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W. D. & H. O. Wills Lace Flag Cigarette Cards

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W. D. & H. O. Wills

c. 1916

Overview

Three 50x70 mm lace cigarette cards with cross-flags of silk stitching. The three cards are part of a set of 13 produced by Wills in 1915-1917 and include (a) Australian , (b) Japanese, and (c) white ensign flags.

Historical information

Cigarette cards were added as ‘stiffeners’ to flimsy cigarette packs in the 1880s. These provided a base to add advertising (the brand name) and, eventually, art to enhance the ‘collectibility’ of such items. The lace cards are unusual as they are not stiff and they are relatively uncommon.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-12-2017.11.45.a-c

Item type

Material

Textile Materials

Width

70 mm

Height or length

50 mm

Themes

Popular Culture

War and Conflict

Inscriptions and markings

Keywords

First World War

Place made

United Kingdom

Year

c. 1916

Primary significance criteria

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Historic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Interpretive capacity

Object’s condition or completeness

Rare or representative

Google Maps search term / URL

https://maps.app.goo.gl/gWHZtRH1mm24SAjK8

Geotag

-35.030449, 117.912878

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