American Card Catalog (ACC) designation T83-1A, these early 1920’s Tobacco Cards were issued by Schinasi Brothers out of New York and included with Egyptian Prettiest Cigarettes. Each card measures approximately 2-1/2 X 3-1/4 inches.
Forbes and Mitchell in their American Tobacco Cards indicate the 50 cards checklisted below as Type T83-1A. All have backs advertising Eygptian Prettiest Cigarettes and were issued by Schinasi Brothers of New York.
T83-1B consists of unnamed Mack Sennett Bathing Beauties with similar backs (minus the biographies) and no captions on front. Some include the words/terms “Mack Sennett,” “Mack Sennett Comedies,” or “M.B.S. Co.” in white lettering inside the photo area. Finally there is also a set of 100 cards with the ACC designation T83-2 which mimics the checklist of the T85 series and includes only the star’s biography on back along with the card number and a factory acknowledgment.
This page is intended to provide you will all of the possible tools required to view, research, collect, and even purchase the cards in this set, as well as the classic film stars included in this set.
Checklist
1 – William S. Hart
2 – Anita Stewart
3 – Geraldine Farrar
4 – May Allison
5 – Will Rogers
6 – Pearl White
7 – Jackie Coogan
8 – Dorothy Dalton
9 – Tom Moore
10 – Theodore Roberts
11 – Thomas Meighan
12 – Bessie Barriscale
13 – George Beban
14 – Kathlyn Williams
15 – Mabel Normand
16 – Colleen Moore
17 – Rudolph Valentino
18 – Priscilla Dean
19 – Wallace Reid
20 – Pauline Frederick
21 – Irene Castle
22 – Bert Lytell
23 – Marshall Neilan
24 – Herbert Rawlinson
25 – Pola Negri
26 – Jack Holt
27 – Marie Prevost
28 – Viola Dana
29 – Agnes Ayres
30 – William Farnum
31 – Clara Kimball Young
32 – Art Acord
33 – Betty Compson
34 – Helene Chadwick
35 – Dustin Farnum
36 – Doris Kenyon
37 – Hope Hampton
38 – Gloria Swanson
39 – Frank Mayo
40 – Charlie Chaplin
41 – Harold Lloyd
42 – Anna Q. Nilsson *
43 – Tom Mix
44 – Alla Nazimova
45 – Ben Turpin
No# Baby Peggy (Montgomery)
No# Harry “Snub” Pollard
No# Mabel Ballin **
No# Mildred Davis **
No# Jack W. Kerrigan **
* Incorrectly spelled “Nillson” on card
** According to Forbes & Mitchell cards only reported in Canadian issue of set.
Note: Any names linked from the above checklist lead to original biographies of that star written especially for things-and-other-stuff.com
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1926 Gallaher “Cinema Stars” Tobacco Cards issued by Gallaher Ltd. out of Belfast & London. 100 card set. Measures 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″.
1948 Dinkie Grips card from Series 3 covering MGM films. Full cards with unpunctured “grips” area at bottom measure approximately 2-1/8″ X 4-1/4″. Issued out of Birmingham, England by Dinkie Products with ad on back for Dinkie Grips as well as other Dinkie Products (Dinkie Curlers and Wavesetters).
1939 Gallaher “My Favourite Part” Tobacco Cards issued out of London, measuring approximately 1-1/2″ X 2-1/2″.
Is there any value to Schinasi Bros. old tobacco tins? Thanks Tom
Hi Tom,
I’m sorry, but this isn’t my area of specialty. I can say that they are collected, but as to value I would not know. I’d suggest searching for similar items for sale elsewhere or to ask a more general expert in tobacciana.
Thanks, Cliff