1924 Mitchell’s and 1936 Packer Humorous Drawings Set and Checklist

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	Mitchell’s and Packer Humorous Drawings
Year	1924 and 1936
Size	1 3/8″ x 2 1/2″
Images	Color
Type	Tobacco / Gum and Candy
Number in Set	50

1924 Mitchell’s and 1936 Packer’s Humorous Drawings Overview

1924 Humorous Drawings Golf This unique set was issued first by Stephen Mitchell & Sons tobacco, a branch of the Imperial Tobacco Company. Mitchell’s distributed numerous card sets, including some sports cards.

As the title suggests, these cards contained humorous cartoon images. Fronts included a color picture along with a caption or discussion between the subjects shown. Backs included the set’s name as well as Mitchell and its brands.

While this is a mostly non-sports set, some sports cards are included depicting golf, soccer, and cricket. The two golf cards typically command the most attention.

The cards were distributed inside packages of Mitchell’s tobacco products, including Prize Crop, Three Nuns, Golden Dawn, Binnacle, and Naval Brigade Cigarettes. A generic ad with those brands is found on the backs and it cannot be determined which of the Mitchell products a particular card was distributed with.

Like other UK trading card sets, this one was re-released in later years. In 1936, the set was offered again by Packer’s Chocolates. The cards are include the same subjects but have the Packer’s name on the front and an advertisement for them on the back. Packer’s (H.J. Packer & Co., Ltd.) issued all sorts of chocolates, including caramels, chocolate covered nuts, creams, and chocolate covered raisins. The advertisement on the back touted them as ‘the largest makers of penny-an-ounce chocolates in the world.’