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Card game "Schwarzer Peter" by Spear's Games (Set of cards "Ships & Travel")

J.W. Spear & Söhne

German Games Archive, Nuremberg Municipal Museums

German Games Archive, Nuremberg Municipal Museums
Nuremberg, Germany

"Schwarzer Peter" ist the German version of the popular Victorian card game "Old Maid". It is played by collecting and discarding pairs, with the single “Schwarzer Peter” card left for the loser. While "Black Peter" initially probably referred to famous German highwayman and charcoal burner Johann Peter Petri (*1752, † around 1812), the first half of the 20th century saw the unpopular loser's card changing towards stereotypical representation of persons of colour, which serves as en example of the blunt everyday racism of the time.

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  • Title: Card game "Schwarzer Peter" by Spear's Games (Set of cards "Ships & Travel")
  • Creator: J.W. Spear & Söhne
  • Date Created: After 1931
  • Location: Nuremberg
  • Type: Lithograph
  • Rights: Protected by copyright. Image credits: Nuremberg Municipal Museums, German Games Archive URL for copyright information: http://go.nuernberg.de/b067e748
  • Medium: Paper
  • Sammlung: Spear's Games Archive
German Games Archive, Nuremberg Municipal Museums

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