This is the outer case for a rare original deck of 'Shakespeare' playing cards, manufactured in 1895 by Bernhard Dondorf of Frankfurt aM, Germany. After 1902, the deck was published by Dondorf with a plain Ace of Spades as 'No 192'. Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf opened a lithographic printing business in 1833, first producing playing cards in 1839. His playing cards were popular for their designs and overall quality. He retired from the business in 1872 after producing popular and widely-copied designs for many years. 19th Century Style | Cut Out | William Shakespeare | Old-fashioned | Chromolithograph
High Resolution JPEG Picture of This is the outer case for a rare original deck of 'Shakespeare' playing cards, manufactured in 1895 by Bernhard Dondorf of Frankfurt aM, Germany. After 1902, the deck was published by Dondorf with a plain Ace of Spades as 'No 192'. Bernard (Bernhard) Dondorf opened a lithographic printing business in 1833, first producing playing cards in 1839. His playing cards were popular for their designs and overall quality. He retired from the business in 1872 after producing popular and widely-copied designs for many years. [174979659] stock photo
