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Piatnik Playing Cards

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Piatnik Playing Cards

Category

Military

Classification

CHENHALL - Recreational Objects - Game Equipment - Game - Game, Card - Card, Playing

Object Origin
Manufacturer:

Ferd. Piatnik & Söhne

Date Manufactured:

c. 1940

Physical Characteristics

Object Description: Nine (9) playing cards. The backs of the cards have a brown and beige tartan pattern. There are seven (7) face cards, including the king of leaves (a), the unter of acorns (b), the deuce of acorns (d), the ober of leaves (e), the king of bells (f), the deuce of leaves (g), and the ober of hearts (h), as well as a ten of acorns card (c), and a nine of hearts card (i). Text is written on the ten and nine cards. Black markings in the center of the d...

Materials:

paper

Marks: On ten card: "LINZ HAUPTPLATZ" On nine card: "LEIPZIG VÖLKERSCHL.DENKM."

Measurements: Object A:
    Height: 4 in, Length: 2.25 in

Credit

Gift of Beatrice Blackiston, 1995.1.2a-i

Display Status

On Exhibit

Piatnik Playing Cards

About: Piatnik Playing Cards

About: Piatnik Playing Cards

This card deck is for playing Skat, a popular game with German sailors and soldiers alike. Card games were one of the few recreational activities that could keep submariners preoccupied during their patrols.

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