No.6 Austrian
This early Gerich work is an adaptation of the English pattern with continental stylisation. The double-ended designs are slightly different at each end and divided by a gold band.
Karl Gerich No.6: “Austrian” style playing cards, c.1982
This early Gerich work is an adaptation of the standard English pattern with continental or Austrian stylisation. The double-ended designs are slightly different at each end and divided by a gold band across the middle. The colour scheme includes red, yellow, green and pale violet.
Above: detail from an uncut sheet of Karl Gerich's double-ended 'Austrian' style playing cards; hand coloured copper etching with stencilled pips, c.1982. Complete packs contain 52 cards; cards measure 53mm x 85mm.
By Barney Townshend
Member since October 06, 2015
View ArticlesRetired Airline Pilot, interested in: Transformation Playing Cards, Karl Gerich and Elaine Lewis. Secretary of the EPCS. Treasurer of the IPCS.
Leave a Reply
Recommended
Waddington’s “Silkette” Playing Cards
Cards made by John Waddington Ltd. for the Madras Club, Chennai (formerly Madras), India, c.1930.
Highland Hospice
54 different personalities from the city of Inverness published by the Highland Hospice.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme covers from 1956 to 2016 published by Winning Moves UK Ltd.
Cape Wrath
Images from the Ministry of Defence Cape Wrath Training Centre, Sutherland, Scotland. Published 2010.
Vesalius Anatomy Card Game
Celebrating the work of Andreas Vesalius in the quincentenary year of his birth.
Team GB
Great Britains’s Olympic gold medallists from 1964 to 2004 published by the British Olympic Association.
David Kindersley Centenary
Celebration of the work of David Kindersley, stone letter-carver and typeface designer. Published by the Cardozo Kindersley Workshop, Cambridge, UK, 2015.
Official England Rugby Playing Cards
Pack celebrating the rugby world champions of 2003. Produced by MMcardz.
Royal Cards Reign of Queen Anne
“Royal Cards Reign of Queen Anne” cover historical events, both honourable and treacherous, during the period 1702 to 1704.
Hall & Son
Hall & Son
Fortune-Telling Cards
Comic Fortune-Telling Cards published by Reynolds & Sons, c.1850.
Comic Question & Answer cards
Comic Question & Answer cards by Josh. Reynolds & Sons, circa 1850.
Myriorama
Myriorama of Italian scenery, 1824.
Transformation Cards for Christmas
Hand-drawn Transformation cards, c.1870.
PLAYING CARDS: A Secret History
PLAYING CARDS: A Secret History
Sergeant-Major
Sergeant-Major card game devised by W.G.Smith
Rex Pitts (1940-2021)
We are deeply saddened by news of the passing of Anthony Rex Pitts (1940-2021).
Pepys Games
The Story of Pepys Games by Rex Pitts
J. W. Spear and Sons
Jacob Wolfe Spear founded his company manufacturing fancy goods in 1879 near Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany
Chad Valley Co. Ltd
Chad Valley Co. Ltd (incorporating Johnson Brothers (Harborne) Ltd, the long-established UK brand bought by Woolworths in 1988 and now sold at Argos.
Multum in Parvo Co., Ltd
Multum in Parvo published a range of indoor games during the period from 1884-1927.
Ariel Productions Ltd
The founder of Ariel Productions, Philip Marx, was a prolific publisher of children’s books and comics towards the end of and just after the Second World War.
Kum-Bak Sports, Toys & Games
Kum-Bak Sports, Toys & Games MFG Co., Ltd, London S.E.11
Crazy People
Crazy People children’s card game illustrated by caricaturist and graphic artist Walter Trier, c.1950.
Panko
Panko (Votes for Women) suffragette card game published by Peter Gurney Ltd, c.1912.
Snap
Anonymous Snap game, 1930s.
Panto People
Panto People published by E. S. & A. Robinson, c.1930s.
Hats-Off!
Hats-Off! miniature card game published by E. S. & A. Robinson, c.1930s.
Zoo-Boots
Zoo-Boots published by E. S. & A. Robinson, c.1930s.
XIXth Century
The XIXth Century published by John Jaques & Son, c.1875.
The ‘Rinker’ Snap
The ‘Rinker’ highly amusing snap game, c.1910.
Round the World Happy Families
Round the World Happy Families by Chiefton Products Ltd of Bristol, c.1950s.
Abbatt Animal Families
Abbatt Toys Animal Families, c.1970.
French for Fun
French for Fun instructive card game published by John Jaques & Son Ltd., c.1930s
Counties of Britain
Counties of Britain by John Jaques & Son Ltd. c.1930.
Radio Banker
Radio Banker by John Waddington Ltd for Marconiphone Co Ltd.
Jigstar
Jigstar film star card game by Murphy Games Ltd, 1936.
Countries of Empire
“Countries of Empire” published by John Jaques & Son Ltd, c.1930s.
Gas Warm Homes
Gas Warm Homes Happy Families game published by British Gas, c.1980.
The Bristol Pack
The Bristol Pack, an exhibition of playing cards designed by Bristol artists, 2005.