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1927 “Aerial Navigation - Series B” (SBS-1-2)
Savoy Products Ltd., London, England
Series Title: “Aerial Navigation, Series B”
British Trade Index No.: SBS-1-2
Issued by: Savoy Products Ltd., London, England
Country of origin: England
Year issued: 1927
Type of card: Foods issue
Number of Cards: 56
Numbering: B.1 to B.56
Card Dimensions: 74.4 × 48.3 mm (nominal)
Overview
During the late 1920s, a food stuff manufacturer, Savoy Products Ltd., London, England, issued three series of trading cards in their SAVOY PRODUCTS ’Collection with English text.
The same three sets were issued by Bozon-Verduraz, Paris, France, in their Collection BOZON-VERDURAZ series with French text.
1927 Aerial Navigation, Series B
During 1927, SAVOY PRODUCTS, Ltd. (London, England), issued their first aviation related trading card set … Aerial Navigation, Series B. Each of the 56-cards in the set illustrates a different type of flying machine. The color artwork on the cards fronts are presented in a landscape format. The color artwork features a chronology of aviation events from 1678 through 1927. The card fronts have a generous white border surrounding the artwork image and are divided into the following three vertical components: (1) The product identifier SAVOY PRODUCTS ’Collection is located within the top white border; (2) The color artwork is located in the center, and also includes the card number, i.e. B.18; and (3) The card title, i.e. 1898. — Lenglay flies 900 meters in his aeroplane (Potomac), is centered within the white border at the bottom of the card. The title also serves as the descriptive text since the backs of the cards are non-descriptive.
The backs of the cards are generic, with the exception of the card number. The card backs are presented in a landscape format and are divided into the following four vertical components: (1) The set title AERIAL NAVIGATION; (2) The set Series and card numbers: Series B-2; (3) The descriptive text provides an overview of the cards series, and the associated gift offers; and (4) The address to return cards for gifts. Forwards cards to, SAVOY PRODUCTS, 3, Oxford Street, LONDON W1.
Punched Cards
Bob Dros [1] gave us some insight into the punched cards in this series. It appears that when the cards were returned to Savoy Products in exchange for the gift promotions shown above. The cards were voided by punching out with a reversed S for Savoy and were subsequently returned to the customer along with their gift item. The punching prevented re-use and voided the card. The French Bozon-Verduraz Aeronautique & Aviation, Série B set was treated in a similar manner by punching out a BV in the card. Examples are shown below.
Image-Guide
A very special thanks also to Bob Dros [1] of Bel-Air Models of Amsterdam, Netherlands and Pieter van der Zwaart[2], Borne, The Netherlands, for supplying us with the scans shown below. However, we still need a few scans to complete the Image Guide. The cards with the NEED SCAN notation are the equivalent cards, with French titles, from the French Bozon-Verduraz, Aeronautique & Aviation, Série B set. Behind each thumbnail image is a 600-dpi image.
| 1927 Aerial Navigation - Series B (issued), 56-Airplane Cards ORIGINAL SCANS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.1
B.1b |
B.2
B.2b |
B.3
B.3b |
B.4
B.4b |
B.5
B.5b |
B.6
B.6b |
B.7
B.7b |
B.8
B.8b |
B.9
B.9b |
B.10
B.10b |
| B.11
B.11b |
B.12
B.12b |
B.13
B.13b |
B.14
B.14b |
B.15
B.15b |
B.16
B.16b |
B.17
B.17b |
B.18
B.18b |
B.19
B.19b |
B.20
B.20b |
| B.21
B.21b |
B.22
B.22b |
B.23
B.23b |
B.24
B.24b |
B.25
B.25b |
B.26
B.26b |
B.27
B.27b |
B.28
B.28b |
B.29
B.29b |
B.30
B.30b |
| B.31
B.31b |
B.32
B.32b |
B.33
B.33b |
B.34
B.34b |
B.35
B.35b |
B.36
B.36b |
B.37
B.37b |
B.38
B.38b |
B.39
B.39b |
B.40
B.40b |
| B.41
B.41b |
B.42
B.2b |
B.43
B.43b |
B.44
B.44b |
B.45
B.45b |
B.46
B.46b |
B.47
B.47b |
B.48
B.48b |
B.49
B.49b |
B50
B.50b |
| 51
B.51b |
52
B.52b |
53
B.53b |
54
B.54b |
B.55
B.55b |
B.56
B.56b |
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Partial Checklist
| 1927 Aerial Navigation - Series B (SBS-1-2)
Savoy Products, 56-Cards, UK PARTIAL CHECKLIST | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| № | x | Card Title | |
| B.1* | 1678. — Le serrurier Besnier de Vitré, se jette d’un toit et atterrit doucement. | ||
| B.2 | 1750. — Debacqueville throws himself in the Seine and falls on a washerwoman’s boat. | ||
| B.3 | 1783. — Launching the first fire-balloon Annonay 5th June 1783. | ||
| B.4 | 1783. — Ascent of Pilatre de Rozier and d’Arlands (La Muette 10th October). | ||
| B.5 | 1783. — Charles and Robert ascend from the Tuileries (balloon inflated with hydrogen gas). | ||
| B.6 | 1797. — Garnerin descends by parachute from a height of 1000 meters. | ||
| B.7 | 1784. — Test of a balloon’s direction by the brothers Robert and the Duke of Chartres. | ||
| B.8 | 1852. — Steam Airship balloon of Giffard. | ||
| B.9 | 1862. — Plaistier et Coxwell rose to a height of 10,000 meters and narrowly escaped death. | ||
| B.10* | 1870. — Rollier et Bezier montant un ballon-poste vont atterrir en Nornège (Déc.) | ||
| B.11 | 1874. — De Groff throws himself from a balloon in a glider and is killed (London). | ||
| B.12 | 1875. — The Zenith from Paris to Arcachon in 23 hours (duration record). | ||
| B.13 | 1878. — Giffard’s captive balloon ascending up to 600 meters at the Carousel. | ||
| B.14 | 1883. — Car of the Brothers Tessandier’s airship. | ||
| B.15 | 1884. — Captains Renard and Kret’s airship with electric engine (Meudon). | ||
| B.16 | 1890. — Maxim’s aeroplane. | ||
| B.17 | 1895. — Otto Lilienthal’s glider. | ||
| B.18 | 1898. — Lenglay flies 900 meters in his aeroplane (Potomac). | ||
| B.19 | 1898. — Ader tests successfully a machine called Avion (Satory). | ||
| B.20 | 1901. — Santos Dumont leaving St-Cloud flies to the Eiffel Tower and back in 30 minutes (19th October 1901). | ||
| B.21 | 1902. — The Jaune of Lebaudy flies in three hours from Paris to Rouen. | ||
| B.22 | 1905. — Archdeacon’s attempt with a glider (Issy). | ||
| B.23 | 1897. — First military German Balloon made of aluminum. | ||
| B.24 | 1897. — Andree leaves for the North Pole and disappears. | ||
| B.25* | 1898. — Varidé tente des voyages polaires. | ||
| B.26 | 1899. — Pilcher tests a glider and is killed (England). | ||
| B.27 | 1905. — Captain Ferber’s attempt at Issy. | ||
| B.28 | 1906. — Launching of the Patrie, military airship. | ||
| B.29 | 1906. — H. de la Vaux’s airship performs for several hours. | ||
| B.30 | 1907. — Santos Dumont tries an aeroplane made of thin wood (Neuilly). | ||
| B.31 | 1908. — Wilbur Wright flies 90 kilometers in one hour 21’ 25 (Camp d’Auvours). | ||
| B.32 | 1908. — Gastambide and Magin succeed in gliding flight. | ||
| B.33 | 1900. — Departure of balloons for a race maximum height 8357 meters. | ||
| B.34 | 1908. — Esnault-Pelleterie succeeds in several flights and crosses a pond. | ||
| B.35 | 1908. — The German airship Zeppelin is destroyed on the return from a journey. | ||
| B.36 | 1908. — Voisin de Lagrange’s aeroplane. | ||
| B.37* | 1908. — Le dirigeable Ville de Paris va de Paris à Verdun. | ||
| B.38 | 1909. — Demoiselle Santos-Dumont. | ||
| B.39* | 1909. — Blériot réussit la traverée de la Manche. | ||
| B.40 | 1927. — Practise in parachute descent. | ||
| B.41* | 1909. — Voisin prend part au Meeting d’Héliopolis. | ||
| B.42 | 1909. — Latham’s Antoinette. | ||
| B.43* | 1910. — Le Canard de Fabre. | ||
| B.44 | 1910. — The Airship Bayard-Clement. | ||
| B.45* | 1919. — Poulain, sur son aérocycle, fait un vol de 12 min. à 1 m. de hauteur. | ||
| B.46* | 1922. — Fétu sur son planeur Bellanger au Congrès d’Auvergne. | ||
| B.47* | 1922. — Planeur de Maneyrol. | ||
| B.48 | 1922. — Boussoutrot’s small machine Farman (Meeting d’Auvergne August 1922). | ||
| B.49 | 1925. — Helicopter Pescara. | ||
| B.50 | 1926. — Launching of a seaplane by catapult from a cruiser’s deck. | ||
| B.51 | 1926. — Commercial aeroplane Vimy&rdqu;, service between France and England. | ||
| B.52 | 1926. — Handley Page machine, service Paris-London. | ||
| B.53 | 1926. — Bomber Levasseur. | ||
| B.54 | 1926. — Racer Nieuport-Delage. | ||
| B.55 | 1927. — Metal framework of the fuselage of an aeroplane. | ||
| B.56* | 1927. — Le Los Angeles, dirigeable militaire des Etats-Unis. * | ||
| * | Note: Card numbers with an * indicate that the card scans and titles are from the equivalent French 1927 set Aeronautique & Aviation, Série B. We need 600-dpi scans of the fronts and backs of the British 1927 Aerial Navigation, Series B cards to complete this webpage. Your help will certainly be appreciated. | ||
Album
To date, we have not seen any examples of an album for the SAVOY PRODUCTS ’Collection series. However, again thanks to Bob Dros [1], Amsterdam and Pieter van der Zwaart [2], Borne, The Netherlands, we do have images of the equivalent French Aviation, Série C album(s). Most likely the English and the French sets were printed by the same printer, and the likely hood of an English album is positive. The Collection BOZON VERDURAZ master Album Jacket consists of landscaped &lfquo;book-like front and back covers that are expandable to accept multiple album-booklets. Each of the three Collection BOZON VERDURAZ card sets had a corresponding pre-printed album-insert that would house the 56 cards in that set. Each album page was designed to hold 8 cards. The three series as noted in the Overview are: (1) Costumes Militaires, Série A (1926); (2) Aeronautique & Aviation, Série B (1927); and (3) Aviation, Série C (1928). Behind each album image is a 300-dpi image that may be accessed.
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