Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

1935 Ogden’s Story of Sand Overview

This unique set is just one of many tobacco issues from the U.K. The cards were made for distribution into Ogden’s Cigarettes packages. Ogden’s was a popular company that produced numerous tobacco sets.

The cards have a standard look similar to numerous other UK sets from the 1930s. They have a color image, white border and a description on the back. This particular set looks at various types of sand and its many uses.

As such, it is mostly a non-sports set. However, a few cards can be considered sports cards, including one that features golf.

The golf card discusses the use of sand on a golf course. In addition to that one, another card talks about sand being a shock absorber in track and field for the long jump. A final card discusses the use of sand on racing tracks. The three sports cards were saved for the end of the set as they are numbers 48-50.

Most of the cards in the set have a minimal value. However, the golf card in particular is desirable to collectors.

1935 Ogden’s Story of Sand Set Checklist

1. The Sand-Covered Arena
2. The Sand Diviner
3. The Sand or Hour-Glass
4. A Battle on the Sands
5. The Sand-Bag Battery
6. Sand for Drying Writing Ink
7. A Sand Pit
8. Raising Sand from the Sea Bed
9. Electric Grab Crane Discharging Sand
10. Diamonds in Sand
11. Gold in Sand
12. The Sand Blast
13. Sand for Building
14. Sand for Cutting Marble
15. Sand as a Filter
16. Sand for Extinguishing Fires
17. Sand in the Foundry
18. Sand in Glass (A)
19. Sand in Glass (B)
20. Sand for Grinding Marble Mosaic
21. Sand for Lawns and Gardens
22. Sand for the Locomotive
23. Sand Under the Microscope
24. Coloured Sands
25. Sandstone
26. Coral Sands
27. Volcanic Sand
28. These Yellow Sands
29. Quicksands
30. Dangerous Sands – The Goodwins
31. Dangerous Sands – The Wash
32. Ripple Marks
33. Wind Patterns in Sand
34. Desert Sand Dunes
35. Sandstorms
36. Salving the Sphinx
37. A Natural Sand Blast
38. Buried Beneath the Sands
39. Natural Silica Glass
40. A Monster of the Sands
41. Footprints on the Sands of Time
42. The Ship of the Desert
43. Sand-Nesters
44. Sand as an Incubator
45. The Sand Trap
46. Sand Dwellers
47. Plants of the Sand Dunes
48. Sand on the Golf Course
49. Sand as a Shock Absorber
50. Sand as a Speed Track