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Title	Wills Scissors Sporting Girls
Year	1913
Size	1 1/2″ x 2 5/8″
Images	Color
Type	Tobacco
Number in Set	30

1913 Wills Scissors Sporting Girls Set Overview

These cards were distributed by U.K. tobacco company Wills for release in its Scissors brand cigarette products. Scissors cards are generally distinctive for their red ink backs with a cartoon drawing of their packages.

The cards featured color lithographs of female athletes. While it is called the Sporting Girls series, the sports on some of the cards are really more like activities. Of note, however, are cards depicting tennis and golf in the set.

Tennis collectors should be careful when looking for the tennis card in this issue. One card featuring badminton shows a woman with a racket and, in glancing quickly without seeing the shuttlecock in the shot, it could be taken for a tennis pose.

Other sports featured here include things like field hockey, ice skating, and skiing.

Overall, these cards are not terribly easy to find.

1913 Wills Scissors Sporting Girls Set Checklist

1. Archery
2. Badminton
3. Boating
4. Bowls
5. Carriage (closeup)
6. Carriage (entire carriage)
7. Crochet
8. Cycling
9. Dancing
10. Diving
11. Driving
12. Field Hockey
13. Fishing
14. Golfing
15. Hiking (Snow)
16. Horseback Riding
17. Ice Skating
18. Ocean
19. Ring Toss
20. Roller Skating
21. Shooting
22. Sitting
23. Skiing
24. Sled Riding (three people)
25. Sled Riding (two people)
26. In Stands at Sporting Event
27. Tennis
28. Wooden Stand
29. TBD
30. TBD

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