Doppeldeutsche Playing Cards, 36 Cards, Seasons & William Tell, P.S.K. Backs – Vintage Austria 1970s/80s

A complete 36-card Doppeldeutsche deck in its original cardboard box – with the traditional suits of acorns, bells, leaves and hearts, the colorful Four Seasons pictures (spring, summer, autumn, winter) and the figures from the William Tell legend.

Special Feature

The backs carry a geometric logo pattern of the P.S.K. – Austrian Postal Savings Bank: a promotional or customer deck and thus a small piece of everyday Austrian history.

Details & Condition

• Pattern: Doppeldeutsche cards, 36 cards, complete
• Backs: P.S.K. logo pattern
• Box: cardboard, approx. 10 × 6.3 cm / 3.9 × 2.5 in
• Date: 1970s–1980s
• Condition: excellent; cards clean and crisp, box with light age-appropriate wear

Who It's For

For rounds of Schnapsen, Watten and Bauernschnapsen, collectors of Austrian playing cards and all who love Alpine tradition – a Christmas gift with a feeling of home.

Care

Store dry, protect from moisture.

At the flea market in Gmünd the deck lay on a stack of old beer mats from a village inn – exactly where it belongs.

A deck for the village inn — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop