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Cigarette cards - falcott - 20-12-2023

I'm sorting through a few books (or a lot, actually) and have found my old dad's cigarette card collection. If you're not aware, each card is teeny, about 2 inches long. They appear to date from the late 1920s. This one will be of interest to some folk here.
Cheers, Geoffrey


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RE: Cigarette cards - Chris Garner - 20-12-2023

1925 Gordon England fabric bodied saloon. Note the GE badge forward of the rear wing

RE: Cigarette cards - falcott - 20-12-2023

I was wondering about the exact model, thanks!

RE: Cigarette cards - Mike Costigan - 20-12-2023

Not as early as 1925 surely, Chris? I would have thought 1927-28 a more realistic date.

RE: Cigarette cards - Chris Garner - 20-12-2023

Mike, I'm always happy to be corrected. 

I thought models after '25 had bonnet louvres. 
Wing side lights dropped after '25?
No waist banding.
Although rather tenuous, I can't see a wiper blade. 
6" brake model? But it could have closed centre wheels - not clear. 
it does appear to have a running board tread plates which appeared post '25.

No doubt the Bearded Wizard will have a view.

RE: Cigarette cards - austin - 20-12-2023

Thought it was this one for a moment but different bonnet.

https://austinharris.co.uk/photo/gordon-england-saloon/573/

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RE: Cigarette cards - Mike Costigan - 20-12-2023

I'm not familiar with the minutiae of Gordon England details, I was just basing my thoughts on the 7" brakes and wheels (cf Austin's photo which shows an earlier car with 6" brakes).

RE: Cigarette cards - Chris Garner - 20-12-2023

Thanks, Austin, for posting the excellent photo of the GE saloon which I hadn't seen before.
Apart from car, I was intrigued by the posters affixed to the doors at the rear.
They refer to the Hospital Saving Association, an incorporated, but non profit making, company formed on 11th July 1922.
The company was one of several which became the foundation to the early NHS. It provided cover for working people, with members and employers contributing. Hospitals that took part in the scheme provided free treatment to these members. By 1944 £10 million pounds had been distributed and in 1947 scholarships were provided to trained nurses to improve their skills. 

Apologies to those disliking " drifts " in the postings!!

RE: Cigarette cards - David Stepney - 20-12-2023

Chris Garner wrote:
“Apologies for those disliking “drifts” in posts”

Not at all, Chris. See my bit of doggerel ( I hesitate to refer to it as a poem)in The Friendly Seven thread.

RE: Cigarette cards - austin - 20-12-2023

Chris, Not sure that would be considered as thread drift. It is after all a bit more info about a photo of the car in the original post.