Chess, with Xiangqi: A Photographic Archive

A Gallery of Historical and Contemporary Playing Cards


CHESS

INV 1433 ECKERT & ZAHN c1890 Schachett
inv1433 | Atlas of Playing Cards
52/52 cards | 99x59m | geman tax stamp c1879-88 | gilt edges | original box "Schachett" | leaflet | BY.82.40
INV 2550 COOKE/UNIVERSAL 1942 Taflmannaspilin Tryggvi Magnusson
inv2550 | Atlas of Playing Cards
52/54 [+1] cards [-Jk] | 88x58m | SY.80.75
INV 2898 COOKE/UNIVERSAL 1942 Taflmannaspilin Tryggvi Magnusson
inv2898 | Atlas of Playing Cards
53/54 [+1] cards [-Jk] | 88x58m | SY.80.75
INV 2540 LA MILANO 1982 Le Cartescacco
inv2540 | Atlas of Playing Cards
54/54 [+2] cards | 87x62m | "Le Cartescacco. Ideate da Franco Romagnoli con la collaborazione di M. Chiarenza & A. Reccagni" | BY.80.13
Chinese Chess (Xiangqi)
INV 2817 [—] ?
inv2817 | Atlas of Playing Cards
32/32 cards | 87x57m | original box | poor quality cards | VR.80.25