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| 25 May 2010 02:59 PM |
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R J Lea were founded in 1865 and manufactured tobacco/cigarettes at 45, Market St and Broughton Lane Manchester. Later they moved to Stockport. The popular brands for this company were "Chaiman","Tournament" and Lea's "Honeydew" and "Navy Cut". "Vice Chair" was introduced around 1910. This 3D showcard is quite rare as is any other advertising items from this company. Does anyone have any items from this company??? The firm was taken over by John Sinclair in 1937.
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Advertising Antiques Ltd
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| 25 May 2010 03:51 PM |
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Bacco
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| 28 May 2010 07:01 PM |
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Here we have "The Chairman" tobacco/cigarettes showcard again by R J Lea Ltd of Manchester. He looks in a very celabratory mood smoking his churchwarden and enjoying his port.
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woodbine
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| 30 May 2010 08:35 PM |
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Another beauty of yours bacco. I think Steve Foster, ex cig pack club, from Brighton?, is the RJ Lea expert, he'll shed some light and/or offer to buy it if you can contact him. |
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Bacco
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| 01 Jun 2010 04:45 PM |
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Thanks Woodbine for the info, will follow that up. I have just looked at the list of brands this firm produced and was amazed at how many were on it as they were only quite a small manufacturing company. This showcard for the "Tournament" brand of round cigarettes first introduced in 1916 and came in oval-deluxe-large-ladyes-knights and No 2 indicating that they must have been popular.
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se22bear
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| 11 Jul 2010 11:07 AM |
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Hi, I have a large counter match striker commissioned by R J Lea Ltd and produced in pottery by Wilikinson Limited - Staffordshire. it has a basket on his back for the matches and the striker is the front panel of the dish in which he is standing. I believe the 'pixie' figure is a known character of the time, yet to be fully researched. He's very heavily potted and stands 10" high. It has been suggested this could have been modelled by Clarice Cliff but until I find out more about the character, this is obviously unconfirmed. |
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se22bear
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| 11 Jul 2010 11:11 AM |
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For some reason picture didn't load, trying again with a different file size. R J Lea counter match striker by Wilkinson Limited |
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vladimir pootin
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| 11 Jul 2010 01:57 PM |
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Hello and Welcome
I am pretty sure that the figure is known as a Billiken. It was created around 1908 and was very popular for a few years. Type Billiken into your search engine and you will find plenty of information.
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Bacco
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| 11 Jul 2010 06:11 PM |
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Hi se22bears, (Mark)
Have tried to reply to your email without success. It is a nice piece but I already have two. One same as yours and the other is a slight variation. I was going to post but unable to upload photo's at the moment. (AL is going to look into it).
Vlad thanks for that info regarding the "Billikin" figure, I was not aware of it.
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spadger
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| 23 Jul 2010 12:48 PM |
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Found an empty packet of Straight cut Virginia under the floor boards of my house built in 1850, possible renovation in the early 1900, Chapman Juniors Cigarettes RJ Lea Ltd Stockport (Green packet) would be difficult to say how long they'd been sat there, expect they were the cheaper working mans brand found next to an lead pipe system that feed water throughout the house
Thanks in advance for any information
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Bacco
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| 24 Jul 2010 06:38 PM |
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 Hi Spadger,
I can't find anthing on that brand at the moment. Would it be possible to post a photo and I will have a further look.
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pahtzee
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| 23 Oct 2010 01:05 PM |
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Hi
I have a similar ornament that is a little different, it is not a match striker and it does not have a basket on its back. On the front it has the word Tobacco below the word Chairman and the marking also has a gold intial/ numer which is either a T, Y or a number one with a line under it - cant make out what it is supposed to be! Cant seem to upload picture - could be because I am a technophobe! Would appreciate moer info from anyone more informed! |
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Bacco
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| 25 Oct 2010 10:01 AM |
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Hi pahtzee,
Try again to post a picture and we may be able to help identify the item.
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Lummox
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| 25 Oct 2010 10:47 AM |
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Hi Pahztee,
To load picture
Click attachments arrow, under submit cancel buttons on screen
Click browse, click on your image, and then open
Then click, upload
Then click insert picture
Then finally submit
Hope this might help, took me a while to get the hang of it ! I can tell you !!
All the best
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