Commemorative napoleonic playing cards

[Rob]

Sorry for hijacking this thread but re. ACW cards check this out:

http://www.oldbubblegumcards.com/1960s/Civil-War-News/index.html

Oh memories....

Cheers Paul

Wow! Thanks for that Paul, that brought some memories flooding back. I use to buy one every day on the way to school.

I was trying to remember the cost. Had to be less than 6d because I remember a Timpo indian or cowboy from the paper shop was a few days school money. They were at the time 6d for a foot figure and 1s3d for a mounted. Its strange what sticks in the memory! When I was looking through those ACW cards on your link I could smell the chewing gum as you opened the packet. 

They influenced me to buy Britains ACW figures and play soldiers, so they cannot have been all bad. 

Cheers, Rob

[T13A]

Rob

Did we go to the same school? 

Mine had a toy shop 2 doors down from the school entrance (the sweet shop selling the bubble gum cards was next to it) selling lots of different toy soldiers, including the Timpo ones you mentioned. Between the toy shop and a dad and uncle who both served in the war I never had a chance wargamming wise!

Cheers Paul

[jambo1]

I had pretty near the whole set of the ACW cards, they were brilliant!! They were super gory for primary school kids, all my mates collected and swapped them.

[Rob]

Rob

Did we go to the same school? 

Mine had a toy shop 2 doors down from the school entrance (the sweet shop selling the bubble gum cards was next to it) selling lots of different toy soldiers, including the Timpo ones you mentioned. Between the toy shop and a dad and uncle who both served in the war I never had a chance wargamming wise!

Cheers Paul

Sounds like it  . The Timpo stuff was pretty rubbish, I tried to get Britains Swappets when I could  http://www.collectors-club-of-great-britain.co.uk/Features/Britains-Herald-Swoppets-Price-Guide/_ft1781