“Planes of Other Nations” (DO6-8)
W.C. Douglass Ltd., Sydney, Australia, 50-cards

• Series Title: Planes of Other Nations
• The Australian and New Zealand Trade Index: DO6-8 ^[1]
• Issued by: W.C. Douglass Ltd.
• Country: Australia
• Number of Cards: 50
• Back Colors: Brown or white
• Card Numbering: Sequentially numbered from 1 to 50 on both sides
• Card Dimensions: 73.7 × 45.0 mm (2.98 × 1.77 in.
• Circa: 1938-1942
• Checklist: Download

Overview of W.C. Douglas Ltd, Sydney, Australia ^[2]

The W.C. Douglass Ltd. company specialized in numerous food products. Located in Sydney, Australia, the firm was founded in 1906 by Mr. W.C. Douglass and continued operations into the 1950s. W.C. Douglass Ltd., appears to be the Australian version of the United States “H.J. Heinz” Company. W.C. Douglass Ltd., was a very well known and loved food processing company whose “Fountain Brand” products continue on today.

The following overview of the Fountain Brand was obtained from their website.

About Fountain Sauces

The taste of Australia for Generations

Many Australians have fond memories of smothering their meat pies with thick and rich Fountain Tomato Sauce, or sharing a summer family barbecue with Fountain Barbecue and Steak Sauces. It's no secret that Australians love and trust Fountain, a brand with rich history and heritage that spans over a century.

Australia's much-loved sauce was born in 1906 when W.C. Douglas company, a Sydney-based grocery wholesaler, started making Fountain Tomato Sauce in its Goodlet Street factories. Tomatoes were grown and harvested in Mudgee, then trucked to Goodlet Street where the product was pulped.

The growing popularity of Fountain Tomato Sauce was later fueled by a radio campaign in the 1950s and 1960s featuring Ken Howards, Australia's premier race-caller at the time, which played during the horse-racing bulletins every Saturday afternoon.

Also in the 1960s, Fountain Steak, Spicy Red, Soy, Mustard and Mint Sauces were all launched in the now iconic 'poodle' bottle - a design still recognised by shoppers all over Australia today.

Further innovations over the past 30 years have seen Fountain bring even more new and interesting products and flavours to Australian families. In addition to the classic glass bottles, Fountain's current range has expanded to include convenient squeezy packs, Asian sauces, tomato paste and marinades.

Over half of all Australian households have bought a Fountain product in the past year - testament that Fountain not only stands the test of time, but also remains relevant as the range continually refreshes to meet the changing needs of modern Australian families.

We've come a long way since our Goodlet Street factory days, but our dedication to quality and pride in our product remains unchanged. Today at Fountain, we believe in making valued mealtimes with family and friends even more enjoyable with our rich and tasty sauces.

W.C. Douglass Ltd. Trade Cards ^[1]

From the 1920s through the 1950s, W.C. Douglass Ltd., issued several series of trading cards to promote their food products. A list of the various trade card series is shown below:

1. “Cricket Season 1928-1929”, 1928, 16-cards, DO6-1
2. “Motor Cars”, ca.1927, 30-cards, DO6-2
3. “Famous British Planes & Pilots”, ca.1940, 48-cards, DO6-6A
4. “British Aeroplanes & Pilots”, ca.1940, 48-cards, DO6-6B
5. “Fighting Ships Other Nations”, ca.1940, 50-cards, DO6-7
6. “Planes of Other Nations”, ca.1940, 50-cards, DO6-8
7. “Ships of the Royal Navy”, ca.1940, 50-cards, DO6-9A
8. “Latest British Warships ”, 50-cards, DO6-9B
9. “Australian Butterflies”, ca.1950, 45-cards, DO6-11
10. “Australian Furred Animals” ca.1950, 45-cards, DO6-12
11. “Fountain of Merit Season”, ca.1950, 108-cards, DO-6-13

“Planes of Other Nations” (DO6-8) Image-Guide ^[3]

The following DO6-8 “Planes of Other Nations” 50-card set by W.C. Douglass Ltd., Sydney, Australia, Image-Guide shows enhanced computer images of the fronts and Backs of all 50 cards in the set. Since the set was issued on two different card Back paper stocks, brown and white, we have alternated the colors of the Backs of the cards in the below image guide. Behind each image is a 600-dpi enhanced card image that you may access. Links to the 600-dpi scans of the original cards are shown in tabular form directly beneath this image guide. Over the last 70+ years, the original cards have “yellowed”, so the enhanced images shown below represent our attempt to show the cards as they were originally issued as black and white glossy photo cards.

“Planes of Other Nations” Advertisement Envelope ^[1,3]

As part of their promotion for this new series of “Planes of Other Nations”, W. C. Douglas Ltd. gave away free sample advertisement envelopes containing four cards from the DO6-8 series. At this point, we're not sure whether or not the cards were sequential or random, so we included the first four cards in the set to help mimic the composition of the promotion.

“Planes of Other Nations” (DO6-8) Checklist ^[3]

Contributors

References

1. Wharton-Tigar, E.G., et. al. “The Australian & New Zealand Index, Cartophilic Reference Book — No. 30”, London, England. W.C. Douglass, Ltd., Sydney, N.S.W., The Cartophilic Society of Great Britain Limited, 1983. p.78. Print.
2. Fountain Brand. website
3. Shupek, John. 600-dpi card scans from the Skytamer Images “Skytamer Archive”