| Biography | Details |
|---|---|
| in Graz St. Andrä, son of a book binder | |
| *1794 c | Anna Ehrmayer (wife) |
| 1814 | citizenship |
| Anna Ehrmayer in Graz St. Andrä | |
| 1814 | developed a perfume called "Grätzer Wasser, Aroma de Grace" |
| *1815 | Joseph Karl |
| 1816 | Advertisments: paper goods |
| 1817 | advertisment - reseller of Friedrich Eurich's playing cards from Linz, Johann Aulich from Wr. Neustadt, and an unnamed cardmaker from Vienna ( J. G. Uffenheimer) |
| *1819 | Alexander (became a painter and lithographer) |
| *1820 | Eduard (became a painter and lithographer) |
| 1821 | founded a lithographic institute (the first outside Vienna). |
| *1821 | Anna Maria Friederike |
| *1824 | advertisment - reseller of Georg Vollenhals's playing cards from Linz |
| 1824 | received a patent for the improvement of his "Grätzer Wasser", now renamed in "Kaiser-Wasser" which also can be used as stain remover |
| 1825 | He lithographed the illustrations for a Tarock card game with views of Graz and the surrounding area, which was produced by Franz Xaver Milchram |
| 1826 | In an advertisement he offers "brand new Piquet or Whist playing cards
with Styrian national costumes" (Grätzer Zeitung 28(1826), 1826-02-18, Steyermärkisches Intgelligenzblatt) |
| 1826 | in an advertisment he offers his "magic cards" |
| *1826 | Maria Aloisia Juliana |
| 1826-1836 | frequent advertisments (Grätzer Zeitung) |
| his wife Anna | |
| 18245 | Advertisement: he takes over the distribution of products from the Voitsberg paper mill in Graz |
| in Graz |
Kaiser was not a playing card manufacturer in the true sense; he was originally a
bookbinder, then a publisher and dealer of paper goods (including a reseller of
playing cards), and later a lithographic printer who published his own prints and
also printed illustrations for playing cards on commission, which were then completed
by a playing card factory.
Veröffentlichungen des Wiener Hofkammerarchivs (citizenship)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Franz_Kaiser
Tarock mit Ansichten von Graz und Umgebung
This tarot with views from Graz and surroundings was manufactured by
Franz Xaver Milchram
Images of the cards can be found here
Kaiser used excerpts from lithographs in a portfolio of Graz views, which he had
lithographed himself, for the images on the playing cards. Examples can be found
here
Magic cards
(private collection)
additional images