The pictures show a view of the album covers and an example of the card pages inside. The album is from a different company than the cards. The album is from Wills Cigarettes and the cards were issued by Hignett Bros. & Company. There are 50 spaces in the book and there are 50 cards in the set. The pages have open corners to insert the cards and the pages are diecut to show the card backs as well. The front cover has two pieces of paper tape and some numbers written in pencil. The back cover has a Wills logo. The covers are marked as follows: CIGARETTE PICTURE CARD ALBUM PRICE ONE PENNY WILLS FOR QUALITY REGISTERED TRADE MARK The nautical themed cigarette cards all have bright and colorful images The numbers and Historic titles read as follows: 1. HANNO THE CARTHAGINIAN 2. ERIK THE RED 3. THE LANDING OF COLUMBUS 4. THE KING'S GIFT 5. THE FIRESHIPS IN CALAIS ROADS 6. THE LAST FIGHT OF THE ''REVENGE'' 7. THE BUCCANEERS AT PORTO BELLO 8. KEMPTHORNE AND THE ALGERINES 9. THE ORIGINAL ROBINSON CRUSOE 10. ANSON IN THE ''CENTURION'' 11. HAWKE AT QUIBERON 12. NELSON AND THE BEAR 13. COOK IN RESOLUTION COVE 14. PAUL JONES 15. THE WRECK OF THE ''GROSVENOR'' 16. THE MUTINY OF THE ''BOUNTY'' 17. THE WRECK OF THE ''GUARDIAN'' 18. ''NELSON'S BRIDGE'' 19. DUNCAN'S BLUFF 20. THE PRESS - GANG 21. COCHRANE AND THE ''GAMO'' 22. THE DEFENCE OF THE ''WINDSOR CASTLE'' 23. THE ''ESSEX'' AND THE WHALE 24. THE SLAVER ''BOLADORA'' 25. PIRATES DECOYING AN AMERICAN SHIP 26. THE ''CAROLINA'' AFFAIR 27. THE ''GREAT WESTERN'' 28. THE RECAPTURE OF THE ''ELMIRA'' 29. THE SEA - SERPENT OF H.M.S. ''DAEDALUS'' 30. THE WRECK OF THE ''BIRKENHEAD'' 31. MRS. PATTEN 32. THE MUTINY OF THE ''DREADNOUGHT'' 33. RUNNING THE BLOCKADE 34. THE MYSTERY OF THE ''MARY CELESTE'' 35. THE DEAL LUGGER 36. THE WRECK OF THE ''INDIAN CHIEF'' 37. GUNNER HARDING'S V.C. 38. ''TUG'' WILSON AT EL TEB 39. BOATSWAIN M'DERMOTT AND THE SHARK 40. THE BOY CAPTAIN 41. SLOCUM'S LONE HAND VOYAGE 42. THE HERMIT OF COCOS ISLAND 43. HOBSON AT SANTIAGO 44. THE ''RODDAM'' AT ST. PIERRE 45. THE NORTH - WEST PASSAGE 46. THE ''RIVER CLYDE'' 47. THE ''MIMI'' AND THE ''TOUTOU'' 48. THE SPOTTING TRIPODS 49. SHACKLETON'S BOAT VOYAGE 50. THE BOATS OF THE ''TREVESSA'' The cards each measure about 2-5/8'' x 1-7/16''. All of the cards appear to be in mint condition. The album has some fading and wear to the cover along with the paper tape and writing mentioned above. |