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 Recognising aircraft was still possible in these wonderful days, they were not just vapour trails preceeded by tiny specks. These are the days when pilots could wave at you from their cockpits. Identification of the planes continually under development was all part of the fun. Later aircraft idenification was done for a considerably less fun reason but rather more important. |
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| Lambert & Butler, Aeroplane Markings [1937] 50 cards |
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 The exictement and glamour was not confined to johnny-foreigner. When it came to tally-ho and chocs-away the Brits could mix it with the best of them. This set immortalises the faces of these British men and women who blazed trails across the skies. |
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| Lambert & Butler Famous British Airmen & Airwomen [1935] 25 cards |
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 Aviation meant the British Empire could be examined from a whole new perspective, looking out of the aircraft as you travelled to exotic places on the globe meant all manner of wonders could be glimpsed like never before.
It was still an impossible dream for most but dreams are all about dreaming. |
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| Lambert & Butler, Empire Air Routes [1936] 50 cards |
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 The Gallaher set of 1939 begins to make sense when you see this players set. Not every aircraft the RAF had during the early part of WWII was a Spitfire (although it does make an appearance in the set). Despite some great advances many of the aircraft bear an uncanny likeness to the early Wills set. Given this is what we intended to protect ourselves with probably best we did not dwell on it too much.
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| Players, Aircraft of the Royal Airforce [1938] 50 cards |
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 The coming of a aeroplane made international travel a much faster proposition. Small planes carried the rich who wanted to be quick, Hollywoods most glamorous would zoom about the skies and the public wanted to be involved too, hoping a little of the magic would rub off on them.
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| Players, International Airliners [1936] 50 cards |
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 Players issued this set in two variations, with motto and without motto. Makes no difference to the price so get the one with motto, feels more complete. Lord knows why they did but the fact its they did. Great set which shows a certain difference between the ideal of the squadron and the reality
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| Players, RAF Badges [1937] 50 cards |
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| Players, Aeroplanes (Civil) [1935] 50 cards |
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 The RAF was a cut above the other armed services and there was a pretty rigid class system within the service itself. When Hitler came knocking at the door these were the boys who had their finest hour.
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| Churchmans, The RAF at Work [1937] 48 Medium size cards |
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 The British public needed to be warned because the blitz was coming. The real fear was of gas attack and this was reflected in this issue of cards designed to inform the smoking public of how to survive the hell of the night raids.
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| Churchmans, Air Raid Precautions [1938] 48 Medium size cards |
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 The subject was to important to entrust with just one brand of tobacco and so it was repeated by a number of brand issuers to make sure the message got across. It reminded Britain that there was a defence against this attack.
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| Wills,. Air Raid Precautions [1938] 50 cards |
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