Vintage 1938 Wills's "Garden Hints" Cigarette Card Album - COMPLETE SET
£ 16.24
Item Specifics:
Type: Cigarette Cards Brand: Wills's Card Series: Garden Hints Year of Issue: 1938 Presentation: In Original Album Completeness: Complete Set Cards in Set: 50 Theme: Gardening, Horticulture Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom Original/Reprint: Original Description: A wonderful piece of social history and ephemera for any collector. This is an original Wills's Cigarette Picture-Card Album from the 1930s, containing the COMPLETE set of all 50 cards from the popular "Garden Hints" series.About the Item:Album: The official "Wills's Cigarette Picture-Card Album" with its distinctive illustrated cover and "Price One Penny" mark. A fantastic vintage item. Card Series: "Garden Hints," issued in 1938 by W.D. & H.O. Wills. This series features charming colour illustrations of various gardening tasks, from "Winter Spraying" to "Making Seed Drills" and "Repairing Lawn Edges." Completeness: This is a COMPLETE SET of all 50 cards. Every card has been carefully collected and is neatly glued into its designated space in the album. The album is designed to display both the colour picture on one page and the corresponding descriptive text on the facing page. Condition:Album: The softcover album is in good vintage condition. There is some expected age-related wear, light scuffing, and minor corner bumps consistent with an 80+ year old item. The pages and spine are intact. Cards: The cards are in very good condition, with bright, clear illustrations. They are securely fixed within the album's designated spaces as intended by the original collector. A Perfect Find For:Collectors of cigarette cards seeking a complete, album-mounted set. Gardening enthusiasts and historians. Anyone interested in 1930s British social history and design. Please review all the photos carefully as they form a key part of the description and show the exact condition and contents of this charming and complete vintage collection.
Type: Cigarette Cards Brand: Wills's Card Series: Garden Hints Year of Issue: 1938 Presentation: In Original Album Completeness: Complete Set Cards in Set: 50 Theme: Gardening, Horticulture Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom Original/Reprint: Original Description: A wonderful piece of social history and ephemera for any collector. This is an original Wills's Cigarette Picture-Card Album from the 1930s, containing the COMPLETE set of all 50 cards from the popular "Garden Hints" series.About the Item:Album: The official "Wills's Cigarette Picture-Card Album" with its distinctive illustrated cover and "Price One Penny" mark. A fantastic vintage item. Card Series: "Garden Hints," issued in 1938 by W.D. & H.O. Wills. This series features charming colour illustrations of various gardening tasks, from "Winter Spraying" to "Making Seed Drills" and "Repairing Lawn Edges." Completeness: This is a COMPLETE SET of all 50 cards. Every card has been carefully collected and is neatly glued into its designated space in the album. The album is designed to display both the colour picture on one page and the corresponding descriptive text on the facing page. Condition:Album: The softcover album is in good vintage condition. There is some expected age-related wear, light scuffing, and minor corner bumps consistent with an 80+ year old item. The pages and spine are intact. Cards: The cards are in very good condition, with bright, clear illustrations. They are securely fixed within the album's designated spaces as intended by the original collector. A Perfect Find For:Collectors of cigarette cards seeking a complete, album-mounted set. Gardening enthusiasts and historians. Anyone interested in 1930s British social history and design. Please review all the photos carefully as they form a key part of the description and show the exact condition and contents of this charming and complete vintage collection.
