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 The
hobby of collecting cigarette cards is known as Cartophily. These
cards were originally given away in cigarette packets as a marketing
gimmick
They eventually evolved, into miniature reference books with fine
illustrations and detailed texts that captured snapshots of the
social history of the day.
In 1888 W.D.& H.O. Wills became the first British cigarette
manufacturer to include cards, again originally for advertising
purposes; however in 1895 they issued their first general interest
set titled Ships & Soldiers.
This no doubt represented the target market for their product
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