These "TEKS" cards were printed for a short period and were
based on the popular movie or TV series at the time it was printed. They were sold in "sari-sari" stores
or by ambulant vendors near schools because kids could not resist playing with
them. These cards were crudely made and printed on
cardboard. Like comics on cards, each card is meticulously drawn by a Filipino illustrator and were numbered from 1 to 60 or more to complete a storyline.
These could be traded or played in a toss-up like manner by
kids. The game relies heavily on betting which side will come up and is
decided by flicking the teks in the air. Players usually favor a specific card to use as the cards
they'll flip while all the other cards basically act as betting currency.
These cards were made in the 1970s up to the early 1980s, they measure approximately
35 mm x 46 mm. The 1960s cards are a bit bigger and measure 50 mm x 68 mm. Teks are well-loved by the children and very seldom
would survive. I was lucky that I was able to save some of them
from my childhood days.
If you have other teks cards that you want to share email me at lumang.gamit@yahoo.com and I will post them here.
Source: WikiPilipinas
If you have other teks cards that you want to share email me at lumang.gamit@yahoo.com and I will post them here.
Source: WikiPilipinas
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| BIONIC MAN |
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| BIONIC WOMAN |
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| BUCK ROGERS |
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| CHARLIE'S ANGEL |
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| FLASH GORDON |
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| THE FLINTSTONES |
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| WALT DISNEY Starring GOOFY |
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| JAMES BOND - The Agent Who Loved Me |
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| JAWS |
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| KING KONG |
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| MAGICAL SHAZAM |
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| MICKEY MOUSE |
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| NEW KING KONG |
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| SESAME STREET |
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| SHADOW |
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| SHAOLIN WOODEN MEN |
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| THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN |
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| SPACE CRUSADERS |
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| THE STAR RANGERS |
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| STAR TREK |
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| SUPER FRIENDS |
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| SUPERMAN III |
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| BATMAN and ROBIN |
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| SUPER RAIDERS |
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| TARZAN |
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| TARZAN VS the STONE PHARAOH |
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| ULTRA SEVEN Jack 'N Poy |
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| VARUC Jungle Man |
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| VOLTES V |
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| WONDER WOMAN |
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| YOGI BEAR |
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| The YOUNG MASTER |
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| Magnificent ZORRO |
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| 12 O'CLOCK HIGH |
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| DRAGON / BRUCE LEE |
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| DRAGON / BRUCE LEE |
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| KING KONG |
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| KING KONG |
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| LOGAN'S RUN |
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| MAN from ATLANTIS |
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| MOON KNIGHT |
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| New KING KONG |
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| New KOJAK |
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| ORCA |
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| SPACE 1999 |
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| SPIDER-MAN |
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| SUPERMAN vs. KING KONG |
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| SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON |
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| SHE-DEVIL |
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| FIGHTING FORCE |
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| DC SUPER HEROES |
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| HULK |
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| D' LONGGES DAY (The Longest Day Movie) |
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| D' LONGGES DAY (The Longest Day Movie) |
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| ATLANTIC EXPRESS |
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| THE DEEP |
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| DONALD DUCK REDBEARDS |
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| EARTHQUAKE |
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| NEW GEMINI MAN |
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| LOST IN SPACE |
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| MARS RACKER |
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| THE RAT PATROL |
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| SWAT Part II |
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| SCOOBY-DOO |
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| SESAME STREET Part II |
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| SUPERMAN VS TERRA-MAN |
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| TENTACLES |
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| MEN FROM UNCLE |
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| VOLTA |
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| WILD GEESE |
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| ZULU DAWN |
LOCAL TITLES "TEKS" CARDS
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| AGUILA |
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| ASIONG AKSAYA |
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| BRUSKO |
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| JUAN TAMAD JUNIOR |
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| KALIBRE .45 |
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| NEW DARNA |
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| MR. ONE-TWO-THREE |
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| TOTOY MAGNUM |
nice thing to remember during kid day but do you also have the card size like the playing cards size the big one.was during the seventies name was longest day or when can i find this items very nice sir
ReplyDeleteI do have some The Longest Day teks cards. You can email me at lumang.gamit@yahoo.com
ReplyDeletewow gud naman better reply and email you na gud news naman yan
DeleteI posted some "The Longest Day" cards on this blog
DeleteThe one with the lone helmet on the beach?
Deletesir do you have the remaining card of the longest day sna kahit sa picture pwed3 makita
DeleteI would like to share this email about my blog
ReplyDeleteHi Po,
I just across your blog today and i must say you have an impressive amount of stuff. Looking through it brings back many fond memories when I was a kid growing up in Manila. I am 36 now and living in Australia. I wanted to know if there is such a place in Manila where I can visit when I come back?
Again, thanks for bringing me back to my childhood and mabuhay to you and your family...
Cheers,
Michael
REPLY:
Hi Michael,
Thank for your email. I am glad that you enjoyed looking at my stuff, it was my main objective to share it with other Filipinos. You can visit the old Cubao Shoe expo, now it is like an antique bazaar. It has many nostalgic memorabilia that you can buy.
try also visiting this sites : http://nostalgiamanila.blogspot.com/
http://www.proudtobeawifeandmama.com/bargain-treasures-at-cubao-shoe-expo-cubao/
http://traveleronfoot.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/a-sense-of-culture-at-cubao-expo/
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Ed
nag e mail n po ako regarding sa tex card n longest day salamat po
DeleteHello Pinoycollector,
ReplyDeleteI found your site through a photo posted by a good FB friend of mine: Paolo Paddeu, an Italian collector of Filipino flags and symbols.
I am an artist and currently an author of a book on Filipinos of Greater Philadelphia. I hope you'll be interested in "donating" some of the images in your blog, specially images that portray Emilio Aguinaldo and the Philippine American War. In return, I will credit you as the source under each image in the courtesy line, mention you in the acknowledgements and list your blog in the Bibliography.
I hope you can respond by emailing me at eliseoart@earthlink.net.
Thanks!
-Eliseo
Sure Eliseo you can use them, just give due credit. Ed
Deletekuya ayan thanks at nakita ko din ang longest day kahit ito lang reminds me talaga ang saya ko sa araw na ito maraming salamat po n more power ...........sa pinoy kolector
ReplyDeleteKapag-nakita ko yung mas maliit na Longest Day teks, i-post ko dito. Regards, Ed
ReplyDeleteabangan ko po more power pinoy kolector
DeleteThis is simply awesome. You now officially have one more blog follower, amigo.
ReplyDeleteThanks Redkinoko. I am glad that you like my blog.
Deletesir good day sa lumang gamit r selling the cards of longest day the larger one do they have complete of this 1 to 56 even just copy as what u have in this site and how much does it cost zkl_looez@yahoo.com thanks more power on pinoy kollector.........
Deletebossing siguro bc kayo any way maghintay lang ako sa post mo na longest day maliit o malaki man sana makumpleto ko yan.........more power pinoy kolector
Deletegood day po sa inyo bossing baka may latest kayo sa longest more power sa pinoy kolector ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
DeleteLove your site!!
ReplyDeleteI remember collecting and playing with these as a kid! Dati pag may nakukuha kami english na teks, tinatago talaga namin kasi rare yun eh haha, ang normal na teks namin nun yung mga tagalog na movies :)
I was so happy to see the images of these old teks. I used to play these with my cousins and I miss it. I'm 48 now and started thinking back on those games that we used to play. I really miss it. Is there a site or place that I could buy some old teks?
ReplyDeleteI have seen some teks on eBay.ph
DeleteI have old teks from the 90's mostly tagalog movies. Even pogs and stickers from maggie noodles hehehe. I can share it to you if you are interested.
ReplyDeleteSure, please do share them so that everyone can enjoy them. Email it at lumang.gamit@yahoo.com
DeleteNice collection you got there! I remember I had this in my childhood years.
ReplyDeleteHi Pinoy Kollektor,
ReplyDeleteYou have a very impressive collection of images (if not actual items) of gems from the past. I'm fascinated with vintage stuffs, I have some toys which are older than me as part of my collection. Nakakatunaw tumingin sa site nyo. Keep it up!
More posts please :)
Thanks Milo for your compliments. You can also follow me in FACEBOOK at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pinoy-Kollektor/225049194225774
DeleteI would like to share this email from Anung of Indonesia
ReplyDeleteHi there.
My name is Agung from Indonesia and I really enjoy your blog especially when it comes to your Teks Card.
Here in Indonesia we also have similar children games like that and it is called Gambar Umbul. Literally, Gambar means picture and Umbul means flying. That is because when we played these cards, we flipped them to the air and if the cards show its picture the owner consider the winner and have the right to take over his opponent's card. So this is like social gambling games for children.
It is very interesting to know that this game were widely played all over the world. In Japan this game is called Menko Cards.
Nice to know you and keep posting your work. I love it.
Regards,
Agung
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI have seen a few of these featuring the Phantom and I was wondering if it was possible to get hold of a few of these Teks cards? Also am after any Phantom comics that were published in the Philippines as well.
Any help is greatly appreciated, I can be contacted at germ17@gmail.com
Thank you and keep it up, its great to learn about these things
This is an amazing page with timeless piece of childhood memories.entertaining,stress busting,and smile - drawing! Thanks
ReplyDeleteNakakatuwang isipin na minsan sa ating buhay ay naranasan natin na makapaglaro ng teks. Naiyak ako dahil bigla ko naalala nung kabataan ko. Madalas akong maglaro nun ng teks. Pag may bagong pelikula inaabanagan ko na agad yun sa tindahan lalo na yung Panday. Im now 41 years old. Sali mo ko sa group mo!
ReplyDeletejaime s. corpuz "jimmy"
09172036191 / jmmycorpuz@yahoo.com
Hello! I have collected comic books for more than forty years, but until now, I have never, ever heard of these Tek cards! May I ask you some questions about them? Was there just one series, or mutliple series of Tek cards? What I mean is, for example, was there just one series of Tek cards numbered from # 1 all the way up to over # 600, or multiple series of Tek cards, for EACH fictional character? I am a big Zorro fan and collector, for example. So I am wondering, how many Zorro Tek cards were there? Also, were there Green Hornet Tek cards?
ReplyDeleteWhat country are you in, and what country were these Tek cards made in? Why are they called Tek cards? Do you have a Tek card wrapper you could show?
What was the name of the company that produced/-made these cards?
Thank you!
Phil Latter
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Canada
By the way, if you prefer to email me with these answers (and thank you!) that might be a better idea, as if you post the answer here on this internet page I might not see it. My email address is chromium_foil@yahoo.ca
ReplyDeleteOh and please folks, do not send me SPAM, or I will not answer.
Thanks again!
Phil Latter
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Canada
I have a complete teks of "The Longest Day" and "Captain America". Unfortunately, nalunod ito nung Ondoy in 2009. Sayang, sayang talaga!
ReplyDeleteHi everyone! I love Teks! I used to play with these when I was young.
ReplyDeleteAre Teks still being played in the Philippines? If so, where are people buying them and what company are printing them?
Does anyone here know where I can buy them in the U.S. or in the Philippines?
Thanks!
Hi Sir PINOY KOLEKTOR,
ReplyDeleteI am Airo. I am doing a research about TEKS. I hope I can get in touch with you soon..
Here's my email..
swarleydent@gmail.com
THANKS
very cool blog! reminds me so much of my childhood. thanks for posting
ReplyDeletedoes anyone sell retro tex such as btx zenki ghost fighter for a reasonable price just in metro manila so we could just meet.... just want to bring back the old school days and teach my nephews what we played on when we were on their age :)
ReplyDeleteemail me - akosilempogi@gmail.com
hi pinoy kollektor thanks again for sharing your teks collection that bring back my childhood memories how I wish to save and keep my teks collection .sa sobrang addict ko nito noon sa paglalaro nakalimutan ko na papasok na pala ako sa school during my elementary days hinanap ako at pinagalitan ng nanay ko dahil ma lalate na sa klase sa galit ng nanay ko pinakuluan yung mga teks ko at pina higop sa akin ang sabaw hinigop ko naman dahil papaluin ako e ayun lasang karton ang nainom ko well anyway thank you again for sharing your nice teks collection from kingdom of Bahrain
ReplyDeleteAng sarap balikan ang ating kabataan, ako din madalas ma pagalitan dahil sa paglalaro ng teks. Natatandaan ko pa na meron akong isang kahon ng gatas punong puno ng teks, sayang at naipatalo at nawala ng ganoon lang sa isang maghapong pustahan.
DeleteI would like to share this email that I got
ReplyDeleteI just saw blog spot in talking about your teks collection ! I was so
excited because I grew up playing teks in the 1970's when I was a
child. I did not remember many of them, however, the teks that I played
are the Longest Day ! It brought back many memories for me. Thank you
for sharing them.
Would you happen to know who would sell these Longest Day teks? I would
love to have a few of them for my childhood memories as a keepsake. Let
me know if you have any information.
NS
This is all my childhood memories. Tanda ko nung bata ako, eto mga nilalaro ko. Jolen, lastiko, toy plastic (free sa chichirya) and TEKS. ito pnka gusto ko ang teks. I remember after school, punta agad ko sa mga school service na nag bebenta nito at sa mga sari sari store. Buti na lang , meron pa ko naitago na TEKS mga tagalog movies nga lang kc naabutan ko...
ReplyDeleteMagandang Araw po. Gumagawa po kasi kami ng Thesis na may tungkol po sa Teks. Maaari po bang magtanong sa inyo? Maraming Salamat po. :)
ReplyDeleteHi! As msny have said, your blog about these teks is cool and impressive. Although we initially called them as "post cards" having a much bigger size, these teks reminds us all of a fun childhood. I personally collect old toys from my childhood and these teks are the ones that are missing. I wonder if you are interested in selling a few, or if not, perhaps you know of someone or some place selling these. I would be very, very happy if I can acquire some. Thanks in advanced and keep the collection growing.
ReplyDeleteMore longest day pls.
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting together this blog, it's very interesting. I've been trying to put together TEKS sets of Lost in Space, Star Trek, Space 1999, and Star Wars for almost a decade. I only have a couple of dozen cards from each set but also have a handful of spares to trade.
ReplyDeleteGeoff Scott - tricitiestv@gmail.com
Hi Pinoy Collector! I'm also a collector of 50s?, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s teks card. Still looking for other titles especially 70s and the older ones. Thank you. - Jeun
ReplyDeleteCan I ask the opinion of someone. What would you put the value of the bruce lee pinoys at? I have found some I am looking to purchase
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