1933 Hoadleys Victorian Footballers Robert Johnson trade card
Object Type
Documents and books/Document/Card/Trade or swap card/Trade card - Cigarette card
Date Used
1933
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Small rectangular trade card featuring on front in portrait format a hand-coloured head-and-shoulders photograph of Victorian Football League player Robert C Johnson wearing the blue and red Melbourne Football Club guernsey. Light blue background surrounded by a decorative blue-grey frame and white border; at the bottom inside the frame is a white box in which is printed the player's name and team: 'R. JOHNSON / Melbourne'. On the reverse is printed inside a decorative border on a white background 'VICTORIAN FOOTBALLERS', the card number 'No. 73', the player's name, team, and 'League', followed by a short playing biography; at the bottom is a Hoadley's Violet Nut Bars advertisement; and at bottom 'A series of 100 / League and Association.' The card is one of a series of 100 featuring players from both the VFL and VFA and was issued with Hoadleys products in 1933.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 64 W: 36 D: 1mm (H: 2 1/2 W: 1 7/16 D: 1/16")
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Date Used
1933
Location
In storage
Registration No
M14877
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