Bischofszell
Advertising pack for the food producer Bischofszell, designed by Heinz Looser-Brenner, with non-standard suits.
Bischofszell Nahrungsmittel AG produces a wide variety of items such as fruit juices, jams, canned food and convenience food for the Swiss supermarket chain Migros. It takes its name from the city in which it is situated, Bischofszell in the canton of Thurgau. For this pack, the designer Heinz Looser-Brenner from Zürich has replaced the traditional Swiss-German suits with suits of carrots, beans, peas and cherries. The Kings are chefs, the Obers waiters, and the Unders farmers, all with fruit or vegetable heads. The logo of the company appears on the reverse against a background of red and yellow zigzag lines.
Above: Bischofszell advertising playing cards designed by Heinz Looser-Brenner and produced by AGMüller, Neuhausen am Rheinfall, Switzerland, 1987. 36 cards. Size: 57 x 89 mm.
References
Fournier Museum Catalogue, Vol. III, Switzerland 171.
By Roddy Somerville
France • Member since May 31, 2022 • Contact
Roddy started collecting stamps on his 8th birthday. In 1977 he joined the newly formed playing-card department at Stanley Gibbons in London before setting up his own business in Edinburgh four years later. His collecting interests include playing cards, postcards, stamps (especially playing cards on stamps) and sugar wrappers. He is a Past President of the Scottish Philatelic Society, a former Chairman of the IPCS, a Past Master of the Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards and Curator of the WCMPC’s collection of playing cards. He lives near Toulouse in France.
Related Articles
Para Jass
Humorous court card designs by Léon Schnyder for the Swiss Paraplegics Association.
Traditional Cyprus Recipes
Traditional recipes from Cyprus, with a small photo of each dish.
Club Soft Drinks
Promotional pack for Club soft drinks with amusing illustrations of different kinds of ‘club’.
Bourbon Bridge
Attractive, woodcut-style courts adapted for modern play.
Scheffmacher
Advertising pack for Scheffmacher, master painters in Schaffhausen, with comic designs by Fritz Bünz...
Tavaglione playing cards
Well-designed pack by Giorgio Tavaglione, with courts in medieval costume.
Jeu de cartes Armelle
Advertising pack designed by James Hodges for a company specialising in regional cakes and biscuits....
Carte Bolognesi
New designs reinforcing Bologna’s reputation as the gastronomic capital of Italy.
Schwyzer Fasnachts-Jass
Traditional carnival figures from the Swiss canton Schwyz, as interpreted by the artist Léon Schnyde...
Joker Tell
Comic celebration of 700 years of the Swiss Confederation, 1291-1991, with designs by Roland Gazzott...
Swiss Souvenir
55 different scenic photographic views of Switzerland.
Mini Jass
Pocket-size cards with modern designs for playing the Swiss national card game, Jass.
La Compagnie de 1602
Characters from the annual festival held to commemorate the failed attempt to storm Geneva in 1602. ...
Maxim playing cards
Publicity pack from Nintendo for Maxim freeze dried coffee.
Ilford playing cards
Colourful advertising pack for Ilford designed by Mario Grasso, based on standard English courts.
Sternenmädchens Wahrsagespiel Tarot
A colourful 1970s take on the major arcana designed by Peter Geitner, with titles in German.
Roche
Advertising pack for the Swiss-based healthcare company.
Werbung die Sticht
“Werbung die Sticht” deck with artwork by Fritz Bünzli to promote advertising on playing cards by AG...
Investors Overseas Services
Investors Overseas Services, Ltd. (IOS) by A. G. Müller (Schaffhausen), c.1969.
AGMüller English Pattern
AGMüller standard English pattern for the Royal Jordanian Airline, 1980s
Most Popular
Our top articles from the past 60 days
