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Barratt & Co.
Barratt & Co. has been one of the
major producers of confectionery cards in the 20th century, with cards
dating back to the 1920s and 30s. Football was only a small part of
their output which included Cars, Trains, Wonders of the World etc.
Barratt were taken over by Bassett's in 1966, but continued to produce
cards in their own name until the mid 1970s, after which Bassett's produced
cards under the name Geo. Bassett & Co. Ltd. (Barratt Division). |
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1965/66 |
| Famous
Footballers (Series A.13).
A series of 50 attractively coloured sweet cigarette cards, issued by
Barratt & Co Ltd, London. Cards printed in England. Set size: 50.
Checklists:
Set checklist or Team
checklist. |
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1966/67 |
| Famous Footballers
(Series A.14).
Another series of 50 attractively coloured sweet cigarette cards, issued
by Barratt & Co Ltd, London. Cards printed in England. Set size: 50.
Checklists:
Set checklist or Team
checklist. |
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1967/68 |
| Famous Footballers
(Series A.15).
Unfortunately the last in this series of 50 attractively coloured sweet
cigarette cards, issued by Barratt & Co Ltd, London. Cards printed in
England. After the issue of this set Barratt's took a break from
football cards for a few years. Set size: 50.
Checklists:
Set checklist or
Team
checklist. |
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1971/72 |
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Goldflake Famous
Sportsmen.
A set of 50 cigarette style cards issued by Barratt & Co Ltd, London,
England. A return to football-related cards by Barratt, but only 11
footballers amongst the 50 sportsman.
The footballers are: Alan Ball, Gordon
Banks, George Best, Billy Bremner, Wyn Davies, Emlyn Hughes, Brian Kidd,
Billy McNeill, Alan Mullery, Bobby Moore and Pele.
Set size: 50.
Checklists:
Set checklist
(partial). |
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1972/73 |
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Soccer Stars.
A set of 50 cigarette style cards issued by Barratt & Co Ltd, London,
England. Printed in England. This
set includes seven variants where player teams changed e.g. Alan Mullery
from Tottenham Hotspur to Fulham (March 1972), Chris Nicholl from Luton
Town to Aston Villa (March 1972), Ian Storey-Moore from Nottingham
Forest to Manchester United (March 1972), Dennis Rofe from Orient to
Leicester City (August 1972), Ted MacDougall from Bournemouth to
Manchester United (September 1972) and Wyn Davies from Manchester City
to Manchester United (September 1972). In this set there are cards for
each of the player/team variants, hence a total of 57 cards to collect.
The variants date this set to the year
1972 with a first print run perhaps mid year (prior to the season
opening) and another print run late in the year.
Set size: 50. Click for
set gallery.
Checklists:
Set checklist or
Team
checklist. |
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1973/74 |
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Football
Stars.
A set of 50 cigarette style cards issued by Barratt & Co Ltd, London,
England. Printed in England. This
was the final issue for Barratt's under their old name, with Bassett's
name appearing on cards after this date.
Set size: 50.
Checklists:
Set checklist or
Team
checklist. |
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