~ Original Carreras Ltd. “OUR NAVY” 50 Cigarette Cards 1937 ~
The set issued in 1937 consists of 50 cards, with two frames containing 25 cards each.
The cards depict a vivid colour image of a particular British Royal Naval ship.
The back of each card has detailed information about the ship in question.
The cards include:
Frame A:
– HMS Narwhal Submarine
– Naval Flying Boats
– HMS Challenger
– Destroyer at Sea
– HMS Kingfisher & Guardian
– HMS Vernon’s Mining Tender
– HMS Royal Sovereign
– HMS Achilles
– HMS Porpoise Submarine – 2 cards
– HMS Cumberland
– HMS Hood’ Fore turrets
– HMS Rover Submarine
– HMS Victory
– HMS Eagle
– HMS Pandora Submarine
– HMS Thames Submarine
– HMS Halcyon
– HMS Courageous
– HMS Glorious
– HMS Nelson
– HMS Furious
– HMS Rodney
– HMS Iron Duke
– HMS Barham
Frame B:
– HMS Royal Oak
– HMS Queen Elizabeth
– HMS Hood
– HMS Resolution
– HMS Ramillies
– HMS Repulse
– HMS Hood
– Motor Torpedo Boat No1
– HMS Repulse
– HMS Medea Minelayer
– HMS Nelson
– HMS Guardian
– HMS Medway
– HMS Flinders
– HMS Renown
– HMS Resource
– HMS Severn Submarine
– HMS Comet
– HMS Acheron
– HMS Repulse
– HMS Starfish Submarine
– HMS Valorous
– HMS Woolwich
– HMS Maine
– HMS Kingfisher
~ Dimensions ~
The vertical cards have a height of 2.5 inches (6.5cm) and a width of 1.5 inches (3.75cm), whilst the horizontal cards have a height of 1.5 inches (3.75cm) and a width of 2.5 inches (6.5cm).
Both frames have the same measurements: The frames have a width of 19 inches (48.25cm), a height of 16.5 inches (42cm) and a depth of 0.5 inches (1.25cm). Each frame weighs 1.25kg.
~ Condition ~
The cards are in a overall good condition. The frames remain in a good condition, with only minor age wear.