Old Trading Cards Pre 1900s?

Found these old cards in my parents attic. They seem like pre 1900 trading cards. Some of them are numbered and to be from the same maker. Others have markings from Germany. Also a few of them have a phrase in German then another language and then English. I have over 50 of them in a old binder. Not looking to sell them I just would like to know what they really are. Having a hard time looking up something similar online. Thanks for your help.

 

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All of the cards are translated into three languages on the back including English. I'm just wondering what types of cards these are and if there's anything significant about them or if they are a rare or common item in the antique world.

 

I understand... It's kind of hard to turn a monitor on it's side to see two of the items properly.

 

Size? They look like CDV type cards. Probably from the 1860-70's. I've seen the non photographic cards like those described as a filler, usually found in the back of old family photo albums to fill empty space.

 

Well, they're not trading cards. They appear to be reproductions of artwork, published various publishers in a series, for the amateur collector. You should be able to date (roughly) from information on their backs.

Debora

 

This type of card is often called an "album filler" by those who collect carte de visite photographs. They were used in the 19th century to fill empty spaces in albums, etc. I don't know a lot about their uses then.

If you do a general search on "album filler" "cdv" you'll see lots of examples. Here is an eBay search result:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw="album+filler"&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=15&_stpos=50613&_sargn=-1&saslc=1&_salic=1&_sop=1&_dmd=1&_ipg=200

Oh, and the tinted one in your first photo might not be an album filler. It reminds me of photos I've seen that were issued in series and gave examples of various types of traditional dress and costumes from different lands.

Here is one of the latter type, from my collection:

 

The first batch on it's side.....the top card on the left....we've seen on here before.... I believe she's the "Bakers" chocolate girl?