Allen & Ginter
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Allen & Ginter was a Richmond, Virginia, tobacco manufacturing company formed by John F. Allen and Lewis Ginter around 1880. The firm created and marketed the first cigarette cards for collecting and trading in the United States. Some of the notable cards in the series include baseball players Charles Comiskey, Cap Anson, and Jack Glasscock, as well as non-athletes like Buffalo Bill Cody.
Engraving of the Allen & Ginter warehouses in Richmond, Virginia, from an 1886 promotional book
Virginia Brights cigarette box by Allen & Ginter, c. 1888
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Cigarette card
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Cigarette cards are trading cards issued by tobacco manufacturers to stiffen cigarette packaging and advertise cigarette brands.
A Gros Ventre Chief featured on an Allen & Ginter card, 1888
Daisy Greville featured on a Player's card, c. 1890
English footballer Walter Bull depicted on an Ogden's card, c. 1906
Walter Smaill illustration on an Imperial Tobacco Canada card, c. 1910