Antique 1938 German “Uus wald und Flur” large album scrapbook with 124 cigarette trade cards in color showing animals and reptiles from woods and fields, by Ludwig Zukowsky. The title page says “Tiere unferer heimat”. The title page "Herausgegeben vom Cigaretten-Bilderdienst, Hamburg-Bahrenfeld”. The next page says “301.-400. Taufend. Copyright 1938 by Cigaretten-Bilderdienst Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, Printed in Germany…”.
The front outside softcover cardboard cover pictures colorful woods and animals. There are 128 numbered pages. The book measures about 9 ¼ inches by about 12 inches, and is about ½ inch thick. The trade cards vary in size, with large ones measuring about 4 ¾” by about 6 ¾”, and others measuring about 4 ¾” by about 3 1/8”.
Some of the animals and reptiles in this album include moose, deer, buffalo or bison, rabbit, bats, turtle, lizard, snake, frogs, and more.
This rare vintage cigarette trade card book is printed in lovely German text script lettering. I do not read or speak any German, and my translations are from research, and may not be correct. Some of the script lettering is also difficult for me to read, so I hope that the above information has the correct spellings, but I am not sure?
This unusual antique collecting trade card album is in very good vintage used condition, with some staining, soil, yellowing, discoloration, and a minor crease and small tear here and there on the cover. There is a crease and tear on the back cover, and paper wear and tear on the side binding. There are some age stains, yellowing, discoloration and soil inside. The binding is good and tight, and there is some edge and corner wear. This animal trade card album has been packed away for a long time, and has a very slight musty odor.
Note: Most of the cards are firmly attached inside the book, but a few have loose edges or corners, but are not falling out. One of the animal cards was fairly loose and I gently turned it up (leaving it loosely attached) so that I could show you a photograph of the writing on the back as an example. You will see this photograph showing the back of the card and the space on the page it came from. This card is a picture of a fox, and it does have some creases and bends in it.
In my research I found that a “Cigarette Card” is a generic term which included collectors cards issued by many types of product manufacturers such as cigarettes, coffee, and tea. I do not know if there is any actual advertising for cigarettes, or for any cigarette or tobacco product or brand name in this album?
I am offering another German cigarette trading card album sold separately (birds), so please check my other store items for this book.
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