Images Dated 2011 November

Navy Cut: Night Moorings, 1952

Player's Navy Cut Tobacco and Cigarettes rectangular covered counter-card featuring a reproduction of "Night Moorings" by Charles Pears. The illustration shows a night scene of a small tig boat in the foreground with glowing yellow and red lights about to tow in a large clipper ship. Next to the two boats are tow sailors on a float ready to throw the rope over. The artist's signature can be seen in the bottom left corner of the illustration. Text beneath reads: "PLAYER'S // NAVY CUT TOBACCO & CIGARETTES". The sailor lifebuoy trademark can be seen underneath the bottom right corner of the illustration

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'No Name' Tobacco with an unparalleled reputation, 1964

Player's No Name Tobacco counter-card featuring a black and white photographic image of a gentleman from the waist up, leaning against a table holding a pipe to his mouth. In the background there is a portrait of a gentleman hanging on the wall. The table the man is leaning on has on it a sculpture of what appears to be a horse and a vase of flowers. The man is wearing an evening jacket with a shirt and tie. He is looking towards the top left of the counter-card. The bottom section of the counter-card features an illustration of a tin of Player's No Name Tobacco on a burgundy background. Text reads: "'No Name'? // Tobacco with an unparalleled reputation". Hand-written on reverse: "APPROX. 1964 // 20452 // 9 1/2 X 15". There is also a stand on the reverse

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A pause for more pleasure, 1951

Player's Navy Cut large rectangular counter-card featuring a reproduction of Van Jones' painting depicting a lady in a coastal scene holding a lit cigarette with a red bicycle next to her. The lady is looking toward the viewer and is wearing a cream jumpsuit dress. The background shows a harbour wall with several buildings and several boats lying on the sand as the tide is out. The Player's sailor trademark is featured in the bottom right and left corners. Navy text on image reads: "Player's // Please". Text in bottom banner: "A pause for more Pleasure". The artists signature can be seen in the bottom left corner

© Produced by the kind permission of Imperial Tobacco Limited, England