1975 Sunblest Space Shot (T14-5B)
Tip Top Bakeries, Australia

Series Title: Sunblest Space Shot
British Trade Card Index No: T14-5B
Issued by: Tip Top Bakeries
Issued with: Sunblest Breads, South Australia Issue
Country: Australia
Number of Cards: 20
Card Numbering: 1 to 20
Type of Card: Food Insert Card
Card Dimensions: 3.25 × 2.17 inches (82.55 × 55.03 mm)
Circa: 1975
Checklist: Download

Sample Card ^[2]

History ^[1]

Tip Top Bakeries is an Australasian manufacturer of bread products owned by George Weston Foods, a subsidiary of multinational food giant Associated British Foods. Tip Top® Bakeries was formed in 1949 when George Weston (Australia) Pty Ltd acquired two Australian bakeries. These were the Sydney based, publicly listed Gartrell White Limited, the largest baker in Australia and Golden Crust Bakery of Adelaide, the largest bakers in South Australia. Over the years, Tip Top Bakeries have acquired, built and rebuilt bakeries in Queensland, Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.

The initial logo for Tip Top was in the shape of a shield with a red and blue background, and white writing, but the go morphed over the years to reflect the times, and has now become the shape of Australia, with a circle around it, in the same color scheme. Currently, Tip Top Bakeries is owned by Associated British Foods and employs 3,500 people over 13 bakeries in Australia and New Zealand. On average, they manufacture 1,000,000 baked products every day, and many of their breads are endorsed by the National Heart Foundation of Australia.

The company is best known for its television commercial and packaging slogan of Good on you, Mum. Tip Top’s the One, which was used for 13 years before being replaced with the new slogan, Australia’s Favourite Bread, in December 2010. But the Original Slogan returned in a 2011 campaign. Tip Top Bakeries has a very large product line being sold under numerous brands as shown below.

• Sunblest® (White Sandwich, White Thick, Wholemeal Sandwich, Wholemeal Thick, Multigrain Sandwich, Multigrain Thick, Mini Loaf: White, Mini Loaf: Wholemeal)
• UP™ (Omega 3 Sandwich, Omega 3 Wholemeal)
• The One™ (Lower GI White Sandwich, Lower GI White Toast)
• 9 Grain™ (Original, Pumpkin Seed, Wholemeal, Mini Loaf : Original)
• Abbott’s Village Bakery™ (Country Grains, Farmhouse Wholemeal, Rustic White, Light Rye & Harvest Seeds & Grains)
• Bürgen® (Soy-Lin, Wholegrain & Oats, Rye, Fruit & Muesli, Wholemeal & Seeds, Pumpkin Seeds)
• Fruit & Cafe Bread (Raisin, Cafe Raisin, Spicy Fruit, Cafe Buttermilk)
• English Muffins (White, Wholemeal, Multigrain, Spicy Fruit)
• Rolls (Hamburger, Damper, Hot Dog)
• Golden® (Crumpet Rounds, Wholemeal Crumpet Rounds, Crumpet Breaks, Pancakes, Pikelets, Pikelet Bites)
• Bagel House (Plain, Blueberry, Cinnamon & Raisin, Poppy Seed, Sesame Seed)
• Bazaar® (Turkish Rolls, Turkish Pide, White Lebanese Bread, Wholemeal Lebanese Bread, Greek Yiros, Pizza Bases, Mini Pizza Bases, Wholemeal Pizza Bases, White Pita Pockets, Wholemeal Pita Pockets)
• Krummies (Bread Crumbs, Multigrain Bread Crumbs)
• Kitchen Collection® (Soy & Linseed Bread Mix, White Bread Mix, Wholemeal Bread Mix, Flour, Croutons, Stuffing Mix)

Overview ^[2]

During 1975, Tip Top Bakeries issued a 20-card set of Sunblest Space Shot food insert trading cards that were issued with their Sunblest Breads. The cards measure 3.25 × 2.17 inches (82.55 × 55.03 mm).

The fronts of the 1975 Sunblest Space Shot cards feature twenty color artworks. Thirteen of the card fronts feature historic Space Race events, one card (#11) is a Sunblest Bread advertising card, and the remaining six cards are used to form an imaginary Space E.V.A. Event collage. the color artwork is quite pleasing. The first 14 cards all have medium-size white border with the card title centered in the margin directly beneath the artwork. Six cards (17 through 20) are referred to as Clue Cards. The last six cards include the Clue Card No. and the card title. The six card collage that these cards form is shown below.

Sunblest Space Shot Six Card Space Collage

The backs of the cards are divided into the following four vertical segments:

1. The top of the card features the Tip Top Bread logo in the upper left-hand corner. Adjacent to the logo, centered on the logo’s right side, in two lines appears the name of the set, SUNBLEST SPACE SHOT. Directly beneath the set title appears the following phrase Collect the Full Set of 20 Sensational Cards!
2. The line directly beneath the top segment includes the card title (in bold print) on the left and the card number on the right. This is followed by a descriptive text describing the subject of the card. Directly beneath the descriptive text is a bold horizontal separator line.
3. The next section contains the set title (bolded) with three sets of instructions on how to enter a quiz about the six Clue Cards. It should be noted that there is no mention at all of any prize or gift that is obtained when the answers to the quiz are submitted.
4. The bottom segment of the card contains the simple statement This Card Has a Protective Coating on Both Sides Note: Be sure to read the advertising jingle on the back of card No. 11

The above reference card shows the fronts and backs of a typical 1975 Sunblest Space Shot Non-Sports Space card. Click on the card images to reveal full-size computer enhanced 600-dpi images of the cards.

Image-Guide ^[2]

Checklist ^[2]

1975 Sunblest Space Shot (T14-5B) Tip Top Bakeries, 20-Cards, Australia CHECKLIST
№	x	Card Title
1		Sputnik I
2		Lunik II
3		Vostok I
4		Mercury VI
5		Telstar
6		Gemini IV
7		Apollo XI
8		Mariner IX
9		Skylab
10		Pioneer XI
11		Rocket in His Rocket
12		The Southern Cross
13		Scorpio, The Scorpion
14		Orion
15		Woman in Space
16		The Apollo Spacecraft
17		Space Repairs
18		The Soyuz Spacecraft
19		Sunblest Space Shake
20		Walking in Space

References

1. Wikipedia. Tiptop Bakeries Australia
2. John A. Shupek: Card images via the Skytamer Archive Digital Image Database.

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