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W. D. & H. O. Wills Lace Flag Cigarette Cards - Complete Set of 13

W. D. & H. O. Wills
c. 1916
Overview

Rectangular white lace with coloured stitched cross-flags in silk depicting allied countries.

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 ‘collectability’ of such items. The lace cards are unusual as they are not stiff and they are relatively uncommon. These lace cigarette cards are a complete set of 13 that include (a) Australian (b) Belgium (c) Blue Ensign (d) France (e) Ireland (f) Italy (g) Japanese (h) Red Ensign (i) Russian (j) Scotland (k) Union Jack (m) Servia White Ensign flags.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-12-207.13.2.a-m
Item type
Collectibles
Themes
War and Conflict > World War 1
Material
Lace
Width
70 mm
Height or length
50 mm
Keywords
First World War
World War One
Cards
Place made
United Kingdom
Year
c. 1916
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Historic significance
Scientific or research significance
Social or spiritual significance
Comparative significance criteria
Interpretive capacity
Object’s condition or completeness
Rare or representative
Google Maps search term / URL
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Geotag
-35.030449, 117.912878

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