Paul Symons
Member since February 01, 2016I'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.
Swadeshi Playing Cards
Named after the first National movement in India
AT THE TOP Playing Cards
Exclusively designed for the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Rococo Whist-Bridge Nr.53
printed by Flemming-Wiskott A.G. of Glogau
Dutch Historical playing cards
Advertising for Mopenco, the Dutch Fountain Pen King
Lattmann No.9 playing cards
with illustrated views of Dutch cities on the aces. This pack is for sale or exchange.
Dondorf Patience playing cards No.26
Patience playing cards with children in historical costumes
Miniature French fashion playing cards
Tiny 19th.century ‘Cartes Mignonnes’ playing cards depicting the fashions of the period
Dondorf related ephemera
A few items used for advertising or displaying Dondorf playing card products.
C.L.Wüst Poster Stamps
A set of advertising poster stamps for C.L.Wüst playing cards.
Jeep Playing cards
Pack of cards celebrating Allied Victory in the Second World War.
Chocolate playing cards with scenes from World War 1
An extraordinary Spanish pack of chocolate advertising playing cards dating from 1920.
Dutch costume playing cards from an unknown maker
Another pack of Dutch costume playing cards c.1880.
A miniature theatrical pack of playing cards, Germany? c.1900
This miniature pack is very similar to one made by C.L.Wúst in c.1890.
Miniature Theatre playing cards
Miniature playing cards, possibly for children, with a romantic theatrical theme. C.L. Wüst c.1890.
Suchard chocolate miniature playing cards
A miniature pack of playing cards advertising Suchard chocolate and cocoa made in the early 1900's.
Playing cards for the Bombay Market
An interesting pack of playing cards with illustrated Indian aces made "Specially for the Bombay Market", c.1915.
Dutch costume playing cards
Dutch costume playing cards made for the Dutch market in the second half of the 19th century.
Wüst Spanish pattern
Wüst Spanish pattern c.1910 advertising Cuban ‘Tropical’ beer.
Wüst Lenormand deck, c.1860
Wüst Lenormand deck, c.1860
C.L. Wüst, 1811 - 1927
SPIELKARTENFABRIEK VON C.L. WÜST, 1811 - 1927. A short history of the Wüst factory by Martin Shaw & Paul Symons.