Bristol Fighter F.2B
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- Type
- Collecting cards
- Materials
- ink, paper
- Accession number
- 1988.0070.0010.008
Description
A swap card titled "No. 8 Bristol F.2B". It is from a series of swap cards produced by Atlantic titled "Atlantic, Conquest of the Air."
The Atlantic cards were produced in a number of different subject series, available free with fuel purchases from Atlantic Union Oil Company retailers during the late 1950s. Atlantic went on to become Esso in the 1960s.
About the collection
The Earl Ewers collection no.4 includes two Bushells tea tins, two biscuit tins and 357 swap cards, collected by the donor when he was a child, including cards from 28 different sets available from a variety of retailers and product lines. The sets are not complete, but reflect Ewers’ interests and the availability of certain series to the donor. Retailers and product lines represented in the collection include Atlantic Oil, Crusader Wool Mills, Ampol, Sanitarium Health Food Company, and Stamina Clothes, and present picture subjects such as historic figures and events, motor vehicles, aircraft, and animals. Many were available free for children to collect with the purchase of motor oil or clothing.
Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 7:06:42 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2023-08-15. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.