Golf Cigarette Card Photograph Of James Braid

Golf Cigarette Card Photograph Of James Braid

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Ogden Tab Cigarette Card Of James Braid.
A good posed shot of the five times Open Champion golfer, James Braid. The Ogden's cigarette card with distinctive black border, white block print and a main photo image of Braid. Tobacco cards / cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers, often to stiffen cigarette packaging and to promote and advertise their own brands. The cigarette companies often included collectible cards with their packages of cigarettes between 1875 and 1940's and often depicted actresses of the period, costumes and sports.
The Ogden Tab Cigarettes General Interest issue was a massive set, believed to contain around 1,560 cards, spread out over six series between 1901 & 1902. Whilst the set includes a large number of non-sporting subjects, it has a good number of sports cards from various sports, including boxing, golf, cycling, soccer, rugby, cricket, and more.

James Braid was born in Earlsferry, Fife, Scotland in 1870, and was Open Champion five times. He was the Professional at Romford GC 1896 - 1904 and Walton Heath GC 1904 - 1949. He was also a renowned golf course architect and among his designs are the "King's Course" and the "Queen's Course" at Gleneagles, and he was responsible for the 1926 remodeling of The Open Championship venue Carnoustie Golf Links.

Dimensions:

Height 6.2 cm / 2 "
Width 3.9 cm / 1 "
Period

1900-1949

Year

1901 - 1902

Medium

Paper

Country

United Kingdom

Condition

good

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