General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

card stock; steel staples

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

18.8 cm

Width

13.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Aviation

Category

Commemorative

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

PLAYER

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

England

State/Province

Unknown

Period

late 1930's and/or WWII (1939-1945); latest date in captions is Dec. 1936

Canada

Unknown

Function

cards collected from cigarette packs & mounted in collector's book purchased separately; souvenirs & hobby collecting

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

lettering printed on cover reads: "R.A.F. BADGES/[Pilot's badge]/[illus.]/ISSUED BY/JOHN PLAYER & SONS/BRANCH OF THE IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY/(OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND), LIMITED./PRICE ONE PENNY"; table of contents on inside front cover; captions containing brief history of each squadron provided below each cigarette card on inside pages

Missing

3 cards: squadrons no. 16, 23 & 64

Finish

book is prodom. medium blue with black & dark blue graphic design; black text; red title line on cover; cigarette cards in colour

Decoration

book has RAF Pilot's qualification badge & illustration of pilots beside row of parked biplanes on front cover; inside pages contain 47 cigarette cards displaying Royal Air Force squadron crests glued into position; Players trade mark logo on back cover