WWPCM00631
"B. Dondorf Gmbh" (Germany)
patience deck No.27 "Cartes pour Dames", 1868-1933
Also called "For Corners of the World" and “Patience-Karte Vier-Erdteile”
Variant 1: The cards do not have indices and have normally square corners.
On the back - "Dondorf, Frankfort". 1868-1900.
Variant 2: there are indices of 2 mm later 3 mm, and no Firm name on the back, 1900-1933.
since 1920 with 1 Joker
dimension 43x64 mm., chromolithography; Lit: Braun ( 684), Cary ( Ger 390 and 191), Dondorf ( p. 68/69), Braun bd1868/2
deck like the Hausmann Deck ( BD 1858/2 ) the Colour series are Continents.
but the Aces are Special:
Diamonds = America American Steppe/ Niagara Waterfall
Hearts = Europe Italian Forest/German Castle
Spades = Asia Chinese Wall/ Indian Palm trees
Clubs = Africa Cocas Palm trees/ Egyptian sea Morris
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
king | king | king | king |
queen//queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack | jack//jack | jack | jack |
2 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
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spade | heart | diamond | club |
ace | ace | ace | ace |
ace2 | ace2 | ace2 | ace2 |
king | king | king | king |
queen | queen | queen | queen |
jack//jack | jack | jack | jack |
3.WWPCM00631/03: full reprint by "J. J. Nunes" (Portugal), deck "Cartas para Paciencias No 30", c. 1914 with Portugal indices; special cards: hK; h4; d4 |
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