MS-519: Aviation Trading Cards Collection Collection Number: MS-519 Title: Aviation Trading Cards Collection Dates: Circa 1925-1940, 1996 Creator: Unknown Summary/Abstract: The collection consists of approximately 700 collectable trade cards and stamps issued by various industries, primarily the “cigarette cards” of tobacco manufacturers. The majority of the card or stamp series feature airplanes, but some series focus on famous aviators. Materials originate from the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany. Quantity/Physical Description: 0.5 linear feet Language(s): English, German Repository: Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435-0001, (937) 775-2092 Restrictions on Access: There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection. Restrictions on Use: Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Preferred Citation: [Description of item, Date, Box #, Folder #], MS-519, Aviation Trading Cards Collection, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio Acquisition: The collection was purchased by Special Collections and Archives from Cowan’s Auctions in Cincinnati, in December 2015. Other Finding Aid: The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries website at: http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collectionguides/files/ms519.pdf. It is also available in the OhioLINK Finding Aid Repository at: http://ead.ohiolink.edu/xtf-ead/. MS-519: Aviation Trading Cards Collection 1 Processed by: Finding aid written according to DACS standards by Lisa Rickey and Ed O’Shaughnessy, August 2017. Arrangement: The collection is arranged in two series: Series I: Tobacco Company Cards, circa 1929-1940, 1996 Series II: Other Industry Cards and Stamps, circa 1925-1940 Biographical/Historical Note: Various industries, notably tobacco manufacturers, began issuing trade cards as a way to advertise and market their businesses. In the late nineteenth century, the collecting of colorful trade cards became a popular hobby. W.D. & H.O. Wills, as well as John Player and Sons, both tobacco manufacturers in the U.K. were among the first to issue trade card series within their cigarette packages. As more companies began to do this, the cards sold inside cigarette packs became known simply as “cigarette cards.” A card series often centered on a particular theme, such as aviation in the case of this collection, and usually included 25 or 50 total cards in the series. Scope and Content Note: The Aviation Trading Cards Collection consists of approximately 700 collectable trade cards and stamps issued by various industries, primarily the “cigarette cards” of tobacco manufacturers. The majority of the card or stamp series feature airplanes, but some series focus on famous aviators. Some are preserved in albums specially designed and marketed for a particular series. Series I, Tobacco Company Cards, includes over 500 cigarette cards issued by tobacco companies in both the United States and the United Kingdom. The materials date between about 1929 and 1940, with the exception of a 1996 reproduction set (from an original 1936 set). The series consists predominantly of cards issued by John Player & Sons (branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co. of Great Britain and Ireland) and Wings (part of Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., Louisville, Kentucky). Other manufacturers included are: Carreras (London); Gallaher (London and Belfast); Murray Sons & Co. (Belfast); Tuckett (Hamilton, Ontario); and W.D. & H.O. Wills (branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co. of Great Britain and Ireland). Series II, Other Industry Cards and Stamps, includes approximately 170 trade cards and collectable stamps issued by non-tobacco industries. The materials date between about 1925 and 1940. Many of the items in this series are mounted in specially designed albums. Companies represented in this series include: Commonwealth Shoe & Leather Co. (Whitman, Massachusetts); H. J. Heinz Co. (Pittsburgh); Lahusen’s (part of Wahler & Schwarz, Kunstanstalt, Stuttgart, Germany); Skelly Oil Co. (Tulsa); Thompson Products (Cleveland); and Tide Water Associated Oil Company (San Francisco). MS-519: Aviation Trading Cards Collection 2 Subject Terms Organizations/Corporate Names Carreras Ltd. Commonwealth Shoe & Leather Co. Gallaher Ltd. H. J. Heinz Company Murray Sons & Co. Ltd. John Player and Sons Lahusen’s Skelly Oil Company Thompson Products Tide Water Associated Oil Company Tuckett Limited W.D. and H.O. Wills Wings Cigarettes Subjects (General) Aeronautics in art Airplanes in art Air pilots Art -- Aviation Aviation -- History Material Types Advertising cards Cigarette cards Stamps Trading cards MS-519: Aviation Trading Cards Collection 3 Collection Inventory In the listing below, item number refers to the order in which the cards appear and the total number of items in the folder, whereas card number refers to an actual card number printed on the card itself. In the case of full sets, the item and card number are often the same; however, if the folder does not contain a complete set, these numbers may differ. Box File Item Card Description Date Series I: Tobacco Company Cards Circa 1929- 1940, 1996 1 1 Carreras: Famous Airmen and Airwomen 1936, 1996 Cards (1996 reproductions) 1 1 1 1 Albert Santos Dumont, Demoiselle 1936, 1996 1 1 2 2 Orville Wright, Wright Biplane 1936, 1996 1 1 3 3 Dr. Hugo Eckener 1936, 1996 1 1 4 4 Col. Samuel Franklin Cody 1936, 1996 1 1 5 5 Louis Bleriot 1936, 1996 1 1 6 6 Henri Farman 1936, 1996 1 1 7 7 Claude Grahame-White 1936, 1996 1 1 8 8 Adolphe Pegoud 1936, 1996 1 1 9 9 Gustav Hamel 1936, 1996 1 1 10 10 Ross Macpherson Smith 1936, 1996 1 1 11 11 Admiral Bird, U.S.N. (Richard K.) 1936, 1996 1 1 12 12 Richard Read Bentley, M.C., A.F.C. 1936, 1996 1 1 13 13 Herbert John Louis Hinkler 1936, 1996 1 1 14 14 Sir Alan John Cobham, K.B.E., A.F.C. 1936, 1996 1 1 15 15 Lt. Owen Cathcart-Jones 1936, 1996 1 1 16 16 Amundsen 1936, 1996 1 1 17 17 Agello 1936, 1996 1 1 18 18 W. Von Gronau 1936, 1996 1 1 19 19 Lincoln Ellsworth 1936, 1996 1 1 20 20 Capt. T. Neville Stack 1936, 1996 1 1 21 21 Mrs. Beryl Markham 1936, 1996 1 1 22 22 Col. Chas. Augustus Lindbergh 1936, 1996 1 1 23 23 Mrs. Harry Bonny 1936, 1996 1 1 24 24 Clyde Pangborne 1936, 1996 1 1 25 25 Amelia Earhart (Mrs. Putnam) 1936, 1996 1 1 26 26 C. T. P. Ulm 1936, 1996 1 1 27 27 Sir Chas. Kingsford-Smith 1936, 1996 1 1 28 28 Mary Lady Heath, A.R.C., Sc. I., F.R.G.S 1936, 1996 1 1 29 29 Capt. James Doolittle 1936, 1996 1 1 30 30 Henri Mignet 1936, 1996 1 1 31 31 Flt. Lt. G. H. Stainforth 1936, 1996 1 1 32 32 The Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, F.R.G.S, 1936, 1996 1 1 33 33 Capt. Charles Douglas Barnard 1936, 1996 1 1 34 34 Mrs. J.A. Mollison (Miss Amy Johnson) 1936, 1996 MS-519: Aviation Trading Cards Collection 4 Box File Item Card Description Date C.B.E., B.A., F.R.G.S., A.R.Ae., S.I. 1 1 35 35 Kenneth Herbert Fraser Waller 1936, 1996 1 1 36 36 General Italo Balbo 1936, 1996 1 1 37 37 John Polando 1936, 1996 1 1 38 38 James Allan Mollison 1936, 1996 1 1 39 39 Wiley Post 1936, 1996 1 1 40 40 M. Codos 1936, 1996 1 1 41 41 Ft. Lt. Harry Methuen Schofield 1936, 1996 1 1 42 42 Parmentier 1936, 1996 1 1 43 43 Miss Jean Batten 1936, 1996 1 1 44 44 Malcolm MacGregor 1936, 1996 1 1 45 45 Harry Frank Broadbent 1936, 1996 1 1 46 46 Flt. Lt. Thomas Rose, D.F.C., R.A.F.O. 1936, 1996 1 1 47 47 C. J. Melrose 1936, 1996 1 1 48 48 Campbell Black 1936, 1996 1 1 49 49 C.W.A. Scott 1936, 1996 1 1 50 50 Harry Richman 1936, 1996 1 2 Gallaher Cigarettes: Aeroplane Series Cards 1939 1 2 1 1 Flamingo 1939 1 2 2 2 Spitfire 1939 1 2 3 3 Sunderland 1939 1 2 4 4 Moth Minor 1939 1 2 5 5 Hurricane 1939 1 2 6 6 Albatross 1939 1 2 7 7 Blenheim 1939 1 2 8 8 Magister 1939 1 2 9 9 Empire Flying Boat 1939 1 2 10 10 Whitley 1939 1 2 11 11 Mew Gull 1939 1 2 12 12 Hampden 1939 1 2 13 13 Tiger Moth 1939 1 2 14 14 Hind 1939 1 2 15 15 Lysander 1939 1 2 16 16 Airspeed Envoy 1939 1 2 17 17 Tipsy 1939 1 2 18 18 Mayo Composite 1939 1 2 19 19 Airspeed Military 1939 1 2 20 20 Cygnet 1939 1 2 21 21 Queen Wasp 1939 1 2 22 22 Monarch 1939 1 2 23 23 Wellington 1939 1 2 24 24 Wicko 1939 1 2 25 25 Ensign 1939 MS-519: Aviation Trading Cards Collection 5 Box File Item Card Description Date 1 2 26 26 Wellesley 1939 1 2 27 27 Autogyro 1939 1 2 28 28 Mosscraft 1939 1 2 29 29 Swordfish 1939 1 2 30 30 Oxford 1939 1 2 31 31 Hornet Moth 1939 1 2 32 32 Miles R.R. Trailer 1939 1 2 33 33 Percival Q6 1939 1 2 34 34 Saro London 1939 1 2 35 35 Battle 1939 1 2 36 36 Flying Wing 1939 1 2 37 37 Henley 1939 1 2 38 38 D.H.