This card is from a popular series of 50 cards
issued as a premium by the
PHILADELPHIA CARAMEL Company of Camden
New Jersey, entitled
“ Zoo Cards Quadrupeds ” . One
card was inserted in each package of
their ZOO CARAMELS Brand. This series is
designated as E28 in Burdick’s
American Card Catalogue. I have not been
able to find a date of their issue in any reference guide I have, but I believe
they were issued in the 1910’s era. The front of the card features an image
of a wild Animal. The images are identical to the one used by Allen & Ginter in their N21 Quadrupeds Series of Tobacco Cards issued in 1890.
The back features a list of all of the card in the series. This card
features a LLAMA. The
card measures 2 ¾ inches by 1 ½
approximately. The card does have
some edge and corner wear, but is free from major creases. I have scanned
the front and back of the card fairly large so you can determine the condition
for yourself.
I will be
trying to list several EARLY TRADE & TYPE CARDS over the next few
days (spread
across different categories), including one or two that are unrecorded in
any guide, that were put given away with Tobacco, Cigarettes , Caramel, Candy,
Gum, Chocolate, Bread Coffee Tea Cereal and other products, covering such
diverse subjects as Native American Indians , Baseball , Football, Boy Scouts,
Ice Hockey, Golf, Presidents of the United States, NCAA and IVY League Colleges
and Universities, Dog Breeds, Circus
themes and many more. To view the other cards I have up on ebay please
click on the “View Sellers other Items” Icon located on this page. It
will take you directly to them.