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The contemporary tobacco tin complements the set with an authentic everyday context from the same era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"515\" data-end=\"572\"\u003eAntique Skat playing cards, Saxon double-figure pattern\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"576\" data-end=\"616\"\u003eGerman-suited deck, 32 cards, complete\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"620\" data-end=\"679\"\u003eManufacturer: Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik AG, Altenburg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"727\"\u003eProduction period: 1920s (Weimar Republic)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"731\" data-end=\"830\"\u003eGerman playing card tax stamp “Deutsches Reich No. 90”, violet circular stamp with imperial eagle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"916\"\u003eFactory identification via the Acorn Ace (Eichel-Ass) with original factory band\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"920\" data-end=\"980\"\u003eClassic lithographic design typical of the interwar period\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"984\" data-end=\"1053\"\u003eCard backs with grey-blue lattice pattern (typical Altenburg style)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1057\" data-end=\"1091\"\u003eCard size: approx. 10.5 × 5.6 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1093\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003eThe condition of the deck is honest and clearly played. 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