Deck of cards for the Saarbrücker Bergmannskalender 1977: Mining Facilities

Deck of cards for the Saarbrücker Bergmannskalender 1977: Mining Facilities is held by Montanhistorisches Dokumentationszentrum (Germany). Description supplied by the holding institution: Card deck, 56 cards + title card, front and reverse sides printed in colour, rounded corners.

Reverse: gold, black; black floral, vine patterns and company logo of Saarbergwerke AG on a gold ground. Front: court cards + jokers with motif print, other cards card value and suit. Title card with text. Card deck: French suit system. On the face cards are 12 depictions of mining techniques. On the three jokers is a depiction of an eating miner. King of Clubs: Processing Préparation. Queen of Clubs: Firedamp drainage Captation de grisou.

Jack of Clubs: Man-riding Cordée. King of Spades: Mine workings Réseau de Galeries. Queen of Spades: Coal processing Transformation du Charbon. Jack of Spades: Mine railway station Gare miniere. King of Hearts: Coal mine Houillere. Queen of Hearts: Benzene plant Atelier de benzene. Jack of Hearts: Coal spoil tip Stock de charbon. King of Diamonds: Power plant Centrale Thermique. Queen of Diamonds: St. Barbara Ste. Barbe.

Jack of Diamonds: Hoisting shaft Puits d'Extraction. The card deck was the supplement to the Saarbrücker… The collection record gives measurements width: 63 mm; length: 88 mm; format: paper (material); print (technique). Published through Europeana; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.