Cavanders Ltd. Cinema Cards: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Hand-colored card distributed in 1934 with Army Club Cigarettes which were produced by the London-based company Cavanders Ltd. (est. 1775). The brand was eventually taken over by the Godfrey Philips cigarette company. This card belongs to a set titled "Cinema Stars: A Series of 30 Hand Coloured Pictures" which features popular film actresses from the 1930s. Collectible cards like this were very popular during the 1920s and 1930s, and they were distributed by various brands in both tobacco and food products. In the 1920s, Cavanders Ltd. also released the following sets of cards: "Beauty Spots of Great Britain," "Foreign Birds," and "River Valleys."

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: 1934
• Object Name: card
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: paint (overall material)
• Physical Description: ink (overall material)
• place made: United Kingdom: England, London
• ID Number: COLL.CINCARD.000001
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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