Playing Cards - a long tradition in the city of Altenburg
1509 A manufacturer of cards in Altenburg authenticated mentioned for the first time.
1832 Altenburger Spielkartenfabrik was founded by the Bechstein brothers.
1931 Development of the brand ASS in Altenburg.
1945 The company was split in an Eastern and Western part in Germany.
1952 The trump game is invented under brand ASS in the Western part of Germany.
1991 Political turning point in Germany: Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg is reprivatized and sold to Company F.X. Schmid, Vereinigte Münchner Spielkartenfabriken by the German trust agency.
1996 Companies F.X.Schmid as well as Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg were bought by the company Ravensburger.
1997 The whole range of playing cards of F.X. Schmid was integrated into the production place in Altenburg.
1998 Extensive reconstruction and new building: Raising capacity.
1998 Company Berliner Spielkarten has been taken over by Ravensburger. The whole range of this subsidiary is assimilated in Altenburg too.
2000 Integration of brand Berliner Spielkarten with additional product ranges puzzles and games. Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg was considered to be one of the most important production site in Germany.
2002 Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg has been sold from Ravensburger to the international manufacturer of cards and playing cards Carta Mundi. The headquarters of Carta Mundi is in Turnhout, Belgium. Carta Mundi owned already brand ASS.
2003 Uniting of the brands ASS and Altenburger which were split after the World War II on traditional location in Altenburg, extensive investments support a positive development of ASS Altenburger
2004 A successful story made in Thuringia: 40 million game units were sold - a record year in the history of the company Spielkartenfabrik Altenburg GmbH
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