Baines, Lansdowne School Cricket Trade Card
Baines, Lansdowne School Cricket Trade Card
Baines Cricket Trade Card, Lansdowne School. Well Caught.
A rare circular cricket trade card in the shape of a leather cricket ball with seam. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards but eventually covered scores of different sports, from golf, cricket, tennis to horse racing and bowls, and just about any kind of sporting affiliations in just about every city, town and village in the UK. The cards were promoted in various prize competitions like finding certain "medal cards", collection a certain amount of empty packets. One could always submit a mini essay on sport with the winner having their writing printed on the backs of the cards. Hence why the backs are so varied and different.
The Baines card offered for sale is printed in a red tone with a picture of a wicket keeper in pads to the front with the words 'Well Caught, Lansdowne School'. To the reverse 'March 1918, Letter from Rochdale Boys, Dear Mr Baines, Trade is very bad, Mother's very sad; Send me a prize To make her glad. Rochdale Boys, J. Baines, Sole Inventor And originator of the Famous Packet of Cricket and Football Cards, 32 Oak Lane, Bradford, reg. No. 80,607'.
Dimensions:
1900-1949
1918
Paper
United Kingdom
Good.
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