Wills's - Borough arms IV
Series information
- Series name : Borough Arms, fourth series
- Issued by: Wills's Cigarettes, UK
- Date of issue : 1905
- Number of cards : 50
- Image variants : -
Company
W.D. & H.O. Wills was a British Tobacco importer and cigarette manufacturer formed in Bristol, England. It was one of the founding companies of Imperial Tobacco.
The company was founded as Wills, Watkins & Co. by Henry Overton Wills I and his partner Watkins, who opened a shop in Castle Street, Bristol in 1786. After the retirement of his partner in 1789 it became “Wills & Co.”. In 1826 his two sons, William Day Wills and Henry Overton Wills II took over the company and in 1830 the company took the above name.
In 1901 Sir William Henry Wills et al formed the Imperial Tobacco company from a merger of W.D. & H.O. Wills with seven other British tobacco companies. Imperial remains one of the World's largest tobacco companies.
In 1988 Imperial Tobacco withdrew the Wills brand in the United Kingdom, but it is still sold in India where it has many brands.
The company has issued a huge number of tobacco card series, probably more than 500 in the UK alone, and several hundred series in the overseas markets. The oldest series date from around 1890 and new series were issued until the late 1930s. More than 25 series with a heraldic theme have been issued by the company. These include arms of UK boroughs, schools, bishoprics and universities, as well as arms of the British Empire, Heraldic Signs and their origins and several overseas issues. See here for all series shown on this website.
Series information
This series deals with the arms of a series of (rather arbitrarily chosen) arms of foreign cities, mainly in Europe. The reverse of the cards shows some information on the town and its history.
Front :
151 Ayr
152 Battersea
153 Hastings
154 Dumfries
155 Hertford
156 Forfar
157 Darwen
158 Islington
159 Durham
160 Holborn
161 Guildford
162 Truro
163 Hampstead
164 Accrington
165 Camberwell
166 Falmouth
167 Dewsbury
168 Perth
169 Stoke-upon-Trent
170 Saint Marylebone
171 Chelmsford
172 Chelsea
173 Wells
174 Hammersmith
175 Tewkesbury
176 Cardigan
177 Poplar
178 Bermondsey
179 Appleby
180 Welshpool
181 Rothesay
182 Brecon
183 Elgin
184 Dorchester
185 Kidderminster
186 Jarrow
187 Huntingdon
188 Lambeth
189 Bridgwater
190 St. Pancras
191 Carnarvon
192 Wigan
193 Beverley
194 Stoke Newington
195 Wandsworth
196 Shoreditch
197 Fulham
198 Aldershot
199 Stepney
200 Lewisham
Reverse:
151 Ayr
152 Battersea
153 Hastings
154 Dumfries
155 Hertford
156 Forfar
157 Darwen
158 Islington
159 Durham
160 Holborn
161 Guildford
162 Truro
163 Hampstead
164 Accrington
165 Camberwell
166 Falmouth
167 Dewsbury
168 Perth
169 Stoke-upon-Trent
170 Saint Marylebone
171 Chelmsford
172 Chelsea
173 Wells
174 Hammersmith
175 Tewkesbury
176 Cardigan
177 Poplar
178 Bermondsey
179 Appleby
180 Welshpool
181 Rothesay
182 Brecon
183 Elgin
184 Dorchester
185 Kidderminster
186 Jarrow
187 Huntingdon
188 Lambeth
189 Bridgwater
190 St. Pancras
191 Carnarvon
192 Wigan
193 Beverley
194 Stoke Newington
195 Wandsworth
196 Shoreditch
197 Fulham
198 Aldershot
199 Stepney
200 Lewisham
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