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|
ITEM
No |
MAKER |
c.DATE |
DETAILS
inc. CONDITION (Mint, EF, VF with
±, Fair, Poor)
|
PRICE |
|
107 |
Goodall
|
1920 |
Gas
Fires Gas fire comfort. Good quality illustration of
very 1920s sitting room with fire glow and tea-tray.
Goodall AS. 52+box
(Goodall's Prize medal, telescopic.) clean VF. |
£30 |
| 902 |
Universal
|
1920 |
Fairy
Dyes for Home dyeing an early pack for Universal with linen-grained
cards, black and white joker and four indices. Wide cards. Lovely design
on the back of a fanciful pantomime style fairy. Used VF 52 + J, the joker
is in poor condition having been scribbled on and dented. |
£32 |
| 906 |
Waddington
|
1925 |
Harrods Knightsbridge
Playing Cards. An
early Waddington pack specially made for Harrods of Knightsbridge (but not
of the quality of cards by DLR or Goodall at that time). VERY RARE Ace of
Spades with a banner for Harrods (the only example I've seen of this
design). 52 cards used VF (small tear to margin of King of Clubs), the box
is quite damaged. |
£28 |
|
639 |
De La Rue
|
1925 |
Vactric
vacuum cleaners with
four special Aces. This
is one of the best packs with advertising on the Aces illustrating four
different vacuum cleaners. Reverse design in pink and silver. The box is
also pink. An excellent complete set in almost unused condition. 52+J+1
with original box. Cards VF+, box good. |
£45 |
| 789 |
De La Rue
|
1925 |
Durham
Carpets An
early advertising pack for Hugh Mackay & Co Ltd of Durham 'Sole
manufacturers of Yakcam carpets' and a number of other brands listed on
the box. 52 cards used VF + 1 blank EF and the original box missing top
flaps. |
£8 |
|
103 |
Waddington
|
1930 |
Sadia
water heaters. Good painting of partially disrobed lady
sitting on edge of bath. Round cards. 6 indices. 52 + outer
case. Fair |
£20 |
|
594 |
Goodall |
1930 |
Florist
Telegraph Delivery Association,
'Say
it with Flowers' advertising pack for the US FTDA - strange that it should
be a Goodall pack made in England. Attractive and unusual pack. 52+J +
advertising box (top flap detached but present). Cards EF. |
£12 |
| 904 |
Goodall
|
1935 |
Bovril
that
wonderful drink that keeps you healthy. This is an amusing pack with
typical humour of the time. The box has witty slogans on it such as
'Bovril prevents "ill" feeling' etc. Blue backs. Used VF 52 +J
+1 + box (re-attached top flap.) |
£22 |
| 664 |
Goodall
|
1935 |
Bovril
with Special Aces A
collectable pack for this once popular drink with four good special aces.
Red backs. Collectable item Complete 52 + joker + contract scoring card + box (some
marks to box). Appear to be unused, VF+ |
£30 |
|
109 |
De La Rue |
1940 |
Cosmos Lamps Metropolitan
Vickers. Head and shoulders of semi naked smiling young
lady in full colour on red background. Sealed pack with tax
wrapper plus box in very good condition. |
£30 |
| 903 |
Universal
|
1940 |
Vac-Tric 'British
made' vacuum cleaners. A super design of the period showing the lady of
the house effortlessly cleaning the curtains with the vacuum cleaner which
can be seen on the floor (looking a bit like a rocket on its side). 52 +1
Used VF with the original box. Vac-Tric Ltd Waterloo Road London |
£35 |
|
110 |
De La Rue
|
1940 |
Cosmos Lamps Metropolitan
Vickers. Head and shoulders painting of attractive young
woman gazing to her right on black background. Sealed pack
with tax wrapper and box in very good condition. |
£32 |
|
470 |
Waddington |
1955 |
Tate and
Lyle
quick dissolving cube sugar. Design shows a 1lb box in red
on grey background Special Ace of Diamonds and special
joker. 52 + J + box + inspection slip. VF |
£16 |
|
901 |
Waddington |
1955 |
Siemens
Ediswan sealed pack (tax wrapped) in the original box for Siemens
Edison Swan Ltd. |
£15 |
|
900 |
De
La Rue |
1965 |
Rawlplugs "s'all
right ma it's on a rawlplug". The box says the largest rawlplug
supports 4 tons (did you know that?). Amusing design. DLR Ace with white
collar on silhouette. Good cards VF+ condition. 52 + 2J + original box. |
£9 |
|
507 |
Jarvis Porter
|
1965
|
Butlins
holiday camps ‘Butlins for Holidays’ good
1960s design shows a man
and woman beside a swimming pool. Sealed pack with
specially printed padded top box. |
£28 |
| 907 |
Not known |
1975
|
Tabac
original after shave lotion
The
House of Maurer and Wirtz 'Germany's leading range of men's toiletries'.
Sealed pack with the box. The Ace of Hearts has MRCP on the front which
may indicate the maker, not known to me. |
£15 |
|
606 |
Jarvis Porter |
1975
|
Butlins
holiday camps ‘Butlinland’ family riding on a carousel.
Cards in good condition VF. 52+J+1+complaints card with original box
missing both end flaps. |
£12 |
|
333 |
Jarvis Porter
|
1975
|
Butlins
holiday camps ‘Butlinland’ the
design shows a family riding on a carousel. Cards are
generally OK but there are a few blemishes. 52 VF- |
£7 |
