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George Best (Manchester United) ‘Famous Footballers A.12.’ **PSA8** **ROOKIE**

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Suzanne Lenglen & Frank Fisher — Original Snapshot Photographs, c.1920s

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John Connell & Co, Melbourne

John Henry Connell was born in East Collingwood, Melbourne, Australia on 25 May 1860. The son of Dubliner William Henry Connell and Londoner Mary Ingall, Connell spent his early days working in The Prince’s Bridge Hotel in Melbourne, known colloquially as Young & Jackson’s, and later took on the lease of The Railway Hotel in […]

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Barratt &Co

Barratt & Co, Wood Green, London, N22 Footballers – Action Caricatures (c1930) – Set of 12 #1. A. Baker (Arsenal) #2. W. Butler (Bolton Wanderers) #3. A. Chandler (Leicester City) #4. Dixie Dean (Everton) #5. J. Fort (Millwall) #6. Hacking (Oldham Athletic) #7. W. Hardy (Cardiff City) #8. Jack Hill (Newcastle United) #9. S. Puddefoot […]

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W.R. Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. (Pontefract)

W.R. Wilkinson & Co. was established as a Licorice maker in Southgate, Pontefract in 1884. Licorice was brought to the UK at some point in the 14th Century, reputedly either by the Crusaders returning from the middle east, or the Dominican monks who settled in Pontefract Priory at around the same time. Initially used for […]

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Hill, R & J Ltd

R&J Hill tobacco manufacturers was established at 175 Shoreditch High Street in 1775 by the Hill brothers, in what was called the Badminton Tobacco Works, and had offices nearby in a building called Spinet House. It is thought that the production of cigarettes began somewhere around 1890 with the “Fine Art” brand. Later brand names […]

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Filshill (J.W.) Ltd (Glasgow)

The very little information I have been able to find about this company, is that J.W. Filshill Ltd was established as a confectionery and preserve maker in 1875 in Gallowgate, Glasgow, being the brainchild of John W. Filshill. A fire in 1897 reduced the factory to rubble, though it was rebuilt on the same site […]

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D.C. Thomson “Footballers & Motor Cars” c1930

Issued across the DC Thomson c1930, this set of 24 cards is a little unusual in that the front of the card is a footballer, and the reverse is of a car – though not uncommon with DC Thomson as they produced several sets with the same format of different subjects front and back Producer: […]

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D.C. Thomson “Adventure & Vanguard Football Photos” 1925

Issued across the DC Thomson “Adventure” & “Vanguard” comics in the latter half of 1925, each comic had a single card included each week – but there were 5 different cards issued every week so even if you bought both comics every week, you would still at best get 2 of the 5 cards, and […]

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W.R. Wilkinson & Co. Ltd. (Pontefract)

W.R. Wilkinson & Co. was established as a Licorice maker in Southgate, Pontefract in 1884. Licorice was brought to the UK at some point in the 14th Century, reputedly either by the Crusaders returning from the middle east, or the Dominican monks who settled in Pontefract Priory at around the same time. Initially used for […]

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Hill, R & J Ltd

R&J Hill tobacco manufacturers was established at 175 Shoreditch High Street in 1775 by the Hill brothers, in what was called the Badminton Tobacco Works, and had offices nearby in a building called Spinet House. It is thought that the production of cigarettes began somewhere around 1890 with the “Fine Art” brand. Later brand names […]

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Filshill (J.W.) Ltd (Glasgow)

The very little information I have been able to find about this company, is that J.W. Filshill Ltd was established as a confectionery and preserve maker in 1875 in Gallowgate, Glasgow, being the brainchild of John W. Filshill. A fire in 1897 reduced the factory to rubble, though it was rebuilt on the same site […]

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Cope Brothers, Liverpool

Cope Brothers began life in the Old Post Office Street, Liverpool in 1848. The company was started by brothers Thomas and George Cope. In 1853 the business moved to the Old Church for the Blind in Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool. The company grew quickly, and by the 1880s was employing nearly1,500 people in Liverpool, producing […]