Tuesday, 27 April 2010

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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