Cigarette card, Cartophilic Society of Great Britain

 Cigarette card, Cartophilic Society of Great Britain 

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Cigarette cards are trade cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands.

The largest cigarette card collection on record is that of Edward Wharton-Tigar. His collection, bequeathed to the British Museum following his death in 1995, is recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the largest collection of its kind. His autobiography, "Burning Bright", details both his obsession with collecting cigarette cards, as well as his business life, which included becoming President of Selection Trust - at the time, one of the largest mining companies in the world - as well as his lifelong passion for cricket, which culminated in his presidency of Kent Cricket Club. When asked what others thought of his collecting he said the following:

‘If to collect cigarette cards is a sign of eccentricity, how then will posterity judge one who amassed the biggest collection in the world? Frankly, I care not'.^[12]

He was the president of the Cartophilic Society of Great Britain until his death in 1995.

cartophily

(kɑːˈtɒfɪlɪ  )

Definitions

Collins English Dictionary

nounthe hobby of collecting cigarette cards

Derived Forms

cartophilist (carˈtophilist) or cartophile (ˈcartophile) noun

Word Origin

C20: from French carte card + -o- + -phily from Greek philos loving

Hanching Chung 轉貼自 Guardian culture

2015年9月5日 0:36 · 

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cigarette card

noun

BRITISH

1. a small collectable card with a picture on it, formerly included in packets of cigarettes.