Cigarette card of Corporal A Burton VC
Published Collection RC09114 First World War, 1914-1918Cigarette card showing portrait of Corporal Alexander Burton VC. Part of a series of cards depicting Australian VCs printed by Sniders and Abrahams.
Cigarette and Trade Card Collection Accession Number: RC00682
Description
The cigarette and trade card collection consists of series of cards which were issued by cigarette companies, or other companies such as confectionery firms, cereal manufacturers and clothes companies. Beginning with advertisement cards, they soon progressed to numbered series (ranging from 10 to 100 cards) on particular themes.
Themes include scenes from war/war incidents, crests and badges, officers and VC winners, medals, aircraft, warships, uniforms and modern war weapons. Non-conflict subjects include cars, sports, butterflies, birds and flags.
The collection is printed on either paper card, or on silk (sometimes paper backed). Cards are stored by series in both folders and albums. The albums include 16 German albums, mainly on the history of the German armies, a bound volume 'Army Corps & Division Signals 1914-18', and several collector's albums.
The average size of a card is 360mm x 640mm, however this can range up to the size of a playing card. The cards are British, Australian, German or American. With some of the series there is no indication of the country of origin. The collection dates from the early 1900s to a swap card collection from Golden Fleece dealing with Military uniforms (Australian), c1970s or 1980s. However, the collection mainly holds subject matter relating to World War I.
Details
Accession Number
RC00682
Maker
Various
Classification
Published Collection
Object Type
Cigarette/trade card
Measurement
Overall
Date Made
1900-1995
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
7858
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright
Conflicts
Places
Tags
In this collection:
- 25 - British Dirigible Clement Bayard
- 80 - Mercedes-Benz "Stuttgart 200"
- 160 - Notrufwagon
- Adolf Hitler une sein weg zu Grossdeutschland: 148 Kundgebung im Saarland bei Plassregen
- Adolf Hitler une sein weg zu Grossdeutschland: 153 Reichsparteitag 1935 Dem Fuhrer wird das Reichsschwert uberreicht
- Adolf Hitler une sein weg zu Grossdeutschland: 171 Demonstration bei der Wiener oper am Nachmittag des 11 Marz 1938
- Britain's Part in the War: No. 11 A Tribute to the Mine Sweepers and R.N.R. Work
- Britain's Part in the War: No. 14 A Tribute to the Royal Flying Corps
- Britiain's Part in the War: No. 8 A Tribute to the Women Workers
- Cigarette card of Capt H Throssell, VC
- Cigarette card of Capt. A J Shout VC MC
- Cigarette card of Capt. W J Symons VC
- Cigarette card of Captain A Jacka, VC MC
- Cigarette card of Captain F McNamara VC
- Cigarette card of Corporal A Burton VC
- Cigarette card of Corporal J Hamilton VC
- Cigarette card of Lieutenant W Dunstan VC
- Cigarette card of Lt-Col L C Maygar VC
- Cigarette card of Lt. R T V Moon VC
- Cigarette card of Major F H Tubb VC
- Cigarette card of Major Murray, VC DCM
- Cigarette card of Private L Keysor VC
- Cigarette card of Private M O'Meara VC
- Cigarette card of Private T Cook VC
- Cigarette card of Private W. Jackson, V.C.
- Gladys Cooper
- Ivy Close
- The Australians Landing at Gallipoli
- The windmill Fight at Arras
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