Cigarette card. Coaches series.
Country
New Zealand
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Description
Cigarette card. The card has a picture of a very open blue coach with a black hood and yellow wheels. There is text on the reverse side. ('MARYLAND WAGGON'') 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. <'MARYLAND WAGGON>
Reverse side text. <COACHES AND COACHING DAYS/ A SERIES OF 50/ 42/ Maryland Waggon, 1777/ This stage waggon, predecessor to the American coach, was the forerunner of those later vehicles which made the name of Cobb and Co. famous in the colonies. The body of this passenger conveyance, resting on its leather straps or braces, was suspended from iron jacks fastened to the axles. The passengers enered by climbing over the front seat./ W.D. & H.O. WILLS/ Bristol & London>
Reverse side text. <COACHES AND COACHING DAYS/ A SERIES OF 50/ 42/ Maryland Waggon, 1777/ This stage waggon, predecessor to the American coach, was the forerunner of those later vehicles which made the name of Cobb and Co. famous in the colonies. The body of this passenger conveyance, resting on its leather straps or braces, was suspended from iron jacks fastened to the axles. The passengers enered by climbing over the front seat./ 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
H49502
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