#Cigarette Cards

[so-i-did-this-thing]

Found that vintage cigarette cards are perfect for these tall, narrow spaces in my little printer tray.

[fearmakess]

cowboys, everybody up! 🤠

1/12 of the cards found!

cigarette cards with my rdr characters. Meet Cab Granholm, former magician turned gangster 💥

[themidwestrelic]

"Blue Persian Cat wih Kitten." Cigarette card

The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1959

[skintnminted]

some cards from a mills amalgamated tobacco set i got last week

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

"Parisian Fashion, 1829." Chromolithograph from the late 19th to early 20th century.

via lookandlearn.com / meisterdrucke.ie

[blueskyscribe]

So I was on Taobao and I found a listing for reprints of localized Chinese cards featuring Transformers, Mickey Mouse, and He-Man, as well as Chinese mythological and historical figures. Here is the explanation from the listing, which I found fascinating:

Foreign paintings, also known as cigarette cards, photo cards, picture cards, and paji, are actually small cards with characters printed on them. They became popular children's collectible toys in the 1980s. The original picture cards were made of rough paper and the patterns on them were blurry, but they were very popular at the time. They were usually best-selling in stores near schools. I remember that playing with picture cards was the most popular when I was in elementary school. At that time, whether it was elementary school students or kindergarten children, they all carried hundreds or hundreds of picture cards on them. There are many ways to play cards. The most primitive way is to slap cards. One person takes a card and puts it on the ground with the front side facing up. Whoever flips the card over with his hand wins. Every time the get out of class is over, the classroom is full of people squatting and slapping cards except for the places without tables. Another way to play is to see who is better, mainly the Three Kingdoms foreign painting, one Lu, two Zhao, three Dian Wei, four Guan, five Ma, six Zhang Fei, etc. Although these games are very simple and a bit "rustic", they brought us endless joy and fun in our childhood, just like playing marbles, rolling copper coins, turning iron rings, and throwing water chestnuts. I just played with them for a while, and they were so real, so interesting, and so memorable. The paper used for foreign paintings is mostly hard, thick and yellow horse manure paper. Especially on the reverse side of the foreign paintings, the ash mixed in the paper is vaguely visible, which adds to its "Chinese local product" temperament. Children from the 80s and 90s have a deep affection for foreign paintings. Who says there is no time machine in this world? The collection of foreign paintings is the best time machine to return to our beautiful childhood.

[humanrestroom]

Snow White cigarette cards from Hong Kong

[so-i-did-this-thing]

With this being Terror Camp weekend, thought folks would like to see my collection of vintage cigarette cards.

I really love how dreamlike these look, what a delicate hand and color palette. Will be framing them soon, but I think I'll scan the fronts and backs, first.

[frogteethblogteeth]

Miss Rats, from the Actors and Actresses series, issued by Goodwin & Company, 1886-1890

[olepumpkinhooch]

The start of several posts of De Reszke Cigarette 1934 zodiac cigarette cards

[themidwestrelic]

"The two frogs."

The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1850 - 1959

[princess-of-the-glitter-realm]

Vintage Cigarette Cards, Mythological Gods and Goddesses series, 1924

Playing cards issued as collectible vintage illustrated cigarette or tobacco cards from the 'Mythological Gods and Goddesses' series, issued in 1924 to promote Turf Cigarettes released by Alexander Boguslavsky Ltd, depicting Greek and Roman gods and goddesses of myth. (Photo by Nextrecord Archives)

[inkcoffeee]

[so-i-did-this-thing]

Another fun set of vintage cigarette cards -- British birds and their eggs. This is a set of 50, but I've only 48. Since I am not a completionist here, it's cheaper to buy partial sets.

If you are interested in these, etsy is full of vintage and repro sets.

[dont-you-oh-arthur-me]

so! finally got time to take a photo of the nice cigarette card and a pin i got from wonderful @mintmuha. those look just amazing, really high quality print. love those! thank you so much, Muha!

[ravens-and-nightshade]

Grey’s Cigarette card depiction of London 2500 (1920s)