Friday 18 February 2011

Space Cards Twenty Years Apart from Andy B


Woodsy, As an enthusiast for retro-style space images, and a one-time collector of cigarette cards (in my days in the playground), I often prowl ebay to see what's about. Two interesting discoveries pictured above- a 1959 set of ABC gum cards about space which I had never come across before, and much odder, some cigarette cards form 1939 with space images! I have cleaned them up in case theyr'e useful for the blog.
Best wishes,
Andy B.

PS. Beautiful cards AB! Thanks for sharing. The 1939 images are amazing!

5 comments:

  1. Great stuff! Just wanted to point out, the third image from the Mitchell's Cigarettes cards is a still from the 1936 film Things to Come.

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  2. oohhhhh ... is it the gun they are building, Richard?

    I love cards like these! No.45? That is quite some camera with a zoom lens they've mounted on those tracks! LOL

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  3. Hello,

    I just come across your blog and was scrolling through the pictures. I do have the bridge building tank. Do you know anybody who might be interested in purchasing or yourself maybe?

    Kind Regards
    joe90

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    1. Dear joe90
      Please contact me by email about your bridge biulding tank. my address is moonzero@moonzero.freeserve.co.uk

      Thanks
      Woodsy

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  4. Hey Joe,
    did you see my last comment - above? my emeail address is moonzero@moonzero.freeserve.co.uk

    Get in touch,
    cheers
    Woodsy

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