Dog Breeds On Vintage Cigarette Cards (Collectibles)

Dog Cigarette Cards

Dogs have been man's best friend for many years, perhaps 17000 or more and this enduring relationship was reflected on cigarette card issues from the late 19th century through to the start of WWII. It would be impractical to list every dog cigarette card set issued and so I've made a small selection from the more rare and unusual card sets that I've come across in my six years of trading on eBay. I've provided colour scans of a sample card from each set and tried to list all the dog breed names.

Dog Card Sets

Name Of Set: Dogs (Klondyke Back)

Manufacturer: Edward Ringer

Issue Year: 1908

Card Number: 23

Dog Breed Names: Pointer, Fawn Pug, Bull Dog, Otter Hound, Pomeranian, Clumber Spaniel, Deerhound, Dalmatian, Great Dane, Dachshund, Beagle, Greyhound, English Mastiff, Rough Coated Collie, Field Spaniel, Poodle, Old English Sheep Dog, English Setter, St Benard, Smooth Fox Terrier, Retriever, Bloodhound, and Irish Terrier.

Name Of Set: Dogs of the World (English)

Manufacturer: Cope

Issue Year: 1912

Card Number: 50

Dog Breed Names: Bull Dog, English Mastiff, English Foxhound, Old English Sheep Dog, English Greyhound, Smooth Fox Terrier, Black and Tan Terrier, King Charle's Spaniel, Curly Coated Retriever, Otter Hound, Basset Hound, Welsh Terrier, Scotch Deerhound, Scotch Terrier, Scotch Collie, West High-Land White Terrier, Skye Terrier, Irish Setter, Irish Wolfhound, Irish Terrier, Irish Water Spaniel, Dandie Dinmont, French Poodle, Dogue de Bordeaux, Dachshund, Schipperke, Griffon Bruxellois, Blenheim Spaniel, Spanish Pointer, Italian Greyhound, St. Bernard, Pomeranian, Dalmatian, Norwegian Sledge Dog, Great Dane, Maltese, Borzois, Russian Sheep Dog, Rough Newfoundland, Mexican Hairless Dog, Cuban Mastiff, Japanese, Chow Chow, Crested Dog, Pekingese, Tibet Dog, The Dole, Smooth Labrador, White Lapland Dog and Eskimo Dog.

Name Of Set: Best Dogs Of Their Breed

Manufacturer: British American Tobacco

Issue Year: 1913

Card Number: 50

Dog Breed Names: Newfoundland, Pointer, Chow Chow, Pomeranian, Airedale, Brussels Griffon, Bull Terrier, Smooth Fox Terrier, Samoyede, West Highland White Terrier, Bouledogue Francais, English Bulldog, Whippet, Japanese, Old English Sheepdog, Schipperke, Bedlington, Coated Retriever, Borzoi, Great Dane, Pekingese, St. Bernard, Collie, Dalmatian, Cairn Terrier, Prick-eared Skye Terrier, Flat Coated Retriever, Scottish Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier, Australian Terrier, Smooth Collie, Eskimo Seymour-Franklin, Dachshund, Blenhaim Toy Spaniel, Deerhound, Pug, Mastiff, Welsh Terrier, Rough Coated Bassett Hound, Bloodhound, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Wire Haired Fox Terrier, Toy Pomeranian, English Setter, Harlequin Great Dane, Poodle, Field Spaniel, Irish Wolfhound, The Kelpie and Irish Terrier.

Name Of Set: Dogs, 1st Series

Manufacturer: WD and HO Wills

Issue Year: 1914

Card Number: 25

Dog Breed Names: Borzoi or Russian Wolfhound, Irish Terrier, Rough-Haired Fox Terrier, Smooth-Haired Fox- Terrier, Collie, Deerhound, Greyhound, Foxhound, Beagle, Otterhound, Retriever, Mastiff, Newfoundland, Bloodhound, Spaniel, Airedale Terrier, St Bernard, Black and Tan Setter, Bulldog, Bob-Tail Sheepdog, Whippet, Bull-Terrier, Great Dane, King Charles Spaniel and Skye Terrier.

Name Of Set: Bonzo Dogs (Overseas) by GE Studdy

Manufacturer: John Player and Sons

Issue Year: 1923

Card Number: 25

Card Titles: Dog and Radio, Dog and Golf Club, Dog on Table, Naughty Dog, Dog and Science Fiction Art, Dog and Baby Swap Toys, Dog Meets Cat, Dog Eats Tennis Balls, Dog In The Rain, Dog With Sports Trophies, Dog Fight, Dog and Fence, Dog and Golf Hole, Dog and History, Dog On Tennis Court, Dog and Girl, Dog and Lost Golf Ball, Dog and Sausages, Dog Goes Treasure Hunting, Bad Dog, Dog Eats Doll, Dog Steals Food, Dog and Toys, Dog Buskers and Dog In Bed.

Name Of Set: Champion Dogs (Extra Large)

Manufacturer: Ardath

Issue Year: 1934

Card Number: 25

Dog Breed Names: Greyhound,Fox Terrier Wire,Cocker Spaniel,Scottish Terrier,Cairn Terrier,Pekingese,Alsatian,Fox Terrier,Irish Setter,Airedale Terrier,Labrador Retriever,Sealyham Terrier,Chow Chow,Bulldog,English Springer Spaniel,Golden Retriever,Dalmatian,Bull Terrier, Great Dane,Pomeranian,West Highland White Terrier,Collie,Bull-Mastiff,Irish Terrier,Old English Sheepdog

Name Of Set: Dogs

Manufacturer: Hignett

Issue Year: 1936

Card Number: 50

Dog Breed Names: Alsatian, Beagle, Bloodhound, Borzoi, Bulldog, Chow Chow, Rough Coated Collie, Dachshund, Dalmatian, Deerhound, Elkhound, Foxhound, Great Dane, Greyhound, Mastiff, Newfoundland, Pointer, Pomeranian, Pug, Flat-Coated Retriever, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, St. Benard, Saluki, English Setter, Gordon Setter, Irish Setter, Old English Sheepdog, Clumber Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, Field Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Welsh Springer Spaniel, Airedale Terrier, Bedlington Terrier, Bull Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Smooth Fox Terrier, Wire Fox Terrier, Irish Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Skye Terrier, Welsh Terrier, West Highland White Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier and Whippet.

Name Of Set: Champion Dogs, 1st Series (large)

Manufacturer: John Sinclair

Issue Year: 1939

Card Number: 52

Dog Breed Names: Irish Wolfhound, Poodle, Golden Retriever, Skye Terrier, Fox Terrier, Mastiff, Welsh Corgi, Saluki, Old English Sheep Dog, Dandy Dinmont Terrier, King Charles Spaniel, Wire Fox Terrier, Borzois, Cocker Spaniel, Yorkshire Terrier, Dachshunds, Pomeranian, Deerhound, Bedlington Terrier, Clumber Spaniel, Bull Terrier, Cairn Terrier, Greyhound, Dalmatian, Beagle, Great Dane, Shetland Sheep Dog, Bull Mastiff, Scottish Terrier, Gordon Setter, Bull Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Springer Spaniel, Pekinese, Whippet, Flat-Coated Retriever, Elkhound,Sealyham Terrier, Samoyed, Airedale Terrier, Bulldog, Pointer, Bloodhound, Afghan Hound, Black Labrador Retriever, Irish Setter, Alsatian, Irish Setter and Alsatian.

Name Of Set: Dogs (Heads) Large

Manufacturer: John Player and Sons

Issue Year: Unissued

Card Number: 25

Dog Breed Names: Afghan Hounds, Basset Hounds, Beagles, Bloodhounds, Borzois, Deerhounds, Foxhounds, Greyhounds, Otterhounds, Pointers, Labrador Retrievers, Salukis, English Setters, Gordon Setters, Irish Setters, Clumber Spaniels, Cocker Spaniels, Field Spaniels, English Springer Spaniels, Welsh Springer Spaniels, Irish Water Spaniels, Airedale Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Wire Fox Terriers and Kerry Blue Terriers.

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Medals The Victoria Cross, Military Iron Cross, George Cross, Silver Star On Collectables Trading Cards 1960s

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Medals have been awarded to military and civilian personnel for exceptional achievements for centuries, and some are extremely rare and valuable. This set of trading cards features the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration which is, or has been, awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.

The Silver Star, also pictured on one of these fine cards, is the third-highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of any branch of the United States armed forces.

The Iron Cross was a military decoration of the Kingdom of Prussia, and later of Germany, which was established by King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and first awarded on 10 March 1813 in Breslau. In addition to during the Napoleonic Wars, the Iron Cross was awarded during the Franco-German War, the First World War, and the Second World War.

Anonymous, Medals of the World, 1960 (25 cards)

Includes: The Victoria Cross VC,Order of the Bath,Order of the British Empire,Distinguished Service Order,Distinguished Service Cross,Military Cross,Distinguished Flying Cross RAF,Air Force Cross,Order of British India,The Albert Medals,Distinguished Conduct Medal,, Conspicuous Gallantry Medal,Distinguished Service Medal,The Military Medal,Distinguished Flying Medal,Air Force Medal,1914 Star,British War Medal,Victory Medal,1939-45 Star,Atlantic Star,Africa Star,Pacific Star,Burma Star,Italy Star,France and Germany, Star,Navy Cross,War Medal,Korea Medal,United Nations Medal,Australian Service Medal,Efficiency Decoration,George Cross,George Medal,Medal of Honour,Distinguished Service Cross,Navy Cross,Distinguished Service,Distinguished Flying Cross,The Soldiers Medal, ,Silver Star,Purple Heart,Order of Leopold,Liberation Cross,Medaille Militaire,Croix De Guerre,The Iron Cross,Order of Victory,Red Banner,Order of Suvorov

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1920's Silent Movie Legends Gloria Swanson Ramon Novarro Tom Mix Jackie Coogan Pola Negri On Cigarette Cards by Rothmans, 1925

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This card set features many silent film icons, such as Ramon Novarro, Rudolph Valentino’s rival to the "Latin Lover" crown. Two of the original Western film stars, Tom Mix and Hoot Gibson, are also paid tribute to on these photographic treasures. Gloria Swanson, who was as equally well known for her wardrobe as her acting prowess, makes an appearance on card no. 13. Femme fatale, Pola Negri boasted affairs with Charlie Chaplin and Rudolph Valentino. Cute kid, Jackie Coogan was plucked from obscurity by Charlie Chaplin. Leatrice Joy enjoyed an enviable career during the silent era but was one of many victims of the advent of sound, perhaps due to her unfashionable heavy southern accent. Mae Busch managed to secure appearances in many Laurel and Hardy movies.

Rothmans, Cinema Stars (Large), 1925 (25 cards)

Includes: Ramon Novarro,Anita Stewart,Leatrice Joy,Ethel Clayton,Viola Dana,Nazimova,Edith Roberts,Constance Talmadge,Tom Mix,Pauline Garon,Jackie Coogan,Mae Busch,Hoot Gibson,Alice Terry,Gloria Swanson,Dorothy Mackaill,Norma Shearer,Mae Murray,Norman Kerry,Marion, Davies,Katherine McDonald,Ivor Novello,Barbara La Marr,Pola Negri,Bebe Daniels,

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Silent Movie Love Scenes Al Jolson (Jazz Singer) Joan Crawford Dolores Costello Anna May Wong on Cigarette Cards by Wix, 1932

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Romantic encounters have always been an important element in movies since the beginning of the industry, as is evident from this card set of “Love Scenes in Famous Films”, issued by J. Wix and Sons in 1932. Many of the movie stars featured in this set were at their peak during the Silent Era. Dolores Costello was known as the “Goddess of the Silent Screen”. John Gilbert was very successful at playing the leading male roles in many films prior to the advent of the “talkies”, but his career plummeted dramatically afterwards. Some say that it was because he had a high pitched voice, while others cite a feud between him and his film producer, Louis B. Mayer.

Al Jolson’s film debut was in “The Jazz Singer” (1927), which was also the first feature film with synchronized dialogue. Its release heralded the commercial rise of the "talkies" and the decline of the silent film era. Janet Gaynor, featured on card no. 21, became the first winner of the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1929. Unlike many of her contemporaries, she continued her career despite the arrival of sound. Greta Garbo, regarded by many as one of the greatest movie stars ever, thrived in both the Silent and Golden Eras. A young Joan Crawford appears in a love trance with John Gilbert on card no. 4. Carroll Nye, featured on card no. 22, is best known for his role as Frank Kennedy, Scarlett O’Hara’s second husband, in Gone With The Wind. Fashion icon Anna May Wong, who appears next to Jameson Thomas on card no. 23, was the first Chinese American to become an international star.

J Wix and Sons, Love Scenes From Famous Films (Large), 1932 (25 cards)

Includes: Natalie Joyce and Holmes Herbert in Through the Breakers, Dolores Costello and Conrad Nagel in Glorious Betsy, Ramon Novarro and Renee Adoree in Forbidden Hours, John Gilbert and Joan Crawford in Four Walls, Malcolm Tod and Eve Gray in Poppies of, Flanders, Jameson Thomas and Gilda Gray in Piccadilly, Carl Brisson and Anny Ondra in The Manxman, Ramon Novarro and Marceline Day in A Certain Young Man, John Gilbert and Greta Garbo in Love, George Lewis and Sharon Lynn in Give and Take, Al Jolson and, Josephine Dunn in the Singing Fool, Charles Farrell and Greta Nissen in Fazil, Charles Farrell and Greta Nissen in Frazil, Rod La Rocque and Jeanette Loff in Hold Em Yale, John Gilbert and Renee Adoree in The Cossacks, Carl Brisson and Anny Ondra in The, Manxman, Ramon Novarro and Renee Adoree in Forbidden Hours,John Stuart and Estelle Brody in Kitty, Monte Blue and Edna Murphy in Across the Atlantic, Lina Basquette and George Duryea in The Godless Girl, Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell in The Street, Angel, Ena Gregory and Carroll Nye in Forgotten Vows, Anna May Wong and Jameson Thomas in Piccadilly, Nena Quartoro and Gaston Glass in The Red Mark, Natalie Joyce and Holmes Herbert in Through the Breakers,

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Navy Cigarette Cards (Collectibles) 1900s-1930s

Navy Cigarette Cards

Cigarette cards were issued during a turbulent time in the history of mankind, 1870s-1930s. They documented two of the most destructive wars, WWI and WWII. These days, a country's power is determined by its possession of nuclear warheads. At the beginning of the 20th century naval capacity was considered to be an important indication of military might.

Many cigarette card sets were issued on naval related topics, from the days of press-gangs and pirates through to WW2 warships, aircraft carriers and submarines. I've listed a small selection of navy cigarette cards. I've provided scans of a sample card from each set and I've tried to list as many card titles as possible.

Name Of Set: Life on Board a Man of War in 1805 and 1905

Manufacturer: John Player and Sons

Issue Year: 1905

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: A Boarding Party, A Court Marshal, A Night Attack, A Powder Monkey, A Quiet Game of Cards, A The Wheel, Between Decks During a Fight, Cleaning Up After Coaling, Crossing The Line, Fiddlers Green, In The Mizzen Top, Landing Big Guns, Light Gun Drill, Man-of-War Cook, Manning the Yards, Marines At Rifle Drill, Maxim Gun, Maxim Practice, Signalling, Paying off Pennant, Poor Lights of The Deck, Prepare To Ram, Press Gang At Work, Prize Money, Ready To Salute, Receiving The Swords Of Vanquished Foes, Reefing The Sails, Sail Makers, Serving Out Rum, Ships Belfry, Firing A Gun, Firing Practice, Firing Big Gun, Fore-Castle Yarns, Gymnastics Whale Island, Heaving The Lead, Heaving The Lead, Heaving The Log, Hoisting Signals, Hauling A Rope, Single Stick Drill, Smoke Head Gear, Swivel In Man Of War's Top, After Barrette, The Bugler, The Ship's Barbers, The Wounded Man, Using Sewing Machines, Using A Nordenfelt Gun, and 6 inch Gun In Action.

Name Of Set: Nelson Series

Manufacturer: WD and HO Wills

Issue Year: 1905

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: Nelson Shot at Trafalgar, Death of Nelson, The Ball Which Killed Nelson, Collingwood, Diamond Aigrette, Trafalgar Medal 1805, The Victory's Cockpit, The Nelson Barge, Casket Containing Freedom of London, The Victory 1805, Battle of Copenhagen, The Victory's Anchor, Nelson Column at Trafalgar Square, Silver Mounted Box of Oak Presented to Nelson 1798, Flag Captured at Calvi, Nelson's Bust, Nelson's Monument at St. Paul's, Hardy,Battle of St. Vincent, Nelson's Autograph, Nelson's Gold Watch Key and Seal, Nelson's Dirk, The Vioctory Towed into Gibraltar after Trafalgar, Nelson's Telescope, Nelson's Snuff-Box, Victory in 1905, Nelson at the Battle of Copenhagen, Nelson Wounded at the Nile, Battle of Trafalgar, Nelson's Gold Knife and Fork, Battle of the Nile, Three-Decker, Nelson's Favourite Grog Jug, Sailor's Charm, Turkish Canteen, Nelson's Tomb at St Paul's, Armorial Bearings of Nelson, Nelson's Sword, Turkish Sabre Hilt, Nelson's Silver Mounted Knife, Mainmast of Victory, Nelson's Coat, 14 Gun Brig, Lord Nelson, Nelson's Birth Place, Nelsons Dress Sword, Nelson's Hat, Double-Headed Shot, Nelson's Last Signal, and Two-Decker.

Name Of Set: Days of Nelson

Manufacturer: JS Fry & Sons Ltd (Confectionery)

Issue Year: 1906

Card Number: 25

Card Titles: -

Name Of Set: Naval Dress and Badges

Manufacturer: WD and HO Wills

Issue Year: 1909

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral of the Fleet, Admiral, Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Vice-Admiral, Rear-Admiral, 2nd Class Commodore, Captain, Commander, Lieutenant Over 8 Years, Lieutenant Over 8 years, Sub-Lieutenant, Midshipman, Naval Cadet, Lieutenant RNR, Lieutenant RNVR, Engineer-Captain, Engineer-Captain, Fleet-Surgeon, Fleet-Surgeon, Staff-Paymaster, Staff-Paymaster, Chief Gunner, Chief Artificer Engineer, Chief Armourer, Master-At-Arms, Torpedo Coxswain, Petty Officer, Gymnastic Instructor, Leading Seaman, Torpedo Gunner's Mate, Gunner's Mate, Gunlayer 2nd Class, Gunlayer 3rd Class, Artisan, Stoker, Sick Berth Attendant, Signalman, Boy, Royal Marine Artillery, Royal Marine Light Infantry, and Seaman RNVR.

Name Of Set: The World's Dreadnoughts

Manufacturer: WD and HO Wills

Issue Year: 1910

Card Number: 25

Card Titles: Neptune, Vanguard, Bellerophon, Indefatigable, Dreadnought, Invincible, Lord Nelson, Jean Bart, Voltaire, Thuringen, Von Der Tann, Nassau, Westfallen, Blucher, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Carolina, Satsuma, Tsukuba, Ibuki, Petropavlovsk, Dante Alighieri, Radetzky, Minas Geraes, and Rividavia.

Name Of Set: British Naval Series

Manufacturer: Gallaher

Issue Year: 1914

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: Admiral Sir William H May, Vice-Admiral J. Startin, Admiral HSH Prince Louis of Battenberg, Admiral Sir Percy Scott, A Class Submarine, Admiral Sir George Neville, Admiral Sir GA Callaghan, Vice-Admiral Sir CJ Briggs, Vice-Admiral Sir AM Farquhar, B5 Submarine, Admiral Sir ES Poe, Vice-Admiral WB Fisher, Admiral Sir Francis C Bridgeman, Mine Sweepers, HMS Terrible, Admiral Sir Richard Poore, Admiral Sir AD Fanshawe, Admiral Sir G Le C Egerton, Stern View of A D Class Submarine, HMS Fearless, HMS Caesar, HMS St. Vincent, HMS Neptune, HMS Queen Mary, HMS Drake, HMS Bristol, HMS Temeraire, HMS Superb, HMS Indomitable, and HMS Invincible.

Name Of Set: British Warships, 2nd Series

Manufacturer: Stephen Mitchell

Issue Year: 1915

Card Number: 25

Card Titles: HMS Chatham, HMS Glasgow, HMS Canopus, HMS Lance, HMS Venerable, HMS Laertes, HM Submarine BH, HM Submarine E9, HMS Kent, HMS Lion, HMAS Sydney, HMS Minerva, HMS Amphion, HMS Good Hope, HMS Cumberland, HMS Monmouth, HMS Agincourt, HMS Invincible, HMS Hogue, HMS Triumph, HMS Queen Elizabeth, HMS Tiger, HMS Bristol, HMS Arethusa, and HMS Highflyer.

Name Of Set: British Sea Dogs

Manufacturer: John Sinclair

Issue Year: 1928

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: Commander, Captain 1805, Officer, Seaman, Officer, Ancient British Seamen, Archer,Seamen 1840, Royal Marine, Seamen, Archer, Marine, Midshipman, Seaman, Seaman, Anglo-Saxon Officer, Seaman-Musketeer, Admiral, Anglo-Roman Commander, Mariner, Admiral 1805, A Diver, Seamen, Cabin Boy, Admiral, Master Mariner, Mariner, Cromwellian Seamen, Officer of Marines, Seamen of the Submarine Service, Royal Marine 1805, Flag-Lieutenant 1880, Officer of Royal Marines, Anglo-Norman Master, Anglo-Norman Mariner, Anglo-Danish Mariner, Commander, Seamen 1850, Midshipman, Captain, Seamen 1805, Anglo-Saxon Seamen, Viking,Admiral, Flying Officer, Commander, Navy Officer ,Seamen 1880, and Captain.

Name Of Set: Modern Naval Craft

Manufacturer: John Player and Sons

Issue Year: 1939

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: HMS Nelson, HMS Warspite, HMS Revenge, HMS Hood, HMS Repulse, HMS Exeter, HMS Norfolk, HMS Southampton, HMS Curlew, HMS Adventure, HMS Greenville, HMS Afridi, HMS Severn, HMS Narwhal, HMS Sunfish, HMS Ark Royal, HM Torpedo Boat 102, Dunkerque, Algerie, La Galissonniere, Mogador, Surcouf, Bearn, Admiral Graf Spee, Nurnberg, Georg Thiele, U16, Conte DI Cavour, Bolzano, Giuseppe Garibadi, Libeccio, Giuseppe Finzi, Nagato, ISE, Atago, Kumano, Samidare, I21, Akagi, California, Colorado, Quincy, Brooklyn, Gridley, Perch, Oahu, Enterprise, Saratoga, Leningrad, and Revolutioner.

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1960's Motor Racing New Bluebird Jet-Propelled, Crashes and Exlplosions, Car of the Future Trading Cards by Prescott, 1966

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The artwork on this card set is unrivalled in its accurate portrayal of the action, thrill and excitement of motor racing. This is why I had to buy it, even if I can’t keep it. It shows the record jet-propelled Bluebird, numerous motor racing crashes and explosions, the 500mph Ford Maxima, and a futuristic car speeding along a lunar surface.

Prescott (Confectionery), Speed Kings, 1966 (36 cards)

Includes:The New Bluebird, Drag Racing, Turbo - Sonic Dragster, Dragster of Future, Grim Determination, Super-Sonic Safety, The Fastest Woman on Wheels, Spirits of America, Fearless High Flyer, Ford's Maxima, The Monster, Aero-Jet Dragster, Travel in 2066, Jet, Sprinters, Automated Car, Bluebird, A Becketts Victim, Drag Race Start, Whispering Ghost of Le Mans, Braking a Dragster, Space Transport, Fascination, Collision at South Bank Bend, Wheel Wobble at 108mph, 90 m.p.h. Somersault, Leap for Life, Clash at, Copse, Sparks at Oulton, Spin at Cascades, Bonfire Night at Brands Hatch, Thrill of Thrills, Track Dive, Ice at Druids, Chapel Curve Skidd, Flag Signals Code

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1930's Toys and Models: Punch and Judy Show, Royal Mail Van and Post Box, Paper Aeroplane, Dolls House Furniture on Cigarette Cards by J Millhoff,1935

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Prior to television and in the aftermath of the Great Depression, this card set on “Things To Make” would have come in handy for birthday gift ideas and a great way to pass the time. It includes instructions on how to construct a Royal Mail van and post box, miniature Punch and Judy show, paper aeroplane with a safety pin attached to the end to improve its flight, and furniture for a doll’s house. Many British households didn’t have telephones till well into the second half of the 20th century but one of these mid 1930’s cards reveals how to make a pair of toy ones out of tin cans and a string.

J Millhoff, Things to Make, 1935 (50 cards)

Includes:Doll's Cradle,Paper Doll,Doll's Chair From Match Boxes,Long Table,Necklace,Sentry Box,Chinese Lantern,Punch and Judy,Ice Cream Barrow,Royal Mail Van,Bed From Shoe Box,Jacob's Ladder Puzzle Card Case,Spinning Top,Doll's Cradle,Steamer,Costers' Barrow,Round, Table,Doll's Chair,Pea-Nut Monkey,Horse,Candlestick,Peg Wrestlers,Doll's Garden Seat,Balancing Man,Peanut Mouse,Doll's Dressing Table,Dolls' Writing Desk,Telephone,Paper Dart,Engine,Lampshade,Covered Van,Steam Roller,Step Dancer,Chair From Cork,Acorn, Beetle,Dolls' Mangle,Twirling Disc,Sailing Boat,Tank,Windmill,Glider,Pillar Box,Conker Chair,Cone Chick,Boat From Cork,Dancing Jack,Hedgehog,Paper Sunshade,Moving Horse,

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1930's Racing Greyhound Dog Champions Cigarette Cards by Morris, 1939

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Greyhound racing is a relatively new sport and was introduced into the UK in 1926 by Charles Munn. A handful of sets were issued on this topic and they vividly bring to life the early days of this modern sport.

Morris issued a set of 1930’s racing greyhounds, stating their owners’ winnings on the reverse of the cards. The illustrations were printed using the photogravure technique and it looks as though a gloss varnish was applied, giving them an almost photographic appearance.

B Morris and Sons, Racing Greyhounds (Forecasta), 1939 (25 cards)

Includes:Quarter Day,Ballyhennessy Sandhills,Gosvenor Bob,Roeside Creamery,Lone Keel,Juvenile Classic,Valiant Bob,Bealtaine,Duna Tazmaid,Gayhunter,Keerie's Pride,Melsham Numeral,Domotic Mack,Jesmond Cutlet,Baltinglass Hope,Roeside Scottie,Lemon Produce,Printer, Charming Prince,Greta's Rosary,Black Peter,Carmel Ash,Highland Rum,Mister Mutt,Musical Duke

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History Of Association Football (Soccer) On Cigarette Cards (Collectables)

Association Football

The rules of modern association football were established in the 1860s in the public schools of England. Prominent soccer players and teams were vividly portrayed on cigarette cards from the late 19th century through to just before WWII. Association football's popularity snowballed throughout the world and demand for early soccer memorabilia is increasing rapidly. It would be impractical to list every soccer set issued and so I've listed a selection of the more unusual and rare soccer card sets that I've come across in my six years of trading on eBay. I've provided colour scans of a sample card from each set and where possible, I've tried to include the names of players and their respective football teams. 

Soccer Card Sets

Name Of Set: Famous Footballers

Manufacturer: Ogdens

Issue Year: 1908

Card Number: 50

Names of Players: A. Bridgett - Sunderland FC, W. Meredith - Manchester United FC, W. George - Aston Villa FC, T.H. Crawshaw - Sheffield Wednesday FC, W. Foulke - Bradford FC, W. Wedlock - Bristol City FC, J.D. Taylor - Everton FC, A. Dunkley - Blackpool FC, R. Crompton, Blackburn FC, R.M. Owen - Swansea FC, J. Lewis - Bristol Rovers FC, J. Pennington - West Brom FC, A. Griffiths - Nottingham County FC, R. Morris - Grimsby Town FC, W.A. Silto - Barnsley FC, A. Shepherd - Bolton FC, J. Ashcroft - Woolwich Arsenal FC, E. Needham - Sheffield United FC, D. Cunliffe - New Brompton, G.R. Hilsdon - Chelsea FC, W. Beats - Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, J. Conlin - Manchester City, C.M. Veitch - Newcastle United FC, R.M. Hawkes - Luton Town FC, P. McBride - Preston NE FC, A. Smith - Bristol Rovers FC, A. Common - Middlesborough FC, H. Robinson - Birmingham FC, A.G. Raisbeck - Liverpool, L.R. Roose - Stoke City FC, G. Clawley - Southampton FC, J. Raeside - Bury FC, H. Smith  - Reading FC, T. Baddeley - Wolves FC, B. Warren - Derby County FC, H. Bromage - Leeds City FC, W. Bull - Tottenham Hotspurs FC, A. Cartlidge - Bristol Rovers FC, E.G.D. Wright - Hull City FC and J.W. Sutcliffe - Plymouth Argyle FC.

 

Name Of Set: Football Club Colours

Manufacturer: Ogdens

Issue Year: 1906

Card Number: 51

Names of Clubs: Reading FC,Bristol Rovers FC,Notts County FC,Southampton FC,New Brompton FC,Brentford FC,Sunderland FC,Derby County FC,Fulham FC,Swindon FC,Sheffield United FC,Everton FC,Aston Villa FC,Queen's Park Rangers FC,Northampton RFC,Middlesbrough FC,Lutton Town FC,Woolwich Arsenal FC,Watford FC,Bristol Rugby FC,Gloucester RFC,Richmond RFC,Wolverhampton Wanderers FC,Notts Forest FC,Tottenham Hotspur FC,Newcastle United FC,Blackburn Rovers FC,Swansea RFC,Devonport Albion RFC,Blackheath RFC,Cardiff AFC,Stoke FC, Newport RFC,Bury FC,Sheffield Wednesday FC,Portsmouth FC,Man U FC,Bolton Wanderers FC,Manchester FC,Bristol City FC,Exeter RFC,Millwall Athletic FC,Preston North End FC,Northampton Town FC,Birmingham FC,Brighton and Hove FC,West Ham United FC, Plymouth Argyle FC,Liverpool FC,Penarth RFC and South African Captain.

 

Name Of Set: Footballers (Colour)

Manufacturer: WA & AC Churchman

Issue Year: 1914

Card Number: 50

Names of Players: R Crompton - Blackburn Rovers, JV Bache - Aston Villa, R McFadden - Clapton Orient, H Fleming - Swindon, TW Boyle - Burnley, W Lacey - Liverpool, JT Brittleton - Sheffield Wednesday, W McCracken - Newcastle United, G Wall - Manchester United, J Pennington - West Bromwich Albion, VJ Woodward - Chelsea, W Wedlock - Bristol City, JG Peart - Notts County, RG Williamson - Middlesbrough, F Walden - Tottenham Hotspur, A Mitchell - Queen's Park Rangers, C Thomson - Sunderland, G Lillycrop - Bolton Wanderers, C Roberts - Oldham Athletic, A Lee - Southampton, T Browell - Manchester City, R Downs - Barnsley, H Colclough - Crystal Palace, Lloyd Davies - Northampton Town, Francis Womack - Birmingham, John English - Sheffield United, Percy R Sands - Woolwich Arsenal, Walter Otto Davis - Millwall, Thomas Randall - West Ham, Joseph Mercer - Notts Forest, Robert Torrence - Bradford City, R Mercer - Heart of Midlothian, TS Little - Bradford, Samuel Stevens - Hull City, Fred Fayers - Huddersfield Town, Ernald Scattergood - Derby County, JH Spiers - Leeds City, Thomas McDonald - Bury, J McCall - Preston North End, JS Maconnachie - Everton, H Woods - Norwich City, W Booth - Brighton and Howe, J Smith - Reading, HJ Pearce - Fulham, A McNair - Glasgow Celtic, W Reid - Glasgow Rangers, R Orrock - Falkirk, AE Knight - Portsmouth, Alfred Bishop - Wolverhampton Wanderers and S Atterbury - Plymouth Argyle.

 

Name Of Set: English League (Div. 1) Footer Captains

Manufacturer: Amalgamated Press

Issue Year: 1926

Card Number: 24

Names of Players: Frank Hudspeth - Newcastle United, Frank Barson - Manchester United, Charles Buchan - Arsenal, William Gillespie - Sheffield United, Joseph Smith - Bolton Wanderers, James Blair - Cardiff City, Frank Moss - Aston Villa, George Kay - West Ham United, William Flint - Notts County, Charles Pringle - Manchester City, Charles Parker - Sunderland, Frank Reed - West Bromwich Albion, Clement Stephenson - Huddersfield Town, Frank Womack - Birmingham, Hunter Hart - Everton, William Stage - Bury, Harry Healless - Blackburn Rovers, Donald Mackinlay - Liverpool, John Duncan - Leicester City, John Hill - Burnley, William Wainscoat - Leeds United, Arthur Grimsdell - Tottenham Hotspur, Hunter Hart - Everton and William Stage - Bury.

 

Name Of Set: Footballers In Action

Manufacturer: Gallaher

Issue Year: 1927

Card Number: 50

Names of Clubs: Manchester United,Bury,Huddersfield Town,Leicester City,Blackburn Rovers,Boton,Albion,Swansea,Sunderland,Notts Forest,Queen's Park Rangers,QPR,Southampton,Burnley......

 

 

Name Of Set: Famous Footballers, Green Back

Manufacturer: Gallaher

Issue Year: 1925

Card Number: 100

Names of Players: J. Kelly - Barnsley, James Chambers - Newry, H Burnison - Distillery, E Carroll - Glenavon, W Burns - Glentoran, S Moore - Belfast Celtic, J Cochrane - Portadown, J Doran - Shelbourne, W Simpson - Cliftonville, T Frame - Linfield, F Tunstall - Leeds United, J McKay - Blackburn Rovers, W Emerson - Glentoran, D. Rollo  - Blackburn Rovers, A Harland - Everton, F Keenor - Cardiff City, P Nelis - Wigan Borough, JC Cock - Portsmouth, V Watson - West Ham United, FG Morgan - Nottingham Forest, JR Smith - Bolton Wanderers, E Islip - Birmingham, WT Roberts - Burnley, H Bedford - Blackpool, W Butler - Bolton Wanderers, ET Vizard - Bolton Wanderers, J Duncan - Leicester, W Stage - Bury, TWilson - Huddersfield, P. Barton - Birmingham, AL Kennedy - Arsenal, S Wadsworth - Huddersfield, RH Pym - Bolton, AR Dorrell - Aston Villa, W Robb - Glasgow Rangers, WE Rawlings - Stoke City, F Womack - Birmingham, J Gill - Cardiff City, A Gray - Oldham Athletic, A Pape - Manchester United, F Roberts - Manchester City,J Bradford - Birmingham, WGB Moore - West Ham, E Scott - Liverpool,M Russell - Plymouth, W Gillespie - Sheffield United, E Fletcher - Manchester City, R Kelly - Burnley, D Shea - Clapton Orient, R McCracken - Crystal Palace, J Smith - Bolton Wanderers, R Irvine - Everton, TG Farquharson - Cardiff City, DBN Jack - Bolton, WH Walker - Aston Villa, W Cook - Sheffield United, JA Mackie - Arsenal, M Hammill - Manchester City, EW Hine - Barnsley, A Chandler - Leicester,JAC Mehaffy - New Brighton, W Chadwick - Everton, N. Harris - Newcastle United,F. Heap - Bury, A Pynegar - Oldham Athletic,A Morton - Glasgow Rangers, A Troup - Everton, C Stephenson - Huddersfield, A Matthieson - New Brighton, N McBain - Everton, B Howard Baker - Chelsea,W McCleery - Blackburn, JA Cringan - Birmingham, J Dawson - Burnley, T Clay - Tottenham Hotspur, and GC James - West Brom.

 

 

Name Of Set: Famous Teams

Manufacturer: Sherman's Pools Ltd.

Issue Year: 1938

Card Number: 37

Names of Teams: Aberdeen FC, Aston Villa FC, Arsenal FC, Birmingham FC, Bolton Wanderers FC, Brentford FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, Blackpool FC, Coventry City FC, Derby County FC, Charlton Athletic FC, Chelsea FC, Everton FC, Fulham FC, East Fife FC, England Team, Huddersfield FC, Ireland Team, Glasgow Celtic FC, Heart of Midlothian FC, Liverpool FC, Manchester United FC, Kilmarnock FC, Leeds United FC, Newcastle United FC, Newport County FC, Middlesbrough FC, Millwall FC, Sheffield United FC, Stoke City FC, Portsmouth FC, Preston North End FC, Tranmere Rovers FC, Wales FC ,Sunderland FC, Tottenham Hotspur FC and West Ham United FC.

 

Name Of Set: Football Caricatures

Manufacturer: Ogdens

Issue Year: 1935

Card Number: 50

Names of Players: J.W. Barker - Derby County FC ,J. Bray - Manchester City FC ,C.S. Britton - Everton FC,EF Brook - Manchester City FC,W. Copping - Arsenal F.C.,A. Geldard - Everton FC, R. Gurney - Sunderland FC, E.A. Hapgood - Arsenal FC, H. Hibbs - Birmingham FC, GC Male - Arsenal FC, RW Westwood - Bolton Wanderers FC, D.J. Astley - Aston Villa FC,W. Evans - Tottenham Hotspur FC, T.P. Griffiths - Middlesbrough FC, DO Jones - Leicester City FC, JP Murphy - West Ham FC, W. O'Callaghan - Leicester FC, C. Phillips - Wolves FC, D. Richards - Wolves Fc, J. Connor - Sunderland FC, D. Duncan - Derby County FC, H. Gallacher - Derby County FC, P. Gallacher - Sunderland, J. Jackson - Chelsea FC, A. Massie - Hearts FC, C. Napier - Derby County, J. Coulter - Everton FC, DK Martin - Wolves FC, W. Mitchell - Chelsea FC, AE Stevens - Everton,L Adams - Castleford,S. Brogden - Leeds,G. Carmichael - Bradford,DM Davies - Huddersfield,JRP Dawson - Hull,W. Dingsdale - Warrington,A. Ellaby - Wigan,B. Evans - Swinton,J. Feetham - Salford,AE Diddes,E. Herbert - Hull,M. Hodgson - Swinton,W. Little - Barrow,H. Lockwood - Halifax,E Pollard - Wakefield Trinity,AJ Risman,J Sherburn - Keighley,S. Smith,J. Sullivan,J. Walkington

 

Name Of Set: Footballers

Manufacturer: Carreras

Issue Year: 1934

Card Number: 75

Names of Players: Alex James at Arsenal,J. McDougall at Sunderland,W. Amos at Bury,G. Hunt at Tottenham Hotspurs,J. Arnold at Fulham,T.B. Hetherington at Burnley,W. Lowton at Wolverhampton,J. Bruton at Blackburn,O. Jones at Norwich City,D. Tremelling at Bury,L Stoker at Birmingham,H. Pearson at W.B. Albion,J. Allen at Newcastle United,S. Cowan at Manchester City,A. Campbell at Huddersfield,J. Beresford at Aston Villa,J. Barrett at West Ham United,G. Camsell at Middlesbrough,R. Barclay at Sheffield United,G. Taylor at Bolton Wanderers,R. Kelly at Preston North End,G. Henderson at Barnsley,H. Gallacher at Chelsea,H. Hanford at Swansea Town,J. Bestall at Grimsby Town,W. Thompson at Notts Forest,E. Blenkinsop at Liverpool,W. Tabram at Hull City,J. Nichol at Portsmouth,W. Evans at Tottenham Hotspur,S. Crooks at Derby County,E. Hine at Manchester United,E. Hart at Leeds United,Dixie Dean at Everton,H. Davies at Stoke City,J. Spence at Bradford City,H. Adcock at Leicester City,J. Brown at Sheffield Wednesday,David Jack at Arsenal,A Black at Leicester City,R. Goodall at Huddersfield,H. Hibbs at Birmingham,J. Gilfillan at Portsmouth,D. Astley at Aston Villa,J Holliday at Brentford,M. Webster at Middlesbrough,J. Connor at Sunderland,J. Allen at Aston Villa,J. Bowers at Derby County,J. Smith at Portsmouth,J. Cookson at Plymouth,W. Mcgonagle at Celtic,E. Glover at Grimsby Town,R. Mcphail at Glasgow Rangers,W. Porter at Oldham,C. Wharton at Norwich City,H. Scriven at Southampton,E. Brook at Manchester City and J. McClelland at Bradford Park Avenue, G. Hodgson at Liverpool, V. Woodley at Chelsea, E. Critchley at Preston, J. Milburn at Leeds, J Hampson at Blackpool, T Cooper at Derby, J McGrory at Celtic, J. Weddle at Portsmouth, G. Mills at Chelsea, Stanley Matthews at Stoke City, J Hulme at Arsenal, JA Johnston at Hearts, W Cresswell at Everton E Rimmer at Sheffield Wednesday, C Bastin at Arsenal, and T Glidden at West Brom.

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Wings Trading Cards (Featuring Paul McCartney, Linda, Denny Laine, Steve Holly, Laurence Juber) by M.P.L. Ltd (Records) 1981

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Paul McCartney is the only remaining original member of The Beatles. Musicians often find it difficult to repeat their initial success once they split from their band. Paul McCartney more than proved himself when he started another group from scratch, Wings, and scored numerous hits on both sides of the Atlantic.

MPL Ltd (Records), Wings - Back to the Egg, 1981 (5 cards)

Includes:Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Steve Holly, Laurence Juber

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1960's Cactus Trading Cards by F Lamberts and Sons 1962

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The cactus is one of my favourite types of plant. This is either because I’m too lazy to water my house plants or perhaps because I like to think that I share similar characteristics: strength, endurance and uniqueness, but it is more likely the former. You can create some really strange shaped cacti by grafting several widely different forms together. Not many card issues were devoted to the cacti plant family, but the card series featured in this blog is one of those gems.

F Lamberts and Sons, Cacti, 1962 (25 cards)

Includes:Echinocereus Pentalophus, Lobivia Pentlandii, Hamatocactus Setispinus, Rathbunia Alamosensis, Chamaecereus Silvestrii, Cleistocactus Beaumannii, Coryphantha Bumamma, Malacocarpus Mammulosos, Opuntia Phaeacantha, Hickenia Microsperma, Homalocephala Texensis, Echinocereus Coccineaus, Dolichothele Longimamma, Nopalea Dejecta, Astrophytum Asterias, Opuntia Engelmannii, Carnegiea Gigantea, Echinopsis Multiplex, Echinocereus Pulchellus, Opuntia Lindheimeri, Heliocereus Speciosus, Echinofossulo Cactus Crispatus, Escobaria Tuberculosa, Opuntia Bergeriana, Selenicereus Grandiflorus

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1950's Vintage Erotica Glamour Photo Trading Cards by David Brown (Farm Tractors), 1954

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David Brown was one of the biggest manufacturers of tractors in post-war Britain. It’s difficult to see the link between the saucy lady featured on these cards and farm machinery, but obviously Brown believed it would help promote their products.

David Brown, "Is Your Slip Showing?", 1954 (3 cards)

Includes:3 photos of a very seductive 1950's lady sitting on a timber trunk (maybe a phallic symbol).

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World Warriors Cavalry Huns "Red Indians" Cossacks Trading Cards by Liebig, 1903

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The horse was still a common mode of transport in 1903, but its days were numbered, along with the horse riding warriors depicted on these attractive cards. The Native Americans’ (“Red Indians”) independence had largely vanished by the time these cards were issued. The western cultural juggernaut either absorbed or destroyed minority cultures as it spread throughout the world. One group that still remains defiant even today, are the Arabs, although they don’t use horses so much. They have learnt to evolve and adapt their military strategies over the years, becoming masters of guerrilla warfare, much of which they have learnt from their western rivals.

Liebig Extract of Meat Co, Cavalry I S724, 1903 (6 cards)

Includes:Native Americans, " Red Indians", Arabs, Cossacks, Huns etc

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WW2 Air-Raids Gas Masks Bomb Shelters Fighter Planes Incendiary Bombs On Cigarette Cards By Churchman 1938

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As war clouds loomed ever closer this set was issued to provide civilians with helpful information on building a bomb shelter , protecting windows from blasts and dealing with incendiary bombs. A large part of the set is devoted to gas masks but, luckily, there were no gas attacks on Britain during WW2. Many of the cards provide reassurances on how the home front would be protected, featuring anti-aircraft guns, searchlights, balloon barrages, air defence control rooms and fighter planes.

WA & AC Churchman, Air-Raid Precautions, 1938 (48 cards)

Includes:Choosing your Refuge Room,Rendering Your Refuge Room Gas-Proof,Making a Door Gas-Proof,Window Protection,Window Protection Agains Blast,Types of Splinter-Proof Wall,Protecting Your Windows - A Sandbag Defence,Equipping your Refuge Room,Equipping Your, Refuge Room,A Garden Dug-Out,Incendiary Bomb and its Effect,Incendiary Bomb Cooling Down,Control Of Incendiary Bomb,Removal of Incendiary Bomb with Scoop and Hoe,Extinction of Incendiary Bomb,The Stirrup Hand Pump,Two-Men Portable Manual Fire-Pump in, Action,A Chain of Buckets,Light Trailer Fire-Pump,Medium Trailer Fire-Pump,Medium Trailer Fire-Pump in Action,Emergency Heavy Pump Unit,Hose-Laying Lorry,The Civilian Respirator,How to Adjust It,How To Remove It,The Civilian Duty Gas Mask,The Service Gas, Mask,A Heavy Anti-Gas Suit,Rubber Clothing,Air Raid Wardens and Civilian Volunteer Despatch-Rider,Volunteer Mobile Corps Owner Drivers,A First Aid Party,Supply Depot For Gas Masks,Mobile Gas Vans,Civilian Anti-Gas School,Testing For Gas Contamination,, Decontamination Workers in Training,Air Raid Precautions Badge,Representation of Air Defence Control Room,Pilots Running To Machines Interceptor Fighters Take Off,Gloster Gauntlet Interceptor Fighters,Representation of Baloon Barrage for Defence of London

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Grandma Was A Porn Star – 1930’s Glamorous Movie Stars (Vintage Erotica) Cigarette Cards By Rothmans Anna May Wong Ann Dvorak 1934

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Tobacco card issuers knew way back in the 1880s that sex sells and that’s why pretty girls and actresses adorn many early tobacco cards. In the USA and England, these cards of the fairer sex stopped short of nudity but card issuers in South America and North Africa were more daring. The movie world started out as a novelty pastime for inventors and amateur enthusiasts in the late nineteenth century but snowballed into a huge global industry in the 1920s and 1930s.

The card set featured in this blog is about as close as you get to pornography for the masses in the 1930s. It includes several cards of the film star Anne Grey with what looks like a see-through top on, Anna May Wong, the first Chinese American movie star, Sidney Fox, whose life ended tragically with an overdose, Ann Dvorak, whose prolific movie career secured her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and many other movie stars in seductive poses.

Rothmans, Prominent Screen Favourites, 1934 (24 cards)

Includes:Judy Kelly,Claudia Dell,Ann Dvorak,Anne Grey,Joan Wyncham,Lucile Browne,Mirian Sherry,Dorothy Bouchier,Mary Duncan,Heather Angel,Anna May Wong,Anne Grey,Anne Grey,Edna Earle,Betty Stockfeld,Betty Stockfeld,Dorothy Boyd,Dorothy Bartlam,Dorothy Bartlam,, Vivienne Osborne,Jeanette Loff,Sidney Fox,Dorothy Bartlam,Dorothy Bartlam,

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Science Cigarette Cards (First Computer, Wright Brothers, Television, Cinema, Robbots)

Science Cigarette Cards

Cigarette cards were issued during one of the most exciting times in history, 1870s-1930s. These encyclopaedic cards captured the Precambrian explosion in 20th century inventions and discoveries that propelled us into our modern age.

I've included a small selection of science related cigarette card sets below. For those interested in the history of the computer, the card set "Modern Wonders", issued in 1938 by Churchman, includes cards on "The Super Calculating Machine" and the "Slot Machine Which Plays Bridge". I particularly like the predictions made in "The World of Tomorrow, issued in 1936 by Stephen Mitchell.

Name Of Set: Inventions And Discoveries S273

Manufacturer: Liebig Extract of Meat Co

Issue Year: 1890

Card Number: 6

Card Titles: -

Name Of Set: Electricity

Manufacturer: Liebig Extract of Meat Co

Issue Year: 1907

Card Number: 6

Card Titles: -

Name Of Set: Famous Inventions

Manufacturer: WD and HO Wills

Issue Year: 1915

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: Spectroscope, Edison and Phonography, Rock Drill, Syphon Barometer, Steam Navvy, Vacuum Brake, Arkwright and the Spinning Machine, Vacuum Flask, Marconi Transmitting Apparatus, Cugnot and the Traction Engine, Camera and Photography, Five Needle Telegraph Instrument, Floating Dock, Wilde and the Dynamo, Tita Crane, Safety Lamp, Stevens and the Screw Propeller, Microscope, Watt and the Steam Engine, Hobby - Horse, Bicycle, Cycling, Transporter Bridge, Early Reflecting Telescope, The Croton Dam at New York, Pratt and the Typewriter, Howe and the Sewing Machine, Cash Register, Lifeboat, Auto Piano, X-Ray Apparatus, Grand Piano, Modern Lighthouse Lantern, Edison and Kinetoscope, Steam Hammer, Santos Dumont and the Aeroplane Motor, Steel Frame Buildings, Modern Submarine, Parachute Descent by Garnerin, Levassor and the Automoblie or Motor Car, Electric Light, Renard and Kreb and the Dirigible, Diving Bell, Sun Motor, Electric Tram, Acminster Carpet Loom, Steam Turbine, Oil Engine, Electric Locomotive, Jacquard Loom, Incandescent Light, and Hydraulic Press.

Name Of Set: Engineering Wonders

Manufacturer: WD and HO Wills

Issue Year: 1927

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: Steel Caisson, Lethbridge Viaduct, Rolling Lift Bridge, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Zambesi Bridge, Bucket Dredger, Giant Excavator, Hydraulic Lift Lock, Lock Panama Canal, Electric Shovel, Slab Charger for Reheating Furnace, Conveyor Bridge, Blast Furnace, Electric Furnace, Electric Lifting Magnet, Hydraulic Press, Electric Unloader, Electric Coal cutter and Loader, Electric Dumper, Gold Dredger, Escalator, Building a Skyscraper, Strong Room Door, Reflecting Telescope, Generating Station, Electric Motor Driving a Reversing Mill, Automatic Substation, Steam Turbo Generator, Electric Winding Engine, Modern Aqueduct, Great Dam, Block Setting Crane, Croton Dam and Spillway, Vaal River Barrage, Great Dam Lake Vyrnwy, Aircraft Carrier, Revolving Floating Crane, Floating Dock, Framing a Liner, Train Ferry, Wetterhorn Aerial Railway, Wrecking Crane, Electric Locomotive, Hedjaz Railway, Ice Locomotive, Road Making Motor, Rotary Snow Plough, Track Layer, Tunnel Construction by Means of a Shield, and Lidgerwood Unloader.

Name Of Set: Clocks - Old and New

Manufacturer: John Player and Sons

Issue Year: 1928

Card Number: 20

Card Titles: An Egyptian Water Clock about 1400BC, A Water-Clock of Clepsydra about 300 BC, Hour-Glasses, The Glastonbury Clock Wells Cathedral, An Astronomical Clock Wimborne Minster, Early 17th Century Clock St Mark's Square in Venice, A Ship Clock about 1581, A Small Astronomical Clock 1587, A Clock by Isaac Hebrecht 1589, A Clock by Bartholomew Newsam 1590, A Table Clock With Alarium, A 16th Century Clock-Watch, A Globe or Falling-Ball Clock about 1650, A Lantern Clock by Thomas Tompton, A Bracket Clock by Thomas Tompion 1690, An Act of Parliament Clock 1797, A Long Case Clock by Thomas Tompion 1709, A Table Alarum Clock With Strike-A-Light late 17th Century, The Westminster Clock 1858, and Modern Clocks Greenwich Observatory.

Name Of Set: Scientific Inventions and Discoveries (Large) (Coloured)

Manufacturer: R and J Hill

Issue Year: 1929

Card Number: 35

Card Titles: Professor Charles and the Hydrogen Gas Baloon, Robert Stephenson and the Britannia Tubular Bridge, Hans Lippershey and the Telescope, Professor Niels Finsen and the Finsen Lamp, Mr Louis Brennan and Mono Rail, Sir WG Armstrong and the 110 Ton Gun, Sir W. Siemens and the Finishing Armature, Guglielmo Marconi and Wireless Telegraphy, George Stephenson and the First Locomotive Engine, Sir Hiram Maxim and the Maxim Gun, Evang Torricelli and the Barometer, Lord Kelvin and the Patent Standard Compass, Thomas A Edison and the Phonograph / Gramaphone, Benjamin Franklin and the Lightning Conductor, Sir H. Davy and the Safety Lamp, Mc Cormick and the Reaping Machin, M. Santos Dumont and the Air Ship, SFB Morse and the Electric Telegraph, Sir James Dewar and Liquid Air, M. Curie and Extracting Radium From Pitchblend, Mergenthaler and the Linotype Machine, Orville and Wilbur Wright and the Aeroplane, A. Volta and the Pile Battery, JL Baird and Television, AG Bell and the Telephone, Professor Rontgen and X-Ray Photography, LJM Daguerre and the Photographic Camera, Galileo and the Pendulum, Ja\mes Nasmyth and the Steam Hammer, G Constantinesco and the Aeroplane Gun, Elias Howe and the Sewing Machine, Caxton and the Printing Press, Sir Charles Parsons and the Steam Turbine, JH Greathead and the Tunneling Shield, and F Handley Page and the Slotted Aeroplane Wing

Name Of Set: Interesting Experiments

Manufacturer: WA & AC Churchman

Issue Year: 1929

Card Number: 25

Card Titles: Atmospheric Pressure part 1, Atmospheric Pressure part 2, The Torricellian Vacuum, The Ventilation of Coal Mines, The Construction of the Atom illustrated, Capillary Action, Making Coal Gas,Combusion part1, Combustion part2, The Parts of a Candle - Flame, The Interior of a Flame, The Ignition Point of Inflammable Gas, Crystallization, Diffusion of Gases, Heat Causes Liquids and Solids to Expand, Making Hydrogen, Unreflected Light is Invisible, Finding the Relative Illuminating Power of Lights, Liquid Air and Alcohol, Liquid Air and Ice, The Lines of Force in a Magnetic Field, Sound Waves, The Composition of Water, The Decomposition of Water, and Water a Bad Conductor of Heat.

Name Of Set: Modern Wonders

Manufacturer: WA & AC Churchman

Issue Year: 1938

Card Number: 48

Card Titles: The Short Mayo-Composite Aircraft, The Flying Triangle, The Westland-Hill Pterodactyl, Sealed Flying Suit, Detecting Unseen Enemies, The Queen Mary at Southampton, Gyro-Stabiliser, Bathysphere, All-Electric Signal Box, Desert Motor Service, Dynasphere, Modern Fire-Escape, Gigantic Steam Roller, The Gyrotiller, Giant Electric Shovel, The World's Longest Bridge,America's Largest Concrete Arch, The Boulder Dam, Monster Canal Lift, A 500 000 Volt Flash, Ignitron Tube, High-Power Grid-Glow Tube, Million-Volt X-Ray Tube, High Voltage Test House, Gigantic Electric Lamp, Cleaning Air By Electricity, Magnet That Lifts 46 Tons, Huge Electro-Magnet, The Stroboglow, Welding at 7000 D Fahrenheit, Benzol Recovery Plant, Huge Triple Expansion Pumping Engine, 6000 Ton Forging Press, Huge Vertical Boring Mill, Pair of Giant Motors, 200-inch Mirror, Greenwich's Largest Telescope, Giant Plate-Glass Polishing Machine, 30 Ton Treasury Door, Modern Cinema Operating Box, Automatic Telephone Exchange, The Speaking Clock, Television Studio, Micro-Ray Wireless Station, Super Calculating Machine, First Computer, Weighing the Earth, Eye-Prints, and Slot Machine Which Plays Bridge.

Name Of Set: The World of Tomorrow

Manufacturer: Stephen Mitchell

Issue Year: 1936

Card Number: 50

Card Titles: Solar Motor, Tidal Power Generator, Sea Power Generator, Rotor Power Plant, Wind Turbine Station, Atomic Disintegrator, Coal-Oil Distilling Plant, Mechanical Excavator, Armoured Suits For Engineers, Office of the Future, Stream-Lined Train, Railplane, Tunnel Travel, Road Liner, Streamlined Speed Ship, Fog Eliminator, One-Man Submarine, Super Aeroplane, Mid-Ocean Airport, Composite Aircraft, High Level Airport, Television, New York in the Future, London of the Future, Cross-Shaped Skyscrapers, Church of the Future, Revolving House, House Built of Glass, House Builder, Gyrotiler, Frost Eliminator, North Sea Reclamation, Reclamation of the Sea-Floor, Gibraltar Dam, Gyro_Motor Race, Birdman, Robot or Mechanical Man, Thought-Detecting Machine, Invasion from the Air, Anti-Gas Armour, Anti-Gas Ray, Rocket Post, Cathode Rocket Spaceship, Launching a Space-Ship, Space Gun, Inside a Space-Ship, Space Suits, New Style Observatory, Giant Telescope, and Weather Control.

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