1889 Duke/Gail & Ax Novelties Set and Checklist (N122)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

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Title	Duke/Gail & Ax Novelties (N122)
Year	1889
Size	Vary
Images	Color
Type	19th Century Tobacco
Number in Set	25

1889 Duke/Gail & Ax Novelties Set Overview

This unique novelties set was created by Duke Tobacco for its Honest Long Cut Tobacco brand as well as Gail & Ax for its Navy Long Cut products. Cards can be found with both the Duke and Gail & Ax advertisements.

Cards were produced in or around 1889. They were die-cuts featuring various women against different backdrops. The set is very similar to the N228 Kinney Novelties set, particularly the N228-3, N228-4, and N228-6 subsets, which featured die-cut cards.

These die-cuts featured women with different backgrounds. Many different things were used but several merely picture inside of a mirror.

While it is mostly a non-sports set, one woman is pictured against a tennis racket. Interestingly enough, a die-cut tennis card was also found in that aforementioned N228 Kinney set.

Some of the Kinney subsets are quite rare. However, as a whole, they are easier to find than these Duke/Gail & Ax novelties and these cards typically sell for more.