This deck by Van Genechten was published in a 33 cards version as "Piquet Nr. 160 G", but also as a 53 cards deck. It has the maker's version of the Rhineland pattern and Dutch indices. The aces show scenes from different Dutch cities.

 

The deck was published in the 1930's. The "Pier in Scheveningen", as depicted on the Ace of Diamonds, was constructed around 1900 but dismantled by the Germans in 1943.

Although an indigenous company, the Speelkaartenfabriek Nederland, has produced many decks for the Dutch market between 1909 and 1969, the Belgian manufacturers from Turnhout have –with some intervals- always held the greater part of this market.

 

Leonard Biermans from Turnhout published this deck around 1940 as "Prima Speelkaarten nr 1410". Although the courts have Dutch indices, the aces don’t have an "A", but are numbered with a "1", just like in the French patterned decks.

The deck comes with the only set of aces not showing a single view of Amsterdam. They are usually printed in b/w, but also exist in purple or a lighter, brownish tone, as shown here.

        

These two decks were made by Van Genechten from Turnhout. Both have Van Genechten's version of the Dutch pattern and are accompanied by Dutch scenic aces with exactly the same designs. The first deck, with the small indices, dates from the 1930's and is accompanied by the colored version. Although the second deck is accompanied by b/w aces and may seem older than the first deck, it dates from the 1950's There's one interesting difference between these sets and that's to be found on the Ace of Clubs. The b/w set also exists in a coloured version.

            

Although the designs are the same, in the older set the name of the Colonial Institute is used. This was the original name of the Dutch institute when it was build. The construction took place between 1915 and 1926. It was meant to be an institute that researched not only the cultural history, but also the development of  (agricultural) products and production in the Dutch colonies. It also included a museum. After the independence of the former Dutch East Indies in 1950, the name of the institute was changed to Royal Institute for the Tropics and the building now housed the Museum of the Tropics, the "Tropenmuseum".

                 

 

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