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1959-60 Collectables

A&BC CHEWING GUM Co Ltd.
Footballers
Numbered series of 98 cards. Action pictures on plain coloured backdrop.
Series 1 (1-49), Series 2 (50-98)
Text printed in WHITE on RED background. Inscribed on reverse "Football Quiz"
24. John Bond
92. Noel Cantwell
BARRETT & Co Ltd.
Famous Footballers (Series 7)

Black and White, numbered series of 60 portraits of famous footballers with facsimile autographs to base.

Album issued to accompany the series.

Size 66x35mm

46. Phil Woosnam
BEA (British European Airways)
Fixture List 1958-9
Numbered series of 72. Wax paper issue depicting club colours and crest. Given free with "Bellboy" Bubble Gum.
Album issued to accompany the series.
BLUE CAP CHEESE
'Flixies' Football Teams
These miniture acetates were created to be used in a viewer that could project the image greatly enlarged onto a wall. There are 144 'flixies' issued in total with the Football Clubs sub-set being one of 12 covering a wide range of subjects. Special albums with corner slots were issued to hold these small items that measure just 37mm x 35mm.
2. West Ham United
CHARLES LETTS
Diary Page
West Ham United
FLEETWAY PUBLICATIONS Ltd
Football Teams
Black and White team group, unnumbered series of 28 cards. Anonymous plain backs.
Issued with "The Lion" or "The Tiger" magazines in pairs or as blocks of four. Caption followed by "1959-60" on front.
Size 115x89mm
West Ham United F.C. 1959-60
MONTY GUM
Football Playing Cards
Coloured, series of 56 hand-drawn caricature playing cards, 52 card values and 4 joker cards.
Anonymous, red backs with white circles and triangle shapes, rounded corners.
Size: 85x55mm
9 Hearts
Phil Woosnam
Jack Hearts
Malcom Musgrove
PEPYS
GOAL! The Soccer Card Game
Coloured, anonymous football card game. Action pictures of famous clubs.
Two printings are recorded (see also 1964-65 season).
Editions distinguished on the reverse by two shades of green colouring (Olive and Bright Green) the "ball" image is also printed upside down.
Size 88x58mm
Card Box
11. West Ham United - Outside Left
JOHN PLAYERS & Sons
Football Fixtures 1959-60
West Ham United
REKORDS (Sweden)
Idrottsalbum page
Coloured, magazine team groups issued in Sweden
West Ham United - England
SAMPSON LOW, MARSTON & Co. Ltd
Encyclopaedia of Sport - Badges and Crests of Football League Clubs
Coloured, paper trade, club crest cut from page within the book
SWEETULE Products Ltd
Football Club Nicknames

Coloured, numbered series of 25 cards. Inscribed on reverse "Issued by Sweetule Products Ltd Radcliffe, Manchester, England"

Size: 65x35mm

13. West Ham United
D.C. THOMSON & Co. Ltd
Football Stars of 1959
Black and white numbered series of 44 cards.
Inscribed on reverse "Presented with The Wizard The Story Paper for Boys".
Size 70x38mm
30. Noel Cantwell

Periodicals

CHARLES BUCHAN
January 1960
JOHN DICK
1959 - 1960
SOCCER WEEKLY
19 March 1960
CHARLES BUCHAN
January 1960
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