Cigarette cards

Date: 1927

From: W D & H O Wills (Firm) :A sporting holiday in New Zealand. [Set of 50 cigarette cards]. W D & H O Wills, Bristol & London [ca 1927].

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-Cards-Wills-Sport-23

Description: Card shows a photograph of two pig hunters with their dog and with a wild pig they have shot. There are flax bushes in the background. The verso explains that Captain Cook liberated the first pigs in New Zealand. The method of using dogs to help in the kill is explained and the location of the photograph is given as near Lake Te Anau. Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s) on cigarette card. Physical Description: Photograph on cigarette card, 59 x 71 mm.

Date: 1910 - 1936 - 1998 - 1913

Reference: Eph-A-ANTARCTICA-Cards

Description: John Player & Sons. Polar exploration. 2nd series of 25. [Complete set. 1915]. These cards feature Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Commander E R G R Evans, Captain L E G Oates, Dr Edward Adrian Wilson, Staff-Paymaster Francis Drake, Lieutenant H R Bowers, the "Terra Nova' arriving off Cape Evans Feb 1911, Captain Oates exercising a Siberian pony, Demetri the Russian dog-driver keeping a penguin from the dogs, Unpacking sledge and setting up camp, a football match at winter quarters, Midwinter day at Cape Evans, preparing one of the motor sledges, a sledge team on King Edward VII Plateau, a sledge party crossing a crevasse, Commander Evans' sledge flag, Dr Atkinson's supporting party, Commander Evans taking observations, Weddel seals asleep on the sea-ice, an Adelie penguin and his mate, an Adelie penguin with a young one, the Norwegian Antarctic Expedition 1910-1912 - Captain Roald Amundsen, Lindstrom the cook, Amundsen at the South Pole, Oscar Wisting at the South Pole. Liebig cards "L'Antarctique". (Antwerp, 1936). [Set of six cards]. These show: L'Ile de Cockburn (Cockburn Island), Icebergs dans la mer de Weddell (Icebergs on the Weddell Sea), Les Volcans Erebus et Terror. Elephants de mer (The vocanoes Erebus and Terror. Sea elephants), Le Glacier du Diable (Devil's Glacier), Le Cap Renard a la Courbe des Flandres (Cape Renard and the Flanders Bight[?]), Morcellement de la glace au Cap Crozier (ice breaking up at Cape Crozier). Also includes a 1998 postcard reproduction of an original 1913 postcard promoting "With Captn Scott in the Antarctic"/ Mr Herbert Ponting. Shows the Glad-Eye Penguin. Quantity: 31 cigarette (25) and picture (6) cards. Physical Description: Chromolithographs and photolithographs on cards, sizes varying from 37 x 69 mm, to 72 x 112 mm.

Date: 1920 - 1939

Reference: Eph-A-FLAG-Cards-1920/1930s

Description: Includes: Aurelia Zigarettenfabrik. Neuseeland [coat of arms]. Luxusbild-Serie, Unter dem Olympia-Banner. [No.] 66 [1936?] Bulgaria Zigarettenfabrik, Dresden. Bild no 396. Britisches Reich, Dominion Neuseeland, Flagge des Generalgouverneurs Constantin, Dresden A.21. Die Welt in Bildern. Bild no. 395. Britishes Reich, Dominion Neuseeland Handelsflagge Massary Zigarettenfabrik, Berlin S42. Neu-seeland alte Flagge. Serie 10 (1-63) Bild 39 Massary Zigarettenfabrik, Berlin S42. Britisches Reich. Flagge des Gouverneurs von Neuseeland und Cook-Inseln. Serie 76 (1-130) Bild 38 Massary Zigarettenfabrik, Berlin S42. Britishces Reich Neuseeland und Cook-Inseln Regieurungsflagge. Serie 76 (1-130) Bild 85 Massary Zigarettenfabrik, Berlin S42. Britishes Reich Neuseeland und Cook-Inseln. Flagge von Westsamoa. Serie 76 (1-130) Bild 87 Monopol, Dresden. Die grosse Flaggen-Parade im Olympia-Jahr 1936. Afrika, Australien und internationale Flaggen. Serie 5, Bild 234. Neuseeland N.V. De Faam-Breda. 60. Nieuw-Zeeland (issued by manufacturers of peppermint sweets) Quantity: 9 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithographs, sizes varying around 80 x 55 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in December 2014.

Date: 1915

By: John Player & Sons (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-Cards-Cigarette-1915-01

Description: Series of polar exploration cards: 1. Andree's polar balloon 2. Dr Fridtjof Nansen, GCVO, FRGS 3. How icebergs are formed 4. The Aurora Borealis 5. Perry and Hoppner's Arctic expedition 6. Eskimo with dog sledge 7. Ross and Parry's expedition 1818 8. Commander James Ross at the North Magnetic Pole 1831 9. Peary's Arctic expedition 1898-1902 10. Eskimo with their toupiks or summer tents 11. Eskimo hunting seal in a kayak 12. Relics of the Franklin expedition 13. The 'Nimrod' picking up the Northern party 14. A remarkable fumarole in the old crater of Mount Erebus 15. Start of the Western party from Cape Royds 16. The Northern party at the South Magnetic Pole 17. The Ferrar Glacier 18. The Aurora Australis 19. The discovery of Greenland 20. Sir John Franklin's Arctic expedition 1819-22 21. Cabot's voyage in search of a North-West passage, 1497 22. Henry Hudson cast adrift 23. An extract from Ernest Shackleton's diary, Jan 4th 1909 24. Lieut Sir E H Shackleton, CVO 25. The British Antarctic expedition 1910 Titles of individual cards are from the verso. The titles on the recto (image itself) differ. Quantity: 25 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithographs on cards, 36 x 69 mm. Provenance: Purchased from J & S L Bonham, United Kingdom, in 2015.

Date: 1915

Reference: A-464-010

Description: Shows a brown kiwi, beak to the ground, and behind it a flag of the United Tribes of New Zealand Originally issued as part of the series 'Animals with flags', as silk cigarette cards, in Canada by the Imperial Tobacco Company Ltd. The kiwi was number 24 in the series Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Coloured lithograph on silk, 82 x 52 mm Provenance: Purchase: Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, February 2014

Reference: Eph-B-FLAG

Description: See child records for details

Reference: Eph-A-FLAG

Description: See child records for details

Date: [ca 1863-1864], [ca 1880s-1920s], [ca 1939-1949], [ca 1986-1990]

From: McEwen, Jock Malcolm, 1915-2010: Collection

Reference: PAColl-6056-06

Description: Collection of photographic prints and postcards primarily showing Māori people from circa 1863 to 1929. Also a small number of prints from circa 1939 to 1949, and circa 1986 to 1990. Incudes one cigarette card and three photographs of Jock McEwen, one shows him signing his book 'Rangitane'. Some subjects are named. Title supplied by Library. A full length portrait of Hoani Te Whatahoro Jury is available at Library reference 1/2-024827-F. Another portrait of Numia Keruru is available at PAColl-7273-07. Quantity: 14 b&w copy photographic print(s). 4 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). 3 colour copy photographic print(s).

Date: 1920 - 1929

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to Maori. 1920-1929].

By: Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland)

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-1920s-01

Description: Card shows an illustration of a carved whare with a Maori man and woman seated in front of it. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithgraph, on card, 68 x 37 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in May 2014.

Date: 1936

From: Porritt, Arthur Espie (Sir), 1900-1994 : Papers and recordings

Reference: MS-Papers-9619-168

Description: All cards relate to the 1936 Olympic Games, and feature the athletes Quantity: 1 folder(s).

Date: 1900

By: Richmond Cavendish Company Ltd

Reference: Eph-A-AWARDS-1900-01

Description: Cigarette card shows a picture of the Victoria Cross medal and ribbon. The verso has an advertisement for "Pioneer" cigarettes, manufactured by the Richmond Cavendish Company of Liverpool. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving, on card 73 x 34 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Hutt City, in 2014.

Date: 1927

By: Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland)

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-CARDS-Cigarette-1927-01

Description: Card shows a montage of images on the front: a tuatara, a frontal head and shoulders portrait of a Maori man, a kiwi, the houses of parliament in an unfinished state, cattle wading in water, and a flock of sheep. The verso gives facts about New Zealand: its area, native animals and birds, exports, manufactures and towns with populations for 1926-1927. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on card, 132 x 102 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in May 2014.

Date: 1914 - 1920 - 1918 - 1935

Reference: Eph-F-WAR-WI-1920s-01

Description: Cigarette card album which 'explains the war from the German perspective', contains text and the complete set of 270 cigarette cards stuck into their respective positions. There is a section for each year of the war, and overall sections relating to the Homeland, Behind the front, Politics and personalities, the War at sea, the Battle in the German colonies, and Our opponents. Date suggested by vendor as early 1930s. Date of 1920s suggested on site at http://snyderstreasures.com/pages/germanbooks.htm#cigarette (retrieved 2 July 2014) Other Titles - The world war; published by the Dresden cigarette card service Quantity: 1 album(s). Physical Description: Album of 71 pages, 257 x 345 mm; and original plain brown cardboard container 350 x 270 x 20 mm.

Date: 1920 - 1929

By: Major Drapkin and Company; Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland)

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-CARDS-Cigarette-1929-01

Description: Card shows a head and shoulders profile illustrative portrait of a young girl with short blond hair, and wearing a red and white checked dress. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph on card, 77 x 53 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in May 2014.

Date: 1920 - 1929

By: Imperial Tobacco Company (of Great Britain and Ireland)

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-CARDS-Cigarette-1920s-01

Description: Card shows the coat of arms of New Zealand on the recto. The verso has text explaining the elements of the coat of arms. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Engraving on card, 62 x 80 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in May 2014.

Date: 1930 - 1939

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to Maori. 1930s]

By: D C Thomson & Company (Scotland)

Reference: Eph-A-MAORI-1930s-01

Description: Card shows a head and shoulders illustration of a Maori boy wearing a cloak, and red feathers in his hair. Verso shows the names of several boys' adventure comics published ca 1930-1960s by D C Thomson and Company (England). Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph on card, 43 x 30 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in May 2014.

Date: 1895 - 1955

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-CARDS-Cigarette-02

Description: Includes: 1. Hill's Cigarettes. No. 1. New Zealand Mounted Rifles. [ca 1900] 2. Cohen, Weenen & Co., London. NZ Mounted Rifles. [ca 1900] 3. I Rutter & Co's Mitcham Cigarettes. New Zealand [shows mounted soldier and initial design of United Tribes of NZ flag]. [ca 1900] 4. Pascalls Court Chocolates. Initial design of United Tribes of NZ flag]. [ca 1900] 5. Cope's Cigarettes. New Zealand [shows Maori woman against initial design of United Tribes of NZ flag]. [ca 1900] 6. Cope's cigarettes. The world's police: 4. Inspector, New Zealand [1890s?] 7. W D & H O Wills Cigarettes. New Zealand Ensign [red code signals flag ca 1899?] 8. John Player & Sons. No. 27: Flag; New Zealand emblem, British colony [ca 1900?] 9. Havelock Tobacco. Havelock Cigarettes. No 27: New Zealand [Maori man, clock and royal seal. Ca 1905] 10. John Player and Sons. National flags and arms. 31. New Zealand [after 1911] 11. John Player & Sons. Players Cigarettes. Army Corps & divisional signs 1914-1918. 2nd series no. 124. New Zealand Division: Silver fern [1920s?] 12. W D & H O Wills. Wills Cigarettes. Military motors, no. 25: Motor ambulance, New Zealand [1920s?] 13. John Player & Sons. Player's Cigarettes. Military uniforms of the British Empire overseas. No. 11: New Zealand Mounted Rifles [1930s] 14. Ogden's Cigarettes. Series of 50 flags and funnels of leading steamship line. No. 21: Shaw Savill and Albion Line. House flag and funnel [1930s?] 15. Ogden's Cigarettes. Series of 50 flags and funnels of leading steamship lines. No.6. New Zealand Shipping Co Ltd. House flag & funnel [1930s?] 16. Ogden's Cigarettes. Children of all nations. No. 50: New Zealand [1930s?] 17. Kensitas Cigarettes. British Empire; blue ensign of New Zealand. Printed in USA [Print on silk. Pre 1949] 18. Nieuw-Zeeland. Profile portrait of a young blond girl, on silk. 1930-1940s?] 19. Flags of the World. No. 68. New Zealand [ca 1955] Includes advertisement for Havelock Tobacco, manufactured in Richmond, Virginia. Quantity: 19 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithographs and offset prints, on cards, sizes varying around 70 x 40 mm. Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in 2014.

Date: ca 1928

By: Quartermain, Leslie Bowden, 1895-1973; Rego, Marion, active 1975-1997

Reference: PAColl-3130

Description: In album - 30 cigarette cards from series "English Cricketers" published by W D & H O Wills; 20 cards of "Who's Who in sport (1926)" published by Lambert & Butler, England; and 3 from "The All Blacks" series issued by the Spinet House. Loose in envelope 80 cards including ca.40 from series "New Zealand footballers" published by W D & H O Wills; and one postcard of footballer N P McGregor. Quantity: 1 album(s). 80 b&w original photographic print(s) in one envelope. 2 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 1 copy of "The Randall Rambler" v4, no1,17 Oct 1944.

Date: 1925 - 1969

Reference: Eph-A-PICTURE-CARDS-Miscellaneous

Description: Includes: Chromos Instructifs; Leerjke Chromo's. Les Maoris (Maori chief) (Text in French and Dutch) Liebig Produkten. Loopvogels - 5. De Kiwi W Wolff. Mantell's kiwi (Text in German) Entremets Francorusse. Apteryx Kiwi (Text in French) Eigelb Margarine. Echsen; Bruckenechse (Tuatara) (Text in German) Quantity: 5 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, on cards, sizes varying Provenance: Purchased from Antiquarian Art, Lower Hutt, in December 2014.

Date: 1861 - 1901

By: Taddy and Company

Reference: Eph-A-WAR-NZ-1901-01

Description: Cigarette card shows Colour Sergeant Lucas of the 40th Regiment, defending wounded comrades in March 1861. Publication date supplied by vendor. The incident shown took place on 18 March 1861, the last day before a truce was declared in the First Taranaki War, one of the campaigns in the New Zealand Wars 1860-1872. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Chromolithograph on card, 65 x 38 mm.