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El Ferrocarril

Published July 03, 1996 Updated March 19, 2022

Naipe El Ferrocarril made by La Cubana, S.A. (Fabrica de Naipes El Aguila), Mexico, c.1960

Mexico La Cubana El Ferrocarril Amerindian
Naipes La Cubana Naipes Ferrocarril Cactus, c.1960

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Apparently these designs, based on traditional Mexican culture, had only recently been introduced into the range. The coin symbol has been substituted by an Aztec calendar, and the Sotas are female, in local costume.

Naipe El Ferrocarril, La Cubana, S.A., Mexico, c.2000 Naipe El Ferrocarril, La Cubana, S.A., Mexico, c.2000 Naipe El Ferrocarril, La Cubana, S.A., Mexico, c.2000

Above: Naipe El Ferrocarril by La Cubana S.A., Mexico, c.2000. 40 cards in box. Reverse: cactus flowers.

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Founder and editor of the World of Playing Cards since 1996. He is a former committee member of the IPCS and was graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal for many years. He has lived at various times in Chile, England and Wales and is currently living in Extremadura, Spain. Simon's first limited edition pack of playing cards was a replica of a seventeenth century traditional English pack, which he produced from woodblocks and stencils.


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