Simon Wintle
- Spain • Member since February 01, 1996
I am the founder of The World of Playing Cards (est. 1996), a website dedicated to the history, artistry and cultural significance of playing cards and tarot. Over the years I have researched various areas of the subject, acquired and traded collections and contributed as a committee member of the IPCS and graphics editor of The Playing-Card journal. Having lived in Chile, England, Wales, and now Spain, these experiences have shaped my work and passion for playing cards. Amongst my achievements is producing a limited-edition replica of a 17th-century English pack using woodblocks and stencils—a labour of love. Today, the World of Playing Cards is a global collaborative project, with my son Adam serving as the technical driving force behind its development. His innovative efforts have helped shape the site into the thriving hub it is today. You are warmly invited to become a contributor and share your enthusiasm.
Editorial Gráfica Flores, c.1970-90
Editorial Gráfica Flores S.A. were manufacturers of playing cards and card games around c.1970-90.
Standard playing cards manufactured by Joker S.A.
Standard playing cards manufactured by Joker S.A.
T3 Terminator
T3 Terminator playing cards based on the popular movie, 2003.
Matrix Reloaded
Matrix Reloaded playing cards published anonymously, 2003.
German playing cards
Card-playing rapidly became popular in medieval Bavaria and German printers were quick to supply the goods.
Miniature Playing Cards
Miniature Playing Cards from around the world.
Baraja Cuauhtémoc
Baraja Cuauhtémoc published by Treviño Narro, Monterrey, Mexico Original artwork by P. X. Santaella featuring Aztec and other important pre-Columbian cultures.
Naipes La Estrella
Naipes La Estrella Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Vigor S.R.L., Buenos Aires, c.1955.
Alvarez Holmberg y Cia,
Alvarez Holmberg y Cia, playing card manufacturer, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1950-70
Naipes Cristianos
“Naipes Cristianos” catechetical playing cards with quotations from the four gospels, 2002.
Estudio Negrin PIRELLI, c.1960
Estudio Negrin playing cards for PIRELLI, made by Orestes A. Cappellano S.R.L., Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1960.
Angus
Naipes "ANGUS" designed by Gustavo A. Pueyrredón, depicting Aberdeen Angus livestock on the courts and jokers dressed as Gauchos.
Ernesto Flaiban, Buenos Aires
Ernesto Flaiban, Buenos Aires, 1942-1970.
No.407 Naipe Español by F. X. Schmid
Naipe Español No.407 by F. X. Schmid, c.1980.
VICTORIA 4500 by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Naipe Español VICTORIA 4500 by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Advertising & publicity playing cards by Joker S.A.
Advertising and publicity playing cards manufactured by Joker S.A.
Mambrú
Mambru pop group playing cards from Argentina, 2002.
Chinese Playing Cards 中国纸牌
The Chinese took their cards with them wherever they travelled and traded in the East, and we find Chinese cards in use not only in the mainland but also in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, Singapore, North Borneo and Vietnam.
Translucent Erotic Playing Cards, page 2
Translucent Erotic Playing Cards, page 2
Winnie the Pooh
Winnie the Pooh Spanish-suited deck, 2002.
Naipes Casino
Naipes Casino Estilo Español Spanish suited playing cards manufactured by Justo Rodero.
VELCAP c.1940s
Naipes VELCAP playing cards by Orestes A. Cappellano, playing card manufacturers, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1940s
Naipes VELCAP c.1950
Naipes VELCAP playing cards by Orestes A. Cappellano, Buenos Aires, Argentina, c.1950,
VELCAP circular, c.1980
VELCAP circular playing cards made by Cappellano S.A., c.1980.
Naipes La Española by Vigor S.R.L.
Naipes La Española Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Vigor S.R.L., Buenos Aires, c.1955-75.
Card games by Joker S.A.
Joker S.A.I.C. produce a range including children's card games, tarot cards and advertising decks, alongside their standard Spanish-suited and Anglo-American playing cards.
Bandana
Bandana Argentine pop girl group playing cards 2002.
Naipes Victoria
Naipes Victoria Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by Cía General Fabril Financiera S.A.
Fló Hermanos y Compañía, importers of playing-cards, Argentina, 1860-1910
Fló Hermanos y Compañía, importers of playing-cards, Argentina, 1860-1910.
Translucent Playing Cards, c.1850
Cards from a translucent pack. Erotic images are concealed in the middle layer of the card and become visible when held up to a light.
F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Spanish-suited playing cards by F. X. Schmid (Argentina) S.A.
Asociart promotional playing cards, Argentina, 2000
Asociart Insurance promotional playing cards, Argentina, 2000.
Naipes Hijitus
Naipes HIJITUS playing cards were published during the mid-1980s as an insert in the children’s comic Anteojito.
Harry Potter
Harry Potter Spanish-suited deck made in Argentina, c.2001.
PromoGames
PromoGames advertising agency for Jockey Club, Hellmann’s, c.1998 onwards.
The Joker Card
The 'Joker' is believed to have been invented by American Euchre players who, when modifying the rules sometime during the 1860s, decided that an extra trump card was required.
Argentinian Playing Cards - Naipes Argentinos
Playing cards were introduced to the Americas with Spanish explorers such as Columbus or Cortés.
Naipes ‘Tito’, Camilloni Hnos
Naipes ‘Tito’, Camilloni Hnos, Montevideo, c.1950.
Naipes ‘Miguelito’
The standard Spanish-suited 'Parisian' style (Tipo Frances) is based on models exported to South America by French manufacturers during the nineteenth century.
Naipes La Banca
Naipes La Banca, Argentina c.1970-85.
Naipes TRIUNFO c.1925-40
Cappellano Hermanos were book publishers during the 1920s who also commenced producing playing cards around this time.
Naipes Triunfo, c.1970-80
Naipes TRIUNFO Spanish-suited playing cards by Cappellano, S.A., Florencio Varela 542, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1970s.
Naipes Angelito
Naipes Angelito Spanish-suited playing cards, Cía Fabril Financiera, Buenos Aires.
Gaucho Playing Cards
Florencio de los Ángeles Molina Campos (1891-1959) produced the artwork for his series of Gaucho playing cards from 1944 to 1958.
Art:pack in aid of the Irish Hospice Foundation
A deck of cards to raise awareness of the Irish Hospice Foundation.
Bertrand Domec, 1904-1970 page 2
Bertrand Domec page 2 (c.1905-1926).
Naipes Inca by C. Della Penna S.A., 1970s
Naipes Inca Spanish-suited playing cards manufactured by C. Della Penna S.A., Buenos Aires, c.1970-78.
Imported Argentinean Playing Cards
There has been a number of importing agents, as well as manufacturers from other countries, who have imported playing cards into Argentina.
Mamluk Playing Cards
Nã'ib, the game of lieutenants... these cards are amongst the earliest Arabic playing cards extant.
De La Rue
De La Rue introduced letter-press printing into playing card production and his patent was granted in 1831. He produced his first playing cards in 1832.
Rodrigo El Potro
Naipes El Potro Rodrigo with Spanish suit symbols and photos of the pop singer on each card, c.2000.