~ Original Carreras Ltd. "OUR NAVY" 50 Cigarette Cards 1937 ~
The set issued in 1937 consists of 50 cards, with two frames containing 25 cards each.
The cards depict a vivid colour image of a particular British Royal Naval ship.
The back of each card has detailed information about the ship in question.
The cards include:
Frame A:
- HMS Narwhal Submarine
- Naval Flying Boats
- HMS Challenger
- Destroyer at Sea
- HMS Kingfisher & Guardian
- HMS Vernon's Mining Tender
- HMS Royal Sovereign
- HMS Achilles
- HMS Porpoise Submarine - 2 cards
- HMS Cumberland
- HMS Hood' Fore turrets
- HMS Rover Submarine
- HMS Victory
- HMS Eagle
- HMS Pandora Submarine
- HMS Thames Submarine
- HMS Halcyon
- HMS Courageous
- HMS Glorious
- HMS Nelson
- HMS Furious
- HMS Rodney
- HMS Iron Duke
- HMS Barham
Frame B:
- HMS Royal Oak
- HMS Queen Elizabeth
- HMS Hood
- HMS Resolution
- HMS Ramillies
- HMS Repulse
- HMS Hood
- Motor Torpedo Boat No1
- HMS Repulse
- HMS Medea Minelayer
- HMS Nelson
- HMS Guardian
- HMS Medway
- HMS Flinders
- HMS Renown
- HMS Resource
- HMS Severn Submarine
- HMS Comet
- HMS Acheron
- HMS Repulse
- HMS Starfish Submarine
- HMS Valorous
- HMS Woolwich
- HMS Maine
- HMS Kingfisher
~ Dimensions ~
The vertical cards have a height of 2.5 inches (6.5cm) and a width of 1.5 inches (3.75cm), whilst the horizontal cards have a height of 1.5 inches (3.75cm) and a width of 2.5 inches (6.5cm).
Both frames have the same measurements: The frames have a width of 19 inches (48.25cm), a height of 16.5 inches (42cm) and a depth of 0.5 inches (1.25cm). Each frame weighs 1.25kg.
~ Condition ~
The cards are in a overall good condition. The frames remain in a good condition, with only minor age wear.
