Found in Books 9: Cigarette Cards & Silks

[callmemadam]

When we were children, there was a rhyme which went:
‘See a sailor, pick him up
All the day you’ll have good luck’.
This was a reference to the then ubiquitous brand of cigarettes Player’s Navy Cut. What our parents would have thought of us picking up dirty old cigarette packets from the gutter, I dread to think. Had cigarette companies stopped

Comments

[gwendraith]

My grandparents sold Navy Cut in their little shop when I was small and my mum collected cigarettes cards even though she didn't smoke. I founds dozens of sets when i cleared out her house. I really love the European royals. They do look about WW1 period.

[callmemadam]

My grandmother used cut-up Navy Cut packets to wind her embroidery silks round. My daughter has them now.
Whoo, lucky you finding all those cards.
My in-laws were heavy smokers and saved Kensitas coupons. All these extinct brands!

Cigarette cards

[anonymous]

I inherited a box of silk cigarette cards and this is the first time I've known of anyone else who has some!
Margaret P

Re: Cigarette cards

[callmemadam]

When I found them, I wasn't sure at first what they were!

[mimmimmim]

I know that rhyme but about pennies. now if I see a coin in the road I have to pick it up in case I get bad luck for the rest of the day for leaving it!

Finding silks in books is pretty impressive.