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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 29274, member: 44"]You might find help on the following website, "World of Playing Cards."</p><p><a href="http://www.wopc.co.uk/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wopc.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">http://www.wopc.co.uk/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>That site has a page on the Vienna pattern or Wiener Bild playing cards that I suspect is what the pattern of your cards are. It seems that pattern is and was double-ended noted for large crowns. The old original versions of this pattern had no corner indices and were in the 32 card format. If your pack is of the Vienne pattern it is a newer version. Your pack does have a double-ended pattern but does not have corner indices. Also figures in yours pack are holding different items then those pictured on the website. The webpage says the Piatnik company is still producing this pattern today.</p><p><a href="http://www.wopc.co.uk/austria/wiener.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.wopc.co.uk/austria/wiener.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.wopc.co.uk/austria/wiener.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 29274, member: 44"]You might find help on the following website, "World of Playing Cards." [url]http://www.wopc.co.uk/[/url] That site has a page on the Vienna pattern or Wiener Bild playing cards that I suspect is what the pattern of your cards are. It seems that pattern is and was double-ended noted for large crowns. The old original versions of this pattern had no corner indices and were in the 32 card format. If your pack is of the Vienne pattern it is a newer version. Your pack does have a double-ended pattern but does not have corner indices. Also figures in yours pack are holding different items then those pictured on the website. The webpage says the Piatnik company is still producing this pattern today. [url]http://www.wopc.co.uk/austria/wiener.html[/url][/QUOTE]
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