Newey Bros. Blend-Rite Hair Grips British Film Stars

Issuing Company: Newey Bros. Ltd. Country of Issue: England (Birmingham) Year of Issue: 1947 Color/B&W: Orange Tone Number of Cards in Set: Card Size: Issued as insert with what product: Bob-Pins

Notes: Checklist incomplete. Issued in four series. These cards were issued with hair grips attached at the bottom. The instruction on the back of the cards 'To collect the series of cards cut across the two lines'. Cards often can be found with the bottom part of the card containing the grips cut off. Some subjects appear in more than one series but with different images used.

• First Issue - Head and letterpress in black (13 issued) (No issue number on the cards)
• Second Issue - Head and letterpress in black (14 issued)
• Third Issue - Head and letterpress in black (12 issued)
• Fourth issue - Head in color, letterpress in brown and red (9 issued) No issue number, known to be the last issue

Date info: The cards from the First Series can be dated to 1947 due to the back of the Hazel Court card which refers to the film 'Bond Street' with a notation 'to be released in 1948'.

Thanks to Richard Minns for helping with this checklist.

First Issue

1. Margaret Lockwood
4. Patricia Roc
6. Hazel Court
7. Jean Kent
9. Jean Simmons

Third Issue

1. Margaret Lockwood

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