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 for First, Second, and Fourth Issue, but complete for Third Issue. 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
2. Sally Ann Howes
3. Kathleen Ryan
4. Patricia Roc
5. Petula Clark
6. Hazel Court
7. Jean Kent
8. Anne Crawford
9. Jean Simmons
10. Joan Greenwood
11. Greta Gynt
12. Valerie Hobson
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Second Issue

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Third Issue

1. Margaret Lockwood
2. Petula Clark
3. Joan Greenwood
4. Jean Kent
5. Jane Hylton
6. Valerie Hobson
7. Barbara Murray
8. Joan Rice
9. Susan Shaw
10. Dinah Sheridan
11. Mai Zetterling
12. Googie Withers

Fourth Issue (no issue number)

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