Isle of Man playing cards made by Glénisson of Turnhout
Two souvenir packs with different court cards made by Glénisson for the Isle of Man, c.1880.
The playing card factory of Glénisson & Son, Turnhout, Belgium existed from 1856 until 1899. It started after the partnership between Glénisson & Van Genechten was dissolved in 1855. It is one of the 19th century Turnhout factories from which little archive material has survived and therefore much less is known about the production from this factory than the other well-known Turnhout playing card producers. However, we can certain that these two packs were made by Glénisson & Son in about 1880 because there exists a proof sheet by Glénisson with the four aces in the Playing Card museum in Turnhout.
The two packs shown below have a similar set of scenic aces with views from the Isle of Man. However, the English pattern court cards are significantly different as is the size of the cards. The first pack is 91 x 64 mm and the son pack 108 x 66 mm. Both packs are stencil coloured.
Pack 1
Pack 2
References:
- Isle of Man Souvenir Playing Cards, Mike Goodall 2002. page 44-47
- Turnhoutse Speelkaarten, Van Autenboer/Cremers 1983, No.96, p.99-100 (proof sheet scenic aces)
All cards shown are from the collection of Paul Symons ©
By Paul Symons
Netherlands • Member since February 01, 2016 • Contact
I'm British but I have now lived in the Netherlands for more than 50 years and am still enjoying every minute of it. I started collecting playing cards in the early 1980’s after speaking with my neighbour who was at that time a croupier in a casino. I started with just collecting jokers, but that soon led me to complete packs of cards and eventually to specialising in old and antique playing cards, particularly those of C.L. Wüst of Frankfurt, Germany. I am presently the Dutch representative of the I.P.C.S. and the auctioneer at the IPCS conventions.
Related Articles
Een Kaartspel
Minimalist playing cards from The Netherlands
Old School Playing cards from Moon
Designed and published by Leo Scherfig
Vues et Caractères Suisses No.228
A Swiss souvenir pack by Dondorf
Belgian Souvenir playing cards
made in Germany by C.L. Wüst
Reykjavik Athletic Club playing cards
made in Iceland
Art Nouveau Whist playing cards from a small Dutch factory
The factory probably only produced playing cards for a few years in the 1920's
Isle of Man playing cards by De La Rue & Goodall
Two different versions of Isle of Man playing cards from 1870 and 1914.
Isle of Man souvenir playing cards by Goodall & Son.
Two antique packs with scenic aces illustrating places on the Isle of Man.
Neptune No.105 Playing Cards
An exotic pack made by A.Van Genechten of Turnhout
Copies of Wüst House pattern playing cards
both by Christian Heinrich Reuter of Nuremberg, Germany
Wüst Costumes Suisses No.93
Two version of a Swiss souvenir pack by C.L.Wúst
Unnamed Scenic aces of Rio de Janeiro
Cards made by C.L.Wüst of Germany for Brazil
Decorated pip cards from C.L.Wüst
Several Wüst patience packs with special pip cards
Les Cartes pour l'Égalité
Playing cards for gender equality, created on the 500th anniversary of classic French cards
AT THE TOP Playing Cards
Exclusively designed for the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Dutch costume playing cards from an unknown maker
Another pack of Dutch costume playing cards c.1880.
Playing cards for the Bombay Market
An interesting pack of playing cards with illustrated Indian aces made "Specially for the Bombay Mar...
Brazil Pictorial Aces
Genoese pattern with Pictorial Aces for Brazil by Brepols, Turnhout, c.1920.
West Flanders Souvenir
West Flanders Souvenir pack manufactured in Belgium by Mesmaekers, c.1950.
Mesmaekers & Moentack, c.1860
The Mesmaekers firm had been established in Turnhout in 1859 by the partnership of Gustaaf Mesmaeker...
Most Popular
Our top articles from the past 60 days
