WWPCM00479
"Ets. Mesmaekers Freres S.A." (Belgium)
deck "Cartes imperiales" (52&32 cards), since 1878.
dimension 58x88 mm.
1. WWPCM00479/01: edition 1878, brazilian aces
spade | heart | diamond | club |
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack | jack | jack | jack |
Lit.: Turnhoutse Speelkaarten No.13
WWPCM00479/01B: variant with the aces depict scenes of battles from the Franco
Prussian War:
Clubs – Bataille de St Quentin
Janvier 1871 Sortie de Paris de General Ducrot 30.11.1870 Diamonds - Bataille de Sedan 1.09.1870 Bataille de Graelottes 16.08.1870 Hearts – Bataile de Woerth 11.08.1870 Bataille de Saarbruck 2.08.1870 Spade – Siege de Paris 09.1870-01.1871 Bombardement de Strasbourg 08-09.1870 |
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
WWPCM00479/01C:
edition by "Daveluy" (Bruges), c.1880
images the same and I don't know who was the first
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | |||
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack | jack | jack | jack |
WWPCM00479/01D: edition since c.1935 (r03)
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standard ace, may be with other brand |
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
king//king | king | king | |
queen | queen//queen | ||
jack | jack//jack |
2. WWPCM00479/02:
with french
indices, 1930s-1940s
WWPCM00479/02A: No.45
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack | jack | jack | jack |
WWPCM00479/02B: patience No.46, dimension 43x65 mm.
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack | jack | jack | jack |
3. WWPCM00479/03:
during WWII printed by "Brepols"
deck "Goldecken" (box of 1940)
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack | jack | jack | jack |
10 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
4. WWPCM00479/04: non-standard edition, c.1935
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack | jack | jack | jack |
10 | 10 |