Merry Andrew
There are two Aces to each suit; one plain and the other with figures of a young woman and man, presumably Merry Andrew and his girl-friend.
Karl Gerich No.30: “Merry Andrew”
The pack is inspired in part by a Piatnik patience pack c.1940 and also by a Yugoslav pack by Grafika Zrenjanin c.1950. There are two Aces to each suit; one plain and the other with figures of a young woman and man, presumably Merry Andrew and his girl-friend.
The earliest packs, in an edition of about twenty-four, came in a printed and hand coloured box on which “Merry Andrew” is shown as a dancing musician.
Karl Gerich's “Merry Andrew” is a small format patience pack. First published in 1989 while Karl was trading as “Victoria P.C.C.”, the deck features double-ended courts which are elaborately dressed, and a double-ended Jester-joker.
References:
♣ Tregear, Mike and Daphne, "Karl Gerich: Card Designer and Maker", privately published.
Copyright:
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By Barney Townshend
United Kingdom • Member since October 06, 2015
Retired Airline Pilot, interested in: Transformation Playing Cards, Karl Gerich and Elaine Lewis. Secretary of the EPCS. Treasurer of the IPCS.
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