Swiss Mogul Cards, 1880-1890
English type 'Mogul' playing cards manufactured in Switzerland by John Müller for export to India, c.1880-1890.
English type ‘Mogul’ playing cards manufactured in Switzerland by John Müller for export to India, c.1880-1890. The business was expanding its connections worldwide and during the period 1903/04 nearly 19,000 dozen packs of cards were exported to India. The Schaffhausen playing card factory became one of the most reputable in Europe.
Above: English type ‘Mogul’ playing cards manufactured in Switzerland by John Müller for export to India, c.1880-1890. The Ace of Spades is anonymous but loosely mimics the Old Frizzle duty Ace which was discontinued in 1862.
REFERENCES
Ruh, Max & Rüegg, Max: AGM Müller: 175 Years of Playing Card Manufacture in "The Playing-Card" Vol.32 no.3, Nov-Dec 2003, IPCS, England.
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