Cigarette card. Coaches series.
Country
New Zealand
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Description
Cigarette card. The card has a picture of a red coach with yellow wheels and black curtains. There is text on the reverse side. ('THE RED JACKET COACH'') The card was one of a series of 50 on coaching issued by tobacco company WD & HO Wills of Bristol England for its New Zealand subsiduary. This series of cards all dealt with coaches and coaching history including the operations of Cobb & Co. Cigarette cards were intended to be collected, thereby promoting the consumption of the producer's brand of cigarettes.
Classification
DOCUMENTS Cards cigarette card
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Measurements
L65mm X W35mm
Media/Materials description
Cardboard
Signature/Marks
Coach picture on front with caption. <THE RED JACKET COACH>
Reverse side text. <COACHES AND COACHING DAYS/ A SERIES OF 50/ 33/ The Red Jacket Coach of the '80s/ The Red Jacket, named from its colour, was built at Christchurch by A.G.Howland for the North Road in the '60s. The inside seats ran lengthwise and the roof seats (four) crosswise. After the railway was opened to Kaiapoi, it was put on the West Coast Road, but the vehicle was converted from a bus coach to a stage coach. An extra seat placed on the roof enabled the coach to seat twenty passengers./W.D. & H.O. WILLS/ Bristol & London>
Reverse side text. <COACHES AND COACHING DAYS/ A SERIES OF 50/ 33/ The Red Jacket Coach of the '80s/ The Red Jacket, named from its colour, was built at Christchurch by A.G.Howland for the North Road in the '60s. The inside seats ran lengthwise and the roof seats (four) crosswise. After the railway was opened to Kaiapoi, it was put on the West Coast Road, but the vehicle was converted from a bus coach to a stage coach. An extra seat placed on the roof enabled the coach to seat twenty passengers./W.D. & H.O. WILLS/ Bristol & London>
History and use
Cigarette cards were collectable promtional material items for tobacco companies. The topics on the cards were of general interest such as sports people or events in history. This card is from a series of 50 dealing with coaches and coaching history, including Cobb & Co, intended for the New Zealand market. Cobb & Co operated coaches in New Zealand as well as Australia.
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Registration number
H49493