{"product_id":"antique-wills-scissors-cigarettes-card-no-25-turkey-w-d-h-o-wills-bristol","title":"Antique Wills Scissors Cigarettes Card No 25 Turkey W.D. \u0026 H.O. Wills Bristol","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eW.D. \u0026amp; H.O. Wills cigarette card, No. 25, subject titled Turkey, with a Scissors Cigarettes advertising back. Ungraded, raw card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe front is a color lithograph of a young woman in a green patterned skirt and gold jewelry with a long pale blue veil trailing around her, holding up the red Turkish flag with its white crescent and star. The card is numbered No. 25 above the caption Turkey at the bottom. The back is printed in red and shows an open pack of Scissors Cigarettes, W.D. \u0026amp; H.O. Wills, Bristol \u0026amp; London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe red crescent and star flag shown here was the flag of the Ottoman Empire, and was carried over as the flag of the Turkish Republic after 1923.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eW.D. \u0026amp; H.O. Wills was a tobacco manufacturer based in Bristol, England. The firm was the first British tobacco company to issue cigarette cards, beginning with a set in 1893, and its Scissors brand was produced largely for export markets. In 1901 Wills became a founding member of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and Ireland, formed in response to the American Tobacco Company's entry into the British market.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review the photos closely. The images show the exact card you will receive, front and back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eShipping and handling: same business day shipping with a 6:00 AM EST cutoff. Cards ship securely packaged and fully insured. Message us to save with combined shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Collectibles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67397017665581,"sku":"EB-318767157863","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/8160\/0045\/files\/57_32fa5eb1-a896-4fde-b209-3df53742a70d.png?v=1787433864","url":"https:\/\/brcollectibles.co\/products\/antique-wills-scissors-cigarettes-card-no-25-turkey-w-d-h-o-wills-bristol","provider":"B\u0026R Collectibles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}