Scope and Contents

This collection consists of "An Album of International Air Liners" issued by John Player & Sons, circa 1935. The album was designed to house "Player's cigarettes" cards collected from packages and this example contains all fifty cards in the series. Airlines represented in the album include Imperial Airways (UK); SABENA (Belgium); Czechoslovak Airline (ČLS) (Czechoslovakia); Air France (France); Lufthansa (Germany); Deruluft (Germany); KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) (Netherlands); Malert (Hungary); Ala Littoria (Italy); Aero Transport (A B AeroTRANSPort) (Sweden); SwissAir (Switzerland); Aeroput (Yugoslavia); American Airlines (USA); Braniff International (USA); Central Airlines, Inc (USA, 1934); Delta Air Lines (USA); Eastern Air Lines (Eastern Air Transport) (USA); Northwest Airlines (USA); Pan American Airways (Pan Am) (USA); Pennsylvania Airlines (USA); Trans World Airlines (TWA) (USA); United Air Lines (USA); and Qantas Airways (Australia). Aircraft represented in the album include the de Havilland D.H.86A; Short S.23 Empire Boat (C-Class Flying Boat); Armstrong Whitworth A.W.27 Ensign; Handley Page H.P.42; Short S.17/L (L.17) (Scipio Landplane); Fokker F.VIIA-3m; Junkers Ju 52/3m (Three Engine); Savoia-Marchetti S.73; Fokker F.XVIII; Dewoitine D.333; Lioré et Olivier LeO H.24-2 (H.242); Potez 62; Wibault-Penhoët 282 T.12; Dornier Do 18; Heinkel He 70 Blitz (Lightning); Heinkel He 111; Junkers G 38; Junkers Ju 86; Junkers Ju 160; Tupolev ANT-9; Douglas DC-2; Fokker F.XX; Fokker F.XXII; Fokker F.XXXVI; Cant (CRDA) Z.506; Savoia-Marchetti S.74; Fokker F.XII; General Aviation GA-43 (Pilgrim 150, Clark GA-43); Lockheed Model 9 Orion; de Havilland D.H.89 Dragon Rapide; Spartan (UK) Cruiser; Douglas (DC-3) DST (Douglas Sleeper Transport); Lockheed Model 10 Electra; Stinson (Aircraft) Model A Tri-Motor; Martin (Glenn L.) Model 130 China Clipper; Boeing Model 247D; and the Douglas DC-3. The album also includes cards that have images of scenes onboard various aircraft including airline personnel preparing food, passengers in their seats, and a view of the controls of a de Havilland D.H.86.

Arrangement

Collection is a single item.

Biographical / Historical

Tobacco manufacturers first issued cigarette cards in 1875 as trade cards to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands. They initially featured images such as prominent athletes or animals, but later cards included images of aircraft. John Player & Sons, also known simply as Player's, is a British tobacco and cigarette manufacturer that is now part of the Imperial Tobacco Group.