Duke Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms Checklist (ACC# N126)

The Duke Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms (ACC# N126) set is a 51 card, unnumbered set that comes in two variations. The first variation is a thin-stock triple folder that was issued in the Dukes Cigarettes, Dukes Cameos, and Turkish Cross-Cut brands. The second variation is a thicker-stock, non-folding issue that was packed in the Honest Long Cut brand. The main differences in these two variations are detailed below:

Triple Folders:

• Checklist shows 49 cards, Falls of Niagara and Siam not listed.
• Backs give alot of details and marketing about Duke cigarettes.
• Backs are horizontally oriented.

Thick stock:

• Checklist shows 50 cards, Falls of Niagara is not found in this variation.
• Backs are basically a checklist only, with the Honest Long Cut brand underneath.
• Backs are vertically oriented.

Triple Folder

Thick Stock

Rulers, Flags, and Coats of Arms (51)

1. Australia
2. Austria
3. Baden
4. Bavaria
5. Belgium
6. Bolivia
7. Brazil
8. Canada
9. Chili
10. China
11. Cuba
12. Denmark
13. Ecuador
14. Eqypt
15. England
16. France
17. German Empire
18. Greece
19. Guatemala
20. Hayti
21. Holland
22. Honduras
23. Hungary
24. India
25. Ireland
26. Italy
27. Japan
28. Mecklenburg
29. Mexico
30. Norway
31. Oldenburg
32. Persia
33. Peru
34. Portugal
35. Roman States
36. Russia
37. Roumania
38. Sandwich Islands
39. Saxony
40. Scotland
41. Servia
42. Spain
43. Sweden
44. Switzerland
45. Turkey
46. United States
47. U.S. Columbia
48. Venezuela
49. Wurtemberg
50. Siam * not listed on triple folder checklist
51. Falls of Niagara * not listed on checklist, only found in the triple folders

Duke Puzzles Checklist (ACC# N125)

The Duke Puzzles (ACC# N125) set is a 15 card, numbered set. Each card shows a puzzle that can be solved by the reader. The backs of each card provide more details and the answer to one of the other puzzle cards in the set.

These were found in the Honest Long Cut brand.

This is a tough set to find and I haven’t been able to track down the specifics on all 15 cards, but here is what I know at the moment.

Puzzles (15)

1. Problem No. 1 (Word jumble)
2. Problem No. 2 (Word jumble)
3. Problem No. 3 (Button)
4. Problem No. 4 (Six sided star)
5. Poet Problem
6. Ribbon
7. - TBD -
8. Cryptogram
9. The Eight or Ten
10. Overlap
11. Public Man
12. - TBD -
13. Domino Trick
14. - TBD -
15. Base Ball

Duke Presidential Possibilities Checklist (ACC# N124)

The Duke Presidential Possibilities (ACC# N124) set is a 25 card, unnumbered set that shows pictures of people thought to be contenders for President in 1888. In fact, this is one of the most interesting presidential elections the U.S. has ever had where the incumbent Grover Cleveland lost to Benjamin Harrison despite winning the popular vote (this has only happened four times).

This set was issued around 1888 and was found packed with the Honest Long Cut brand.

Presidential Possibilities (25)

1. Russell A. Alger (Michigan)
2. James G. Blaine (Maine)
3. Benjamin F. Butler (Massachusetts)
4. James E. Campbell (Ohio)
5. John G. Carlisle (Kentucky)
6. Grover Cleveland (New York)
7. Chauncey M. Depew (New York)
8. Ignatius Donnelly (Minnesota)
9. Roswell P. Flower (New York)
10. Joseph B. Foraker (Ohio)
11. Melville W. Fuller (Illinois)
12. Arthur P. Gorman (Maryland)
13. Issac P. Gray (Indiana)
14. Walter Q. Gresham (Illinois)
15. Benjamin Harrison (Indiana)
16. Joseph R. Hawley (Connecticut)
17. David B. Hill (New York)
18. Robert T. Lincoln (Illinois)
19. William McKinley Jr. (Ohio)
20. John M. Palmer (Illinois)
21. Robert E. Pattison (Pennsylvania)
22. William A. Peffer (Kansas)
23. Jeremiah Mcl. Rusk (Wisconsin)
24. John Sherman (Ohio)
25. William C. Whitney (New York)

Gail & Ax Novelties Checklist (ACC# N122)

The Gail & Ax Novelties (ACC# N122) set consists of 25 unnumbered cards. This is a die-cut set that shows pictures of women on various objects or “novelties”. The cards are die-cut in various shapes such as mirrors, fans, etc… The backs of each card just show the Gail & Ax logo, no checklist.

The ACC lists this set as also being distributed by Duke, but no cards with a Duke branded back have been seen.

This set was issued around 1889 and was found packed with the Navy Long Cut brand.

Novelties (25)

1. Cluster Of Leaves
2. Cup Of Violets
3. Feather Fan
4. Folded Paper
5. Folded Screen
6. Front Of Book
7. Hand Mirror – Pearl Frame
8. Hand Mirror – Dark, Fancy Frame
9. Hand Mirror – Facing Right, With Hat
10. Hand Mirror – Facing Right, No Hat
11. Hand Mirror – Facing Front
12. Hand Mirror – Facing Left, With Hat
13. Hand Mirror – Facing Left, With Head Dress
14. Open Fan
15. Pad And Pencil
16. Picture Frame With Yellow Edge
17. Pin Cushion
18. Playing Cards
19. Sea Shell
20. Stamp On Envelope
21. Tambourine
22. Tennis Racket
23. Wicker Box
24. Whisk Broom
25. Wings Of A Bird

Duke Musical Instruments Of The World Checklist (ACC# N121)

The Duke Musical Instruments of the World (ACC# N121) set is a 25 card, unnumbered set that is based on the N82 set. This set takes two of the images from the N82 set and puts them on one larger format card. These cards measure roughly 2 1/2 x 4 1/16 inches. The backs from this set list the 50 cards from the N82 set and they do not indicate the paired groupings shown on the front. The checklist below shows the groupings alphabetically with the first card listed being the one shown on the left-most side.

This set was issued around 1888 and was found packed with the Honest Long Cut brand.

Musical Instruments Of The World (25)

1. Bagpipe / Fife
2. Banjo / Bones
3. Bassoon / Clarinet
4. Bugle / Kettle Drum
5. Castanets / Seimseim
6. Coaching Horn / French Horn
7. Cornet / Oboe
8. Drum / Bass Drum
9. Egyptian Harp / Pandean Pipes
10. Guitar / Mandolin
11. Hand Organ / Hurdy Gurdy
12. Harmonica / Tam Tam
13. Harp / Accordeon
14. Hearlds Trumpet / Hunting Horn
15. Jews Harp / Tambourine
16. Lute / Bass Viol
17. Piano / Organ
18. Roman Horn / Cymbals
19. Saxophone / Flute
20. Spinet / Zither
21. Triangle / Concertina
22. Trombone / Tuba
23. Tumblers / Bells
24. Violincello / Violin
25. Xylophone / Lyre

Duke Miniature Novelties Checklist (ACC# N120)

The Duke Miniature Novelties (ACC# N120) set is a 26 card, unnumbered set. The common back on these cards states there are 25 cards in the set, but actually 26 have been documented. The card fronts show two images of various “novelties” generally with an image of a woman in one of them. This set was released after the American Tobacco merger and the cards were found in the Honest Long Cut brand.

The checklist below is shown in alphabetical order listed by the image on the left first, “Oval” is generally an image of a woman contained in an oval or circle.

Miniature Novelties(26)

1. Acorn and Oval
2. Balloon and Plaque
3. Bellows and Oval
4. Butterfly and Violin
5. Castanets and Whiskbroom
6. Drum and Baseball
7. Ear of Corn and Creel
8. Easel and Oval
9. Green Leaf and Oval
10. Glass of Beer and Four Leaf Clover
11. Hand Mirror and Ring
12. Horseshoe and Oval
13. Ice Bucket and Oval
14. Jester and Fire Screen
15. Kite and Banjo
16. Lantern and Oval
17. Leather Box and Oval
18. Peach and Oval
19. Plate and Currants
20. Quiver and Banjo
21. Seashell and Oval
22. Serving Tray and Bow and Arrow
23. Tea Pot and Oval
24. Top Hat and Oval
25. Turtle and Oval
26. Watch and Oval

Duke/Gail & Ax Lighthouses Checklist (ACC# N119)

The Lighthouses (ACC# N119) set is a popular 25 card, unnumbered die-cut set. This set was distributed by both Duke (in the Honest Long Cut brand) and Gail & Ax (in the Navy Long Cut brand). Because these cards are die-cut, it is difficult to collect in good condition.

Lighthouses (25)

1. A Bell Buoy
2. A Whistling Buoy
3. Atlantic City, N.J.
4. Bartlett Reef Light Vessel
5. Blackwells Island
6. Block Island, R.I.
7. Boon Island
8. Boston
9. Brenton Reef Light Vessel
10. Cape Cod (Highlands)
11. Eddystone, English Channel
12. Execution Rocks
13. Fire Island
14. Minot’s Ledge
15. New London Harbor
16. Owl Head
17. Penfield Reef
18. Point Judith
19. Race Rock
20. Sandy Hook
21. Sanibel Island, Fla.
22. Stepping Stones
23. Stratford Shoal
24. Twin Lights, Navesink Highlands, N.J.
25. Vineyard Sound

Duke Jokes Checklist (ACC# N118)

The Duke Jokes  (ACC# N118) set is a 25 card, unnumbered set that is basically a reissue of the N81 set of 50 cards in a larger format, with two of the smaller cards shown on this set’s large card size. This set was probably  issued around 1891, after the American Tobacco merger. These cards were found in the Honest Long Cut brand.

The checklist below is shown in alphabetical order listed by the N81 card shown in the top left first.

Jokes (25)

1. An Awful Waste / A Bachelor’s Error
2. A Bare Chance / Business Is Dull But He Can’t Kick
3. A Boxer / Lying Out Of It
4. Bracing Up / One Good Turn Deserves Another
5. Brain Food / He Stoops To Conquer
6. Cold Comfort / The Colored Race
7. End Man / Old Pint Comfort
8. A Full Hand / Rushing The Growler
9. A Garden Party / Lofty Tumbler
10. Ground Hog / Dressed Beef
11. A Heavy Ring / A Skeleton In The Closet
12. High Lands / A Building Lot
13. Hop Scotch / Air Breaks
14. Losing Time / Everything Goes
15. A Minstrel’s Lay / Bright’s Disease
16. O’er An Oar / The Drama Is Making Long Strides
17. Organic Revolution / Santa Claus Has To Furnish The Stockings
18. A Pot Boiler / Leading The German
19. Putting On Airs / A Regular Corker
20. Stronghold / A Great Rent
21. A Taking Man / Looking Out For No. 1
22. Time Is Money / A Drop Too Much
23. A Tough Chick / When The Swallows Homeward Fly
24. Unmatched / A Test Case
25. Worth Winning / A Winning Way

Industries Of State Checklist (ACC# N117)

The Industries Of State  (ACC# N117) set is a 25 card, unnumbered set issued around 1889. For the time, these were racy cards depicting a woman, many times semi-topless, with a state shield and the industries that state was known for listed at the bottom.

Both Duke (in the Honest Long Cut brand) and Gail & Ax (in the Navy Long Cut brand) distributed this set.

Industries Of State (25)

1. Alabama
2. Connecticut
3. Delaware
4. Georgia
5. Illinois
6. Indiana
7. Kentucky
8. Louisiana
9. Maine
10. Maryland
11. Massachusetts
12. Michigan
13. Mississippi
14. New Hampshire
15. New Jersey
16. New York
17. North Carolina
18. Ohio
19. Pennsylvania
20. Rhode Island
21. South Carolina
22. Tennessee
23. Texas
24. Vermont
25. Virginia

Clipper Ship Card – Titan

This is a trade card for the clipper ship “Titan” from 1880. The Titan was owned by the Henry W. Peabody company. This card is advertising a run from Boston to Melbourne then Sydney, Australia. The ship made a previous run to San Francisco in 120 days.

The card itself was printed by Franklin Press: Rand Avery & Co and measures around 4 x 6.5 inches.

Interestingly, the H.W. Peabody company still exists and has a modest website with a little of the company’s history.