An album of/ WILD/ FLOWERS
W.D and H.O. Wills
Category
Ephemera
Date
Unknown
Materials
Paper
Measurements
127 mm (height); 185 mm (width)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671453
Summary
A dirty, cream cardboard album for holding cigarette cards showing different wild flowers. The album cover is decorated with a colour illustration of ling or heather. Printed on the cover is 'An album of Wild Flowers Issued By W.D. And H.O. Wills, Branch Of The Imperial Tobacco Company (Of Great Britain And Ireland) Limited, Price One Penny'. Inside each page holds three colour printed cigarette cards, each with a different wild flower. Beneath each card is a printed caption about the particular wild flower.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Miss Hart in 1994.
Marks and inscriptions
Inside the front cover: 'Dorothy [M or H] Jeffery'
Makers and roles
W.D and H.O. Wills , manufacturer