SD Modiano vloeitjes (Cigarette rolling papers) (frontside)

Modiano (founded before 1884) is an Italian brand of

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s. The company was founded by Saul Modiano in

Trieste Trieste ( , ; sl, Trst ; german: Triest ) is a city and seaport in northeastern Italy. It is the capital city, and largest city, of the autonomous region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, one of two autonomous regions which are not subdivided into prov ...

and initially manufactured

cigarette papers Rolling paper is a specialty paper used for making cigarettes (commercially manufactured filter cigarettes and individually made roll-your-own cigarettes). Rolling papers are packs of several cigarette-size sheets, often folded inside a cardbo ...

. In 1884 it diversified into

lithographic Lithography () is a planographic method of printing originally based on the immiscibility of oil and water. The printing is from a stone (lithographic limestone) or a metal plate with a smooth surface. It was invented in 1796 by the German a ...

printing, including playing cards. In 1987 the company was taken over by the Grafad group, though the Modiano brand is still in use for playing cards and games equipment. In the 1930s Modiano's advertising posters were created by artists including

Sándor Bortnyik Sándor Bortnyik (July 3, 1893 – December 31, 1976) was a Hungarian painter and graphic designer. His work was greatly influenced by Cubism, Expressionism and Constructivism. Life He moved to Weimar in 1922 and was connected to the Bau ...

and these are now reproduced for sale.

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* * ''Includes images of many Modiano posters'' {{Italy-company-stub Manufacturing companies based in Trieste Playing card manufacturers Cigarette rolling papers