Naipes Heraclio Fournier
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Naipes Heraclio Fournier S.A. is a playing card
manufacturer that was founded in 1868 and is based in Vitoria, Spain
. Though it has been owned by The United States Playing Card Company
since 1986, not only does it continue to maintain separate manufacturing operations, but it also manufactures certain USPC products sold by its parent company in the States (i.e., Congress bridge playing cards).
It was founded by Heraclio Fournier in 1868.
He died in 1916.
His grandson Félix Alfaro Fournier took on the administration of the company and started a card collection.
In 1970 he acquired the card collection from Thomas De la Rue
.
His collections formed the Fournier Museum of Playing Cards, now property of the Province Government of Alava.
Their design is the most used for the Spanish deck of cards. In the past, they have also printed postage stamps for the postal authorities of certain countries.
Playing card
A playing card is a piece of specially prepared heavy paper, thin cardboard, plastic-coated paper, cotton-paper blend, or thin plastic, marked with distinguishing motifs and used as one of a set for playing card games...
manufacturer that was founded in 1868 and is based in Vitoria, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. Though it has been owned by The United States Playing Card Company
United States Playing Card Company
The United States Playing Card Company, started in 1867, produces and distributes many brands of playing cards, including Bicycle, Bee, Hoyle, Kem, and others, plus novelty and custom cards, and other playing card accessories such as poker chips. The company was once based in Cincinnati, Ohio, but...
since 1986, not only does it continue to maintain separate manufacturing operations, but it also manufactures certain USPC products sold by its parent company in the States (i.e., Congress bridge playing cards).
It was founded by Heraclio Fournier in 1868.
He died in 1916.
His grandson Félix Alfaro Fournier took on the administration of the company and started a card collection.
In 1970 he acquired the card collection from Thomas De la Rue
Thomas de la Rue
Thomas de la Rue was a printer from Guernsey who, from modest beginnings, founded De La Rue plc, a printing company which is now the world's largest commercial security printer and papermaker.-Biography:...
.
His collections formed the Fournier Museum of Playing Cards, now property of the Province Government of Alava.
Their design is the most used for the Spanish deck of cards. In the past, they have also printed postage stamps for the postal authorities of certain countries.