Name/TitleCigarette card: Baker
About this objectBlack Cat Cigarettes Women on War Work Series No. 21: Baker. A caption on the back states: 'Before the war, most of the assistants in bakehouses were men. Now that men have gone into the Army or Navy, women have taken their places in order that the supply of bread may be maintained.'
MakerCarreras Ltd
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1916
PeriodFirst World War
Place MadeEngland, London
Place NotesEst. 1788, London, England and Montreal, Quebec
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
MeasurementsH: 68 x W: 37 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's war work
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association DescriptionCollectible cigarette cards were issued by tobacco manufacturers between 1875 and the 1940s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cigarette_card. Women on War Work was a series of 50 issued by Carreras Ltd around 1916.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeCigarette card
Object numberGWL-2022-127-1
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved