Hassan Cigarette Cards - 1910 Animal Series
T-29

Tobacco cards were put in cigarette packs as an incentive to buy the product and also served as a stiffener to protect the cigarettes from crushing. There were many subjects depicted on tobacco cards (animals, ships, military uniforms, politicians to name a few). Tobacco cards were originally printed in the 1880's, and production ceased in 1894 when the American Tobacco Company brokered a monopoly of the companies producing the cards and decided against their use. In 1909, production began again and the Hassan Tobacco Cards date from 1909-1915. The T-29 Animal series dates from 1910, and featured the same images later used on the Goudey Gum Company's issue of Jungle Gum cards. Some of these cards are shown below, which can be compared to the images on the Jungle Gum cards. Click on the image of the card below for a larger image of the front and back. The Back features an advertisement for the cigarettes.

Cape Buffalo Like Jungle Gum #18	Eland (Antelope) Like Jungle Gum #2
Nile Crocodile	Water Chevrotain

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