Cigarette cards

Riley related cigarette cards

Riley car cigarette cards
Strictly speaking not all cigarette cards, some trading cards from tea, chocolate, cereals, garages etc. but all about cigarette card size and shown here
in alphabetical order.

A&P Publications

Amaran Tea 1966

VETERAN RACING CARS
A SERIES OF 25
No. 14 Riley 1928

This was christened the "Brooklands" model
and proceeded to dominate 1,100 c.c class
sports car racing for the four years it remained
in production. It had a 4-cylinder engine and
magneto ignition, and was able to reach
70 m.p.h in third gear. It had a maximum of
90 m.p.h.
The 1928 price was £420

A PICTURE CARD IS ENCLOSED IN EVERY CARTON OF AMARAN TEA

AMPOL OIL

ANGLO CONFECTIONERY

Riley MPH 1934
from Anglo Confectionery Ltd.
(The back is blank)

Atlantic happy motoring, racing cars series of 64 cards, number 25 E.R.A

Autobright Vintage Cars set is the same as Sweetule Vintage cars shown below, the information text is the same but with Autobright name.

BARRATT & CO. LTD 1965

CARS OF THE WORLD
A SERIES OF 50
No. 14
1920 RILEY Coupe
This model had a 4-cylinder 10.8 h.p. side
valve engine which produced 35 b.h.p.
The bore and stroke was 65.8 x 110m.m. There
were four gears and its top speed was 50 m.p.h.
It weighed 10 cwt.
Issued by
BARRATT & CO LTD
LONDON - - - ENGLAND

BROOK BOND TEA

Below - not a Riley but well known Riley powered cars

For more information on the E.R.A. marque follow these links
http://members.madasafish.com/~d_hodgkinson/ERAcars.htm
http://stevemckelvie.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/the-white-riley-the-era-and-the-healey-cars/
CADET SWEET CIGARETTES

CRAVEN Black Cat series

Gaycon Products are the same as Kane Products shown below, the information text is the same but with the Gaycon name.

GALLAHER'S

JACQUES CHOCOLATE

1896 Riley

JACQUES
SUPERCHOCOLATE
No.10

Riley Pathfinder 1954

JACQUES
SUPERCHOCOLATE
No.45

Riley 1.5 1954

JACQUES
SUPERCHOCOLATE
No.46

Riley 9 1927

JACQUES
SUPERCHOCOLATE
No.86

Riley 1.5 1950

JACQUES
SUPERCHOCOLATE
No.105

Riley 1951

JACQUES
SUPERCHOCOLATE
No.165

The back of one of these cards

KANE PRODUCTS/GAYCON PRODUCTS (both appear to do the same set)

KELLOGGS CORN FLAKES This card is available in coloured and black and white.

The cars below are not named but are so similar to the Kelloggs above I have shown them here, the text says "120 Images of Automobiles and Airplanes"

LAMBERT AND BUTLER

Original advert for the above car

LYONS MAID ICE CREAM

MALTIES from Australia

MAXLIN MARKETING

MOBIL PETROL

MORNING FOODS, MORNFLAKE 1954

MODERN BOOKLETS AND MYSTERY CARDS by GEOFFREY MICHAEL

The card below is almost identical to the Modern Booklets card above, the picture is not coloured and the text varies slightly, both sets are from the same Publisher.

OGDEN'S
For a complete description of this race look here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_German_Grand_Prix

JOHN PLAYER & SONS CIGARETTES

Below - ERA, not a Riley but well known Riley engine powered cars.
For more information on the E.R.A. marque follow these links
http://members.madasafish.com/~d_hodgkinson/ERAcars.htm
http://stevemckelvie.wordpress.com/2013/05/20/the-white-riley-the-era-and-the-healey-cars/