Dondorf GmbH (Q1760)

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Q1760

Also known as

B. Dondorf · Bernhard Dondorf GmbH · B. Dondorf G.m.b.H. · B. Dondorf GmbH · B. Dondorf, Spielkartenfabrik G.m.b.H., Frankfurt a.M.

active in

Frankfurt (1906–1933), Kartenmacher

Lineage

Bernhard Dondorf → 1906 → Dondorf GmbH → 1931 → United Altenburg and Stralsund Playing Card Factories (Altenburg) (+1) → 1947 → United Altenburg and Stralsund Playing Card Factories (West Germany) → 1996 → ASS Spielkarten → 2002 → ASS Altenburger Spielkarten GmbH

Described in

Books & catalogues

• Kaplan: The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Vol. II (1986)
• Segeth: Spielkarten (Battenberg, 1986)

Articles

• Die Spielkarten im Iparmüvészeti Múzeum (Kunstgewerbemuseum) Budapest, Register (Talon 15/2006)
• Krakowska Fabrika Kart Do Gry - Musterbücher im Vergleich (auch in gedruckter Form erhältlich, z. B. bei CARTORAMA) (Talon 28/2019)
• Graz ist Trumpf. Neues und Altbekanntes aus der steirischen Spielkartenwelt (Talon 32/2023)
• 300 Jahre Spielkartenbesteuerung in Österreich 1638 - 1939 (Talon 34/2025)
• Die Spielkartensammlung des Museums zu Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen (Talon 34/2025)
• Patente, Privilegien und die Optimierung der Spielkarten (Talon 34/2025)

Source

• Kaplan: The Encyclopedia of Tarot, Vol. II (1986)
• Segeth: Spielkarten (Battenberg, 1986)

Packs

Name	Image	Suit system	Type/pattern	Date	Stamp
Deutsche Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1910) (Q15186)		German-suited		1910
Deutsche Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1915) (Q15185)		German-suited		1915
Deutsche Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1925) (Q15206)		German-suited		1925
Fortune-telling cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1920) (Q14900)				1920
Französische Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1910) (Q15204)		French-suited		1910
Französische Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1915) (Q15191)		French-suited		1915
Französische Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1920, I) (Q15181)		French-suited		1920
Französische Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1920, II) (Q15202)		French-suited		1920
Französische Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1930) (Q15201)		French-suited		1930
Französische Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1932) (Q15205)		French-suited		1932
Gaigel (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1915) (Q15189)		German-suited		1915
Patience Swiss Costumes, Dondorf No. 189 (Q2002)		French-suited	Folk costumes	1912-1918
Piquet (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1915) (Q14721)		French-suited		1915
Piquet (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1915, I) (Q15195)		French-suited		1915
Piquet (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1915, II) (Q15196)		French-suited		1915
Spanische Karte (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1925) (Q15182)		Spanish-suited		1925
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1920, I) (Q14695)		French-suited		1920
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1920, II) (Q14718)		French-suited		1920
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1920, III) (Q14720)		French-suited		1920
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1925, I) (Q14696)		French-suited		1925
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1925, II) (Q14782)		German-suited		1925
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1925, III) (Q14814)		German-suited		1925
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1925, IV) (Q14846)		German-suited		1925
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1925, V) (Q14847)		German-suited		1925
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1910, I) (Q14693)		French-suited		1910
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1910, II) (Q13464)		French-suited		1910
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1910, III) (Q14717)		French-suited		1910
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1910, IV) (Q15003)		French-suited		1910
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1920, I) (Q14714)		French-suited		1920
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1920, II) (Q15004)		French-suited		1920
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1925) (Q15192)		French-suited		1925
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1932, I) (Q15005)		French-suited		1932
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1932, II) (Q15193)		French-suited		1932
Standard playing cards (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1934) (Q15194)		French-suited		1934
Whist (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1920) (Q14722)		French-suited		1920
Whist (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1922) (Q14755)		French-suited		1922
Whist (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt, c. 1925) (Q14756)		French-suited		1925
Whist (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1910) (Q14754)		French-suited		1910
Whist (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1920, I) (Q15209)		French-suited		1920
Whist (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1920, II) (Q15210)		French-suited		1920
Whist (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1922) (Q15207)		French-suited		1922
Whist (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1925) (Q15006)		French-suited		1925
Whist (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt, c. 1930) (Q15211)		French-suited		1930
»Carte Medicee No. 272« (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1930) (Q15000)		French-suited		1930
»Dondorf's Hundertjahrkarte 1833-1933« (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1932) (Q15001)		French-suited		1932
»Forcolor Spielkarten No. 487« (B. Dondorf G.m.b.H., Frankfurt am Main, um 1930) (Q14694)		French-suited		1930
»Shakespeare Spielkarten, Whist No. 192« (B. Dondorf, Frankfurt am Main, um 1920) (Q15199)		French-suited		1920

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