benz.

1996 Germany Berliner Spielkarten Advertising Cartoon Skat

Unimog is a range of multipurpose tractors, trucks and lorries manufactured in Germany since 1948 (from 1951 under the Mercedes-Benz brand). This promotional pack vaunts the capabilities of the Unimog UX 100 by way of a series of cartoons, giving the vehicle a friendly human face throughout. Not only the double-ended court cards are illustrated; the aces and numeral cards also have small cartoons, resulting in a rearrangement of some of the pips. The ‘real’ truck is shown on the reverse, in orange against a dark blue background.

Unimog UX 100 skat deck made by Berliner Spielkarten GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, 1996 Unimog UX 100 skat deck made by Berliner Spielkarten GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, 1996 Unimog UX 100 skat deck made by Berliner Spielkarten GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, 1996

Above: Unimog UX 100 skat deck made by Berliner Spielkarten GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, 1996. 32 cards + 1 title/rules card in plastic box. Size: 59 x 90 mm. The skat rules are on the reverse of the title card.

I have a few of these packs available for sale.

Reference

Petri, Dr. Thomas. Braun Band 13: Die Berliner Spielkarten GmbH; 2002. p.108, BS 1996/7.

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