A History of Cigarette and Trade Cards: The Magic Inside the Packet

John Broom

ISBN 10: 1526721740 / ISBN 13: 9781526721747

Published by Pen & Sword History, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Cigarette and Trade Cards: The Magic Inside the Packet
• Publisher: Pen & Sword History
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1526721740
• ISBN 13: 9781526721747
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 410 grams

About this title

Synopsis

The collection of picture cards has fascinated generations of children and adults since the late nineteenth century. Between 1900 and 1940, cartophily, as the hobby became known, became widespread as hundreds of millions of attractive cards were issued, usually with packets of cigarettes. These cards give us a unique insight into the cultural history of the period. Although the production of cigarette and other trade cards has declined in recent decades, millions of people worldwide now collect trading cards and stickers issued by the likes of Topps and Panini.

This attractive and extensively illustrated guide to collecting cigarette and other trade cards gives the reader a lively history of the hobby, and offers the collector some valuable advice on how to begin and maintain a collection. The wide variation of themes of card issues is explored, with many of the stories behind the cards revealed. It will appeal to novice and established card collectors, and those with an interest in twentieth century social and cultural history.

About the Author

After graduating in History from the University of Sheffield in the early 1990s, John Broom pursued a career in teaching, firstly in his chosen subject and latterly with children with Autism.

A chance inheritance of family papers eleven years ago prompted his interest in the spiritual and ethical issues of the twentieth-century world wars. John is currently completing a PhD on Christianity in the British Armed Services at the University of Durham.