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1933 “A History of Aviation” (Brown Fronts)
Lambert & Butler, United Kingdom
Series Title: “A History of Aviation” (Brown Fronts)
World Tobacco Issues Index No.: L8-52-B
Issued by: Lambert & Butler
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Year issued: 1933
Type of card: Tobacco
Number of Cards: 25
Numbering: 1 to 25 on reverse side
Card Dimensions: 67 × 36 mm
Checklist: Checklist
Overview
The “A History of Aviation” is a series of 25 Aeroplane cigarette trade cards issued by Lambert & Butler during 1933. The set is referred to as the Brown front set due to the brown tint on the fronts the cards. The landscape images on the card fronts feature a chronology of aviation attempts, milestones, and significant aeroplanes from the 1843 Cayley Aerial Carriage up to the 1931 Vickers Supermarine Roll-Royce S.6.B. The card fronts have a white border with a thin black border-line surrounding the image. The card titles are centered beneath the image area within the white border. A Lambert & Butler’s Cigarettes advertising line is included within the image area.
The backs of the cards are printed with black ink and are presented in a portrait format. The card backs include the set title “A History of Aviation,” the series length A Series of 25, the card number, a descriptive text of the subject aircraft, and the manufacturer’s information Issued by Lambert & Butler, Branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland), Ltd.
Image-Guide
| 1933 A History of Aviation (Brown Fronts) Original Card Scans | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 1b | 2 | 2b | 3 | 3b | 4 | 4b | 5 | 5b | 6 | 6b | 7 | 7b | 8 | 8b | 9 | 9b | 10 | 10b |
| 11 | 11b | 12 | 12b | 13 | 13b | 14 | 14b | 15 | 15b | 16 | 16b | 17 | 17b | 18 | 18b | 19 | 19b | 20 | 20b |
| 21 | 21b | 22 | 22b | 23 | 23b | 24 | 24b | 25 | 25b | ||||||||||
Checklist
We have included the following two versions of the checklist: (1) the web version shown below, and (2) an Adobe® Acrobat® PDF 8½ × 11 inch format checklist.
| 1933 “A History of Aviation” (Brown Fronts) Issued by Lambert & Butler Branch of the Imperial Tobacco Co. (Of Great Britain & Ireland) Ltd. Checklist | ||
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| № | x | Card Title |
| 1 | Cayley’ Aerial Carriage. 1843 | |
| 2 | Henson & Stringfellow’s Model Aeroplane, 1843-7 | |
| 3 | Stringfellow’s Model Aeroplane, 1848 | |
| 4 | Maxim’s Experimental Aeroplane, 1894 | |
| 5 | A Lilienthal Glider, 1895 | |
| 6 | A Pilcher Glider, 1896 | |
| 7 | Chanute Type Glider, 1897 | |
| 8 | Langley’s Aerodrome, 1903 | |
| 9 | Wright Aeroplane, 1903 | |
| 10 | Santos-Dumont’s 14 Bis, 1908 | |
| 11 | Voisin Biplane, 1907-8 | |
| 12 | Santos-Dumont’s La Demoiselle, 1908 | |
| 13 | A.V. Roe’s Triplane, 1909 | |
| 14 | Bleriot’s Monoplane, 1909 | |
| 15 | Rumpler Monoplane, 1909-11 | |
| 16 | Short Float-Seaplane, 1912 | |
| 17 | Maurice Farman Shorthorn Biplane, 1914 | |
| 18 | Avro Biplane Type 504, 1914 | |
| 19 | Short Shirl Torpedo Carrier, 1917 | |
| 20 | Vickers-Vimy Rolls-Royce Aeroplane, 1919 | |
| 21 | De Havilland Moth Light Aeroplane, 1926 | |
| 22 | Fairey IIIF Biplane, 1926-27 | |
| 23 | Junkers Monoplane Bremen, 1928 | |
| 24 | Short Kent Flying-Boat, 1931 | |
| 25 | Vickers Supermarine Rolls-Royce S.6.B., 1931 | |
