Tobacco Products Corp. Film Stars (Large) (C142-3 Strollers Canada)

Issuing Company: Tobacco Products Corp.
Country of Issue: Canada
Year of Issue: 1920s
Color/B&W: B&W
Number of Cards in Set:
Card Size: 2 1/2" x 3 5/16"
Issued as insert with what product: Cigarettes

Notes: Checklist Incomplete. These cards have an ad for Strollers cigarettes on the back. These cards are related to the T-83 Egyptian Prettiest set, with mostly the same pictures with different card numbering, though there are some different subjects.

The American Card Catolog number for this set is C142-3.

The backs mention a mail-in offer album to hold the cards. Cost of the album was 20 cents in stamps.

Card #19 Wallace Reid appears to have been replaced by card #19 of Wesley Barry following Reid's death in early 1923. Reid's death was shocking to the public, since it was drug and alcohol-related, and his condition had not been previously disclosed.

This set appears to have been issued and reissued at least 5 times, and quite possibly more than that. Five different backs have been seen, as follows:

No Series designation, 38 Cathcart Street, Montreal
SERIES NO. 3, 240 Craig St. East, Montreal, Canada
SERIES NO. 3, 300 Atlantic Ave, Montreal
SERIES NO. 3, HAMILTON, CANADA
Series No. 5, HAMILTON, ONT. (can be found with or without "Printed in U.S.A." below address)

It is interesting that four different addresses are given for the four back types seen. Some speculation about what that could mean - it could be that these sets were issued over a number of years and the company moved a lot, or it could mean that the address on the back was simply changed for the mail-in offers.

The set with no series designation on Cathcart Street is the only series that contains all of the number 1-45 group of named and numbered actors and actresses. There are also some additional Mack Sennett cards at the end, probably numbering this group from 1-50.

For Series 3 on Craig Street and the Series 3 on Atlantic Avenue, it looks like only the first 30 cards from the number 1-45 group were issued, along with M.B.S.C and Mack Sennett cards numbered from 31-50.

For Series 5 from Hamilton Ontario, it looks like the set was changed around a bit. Some of the cards from the 1-45 group are shown, but with the numbers removed. Some additional unnumbered actors and actresses were added. It looks like the M.B.S.C. and Mack Sennett cards from 31-50 were included, along with an additional three numbered Mack Sennett cards, from 51-53. There were also a group of unnumbered Mack Sennett actresses included with this series.

The cards marked M.B.S.C Co. are interesting. They are all unnumbered except for the #19 Wesley Barry card. It is interesting that the number is 19, the same number as Wallace Reid in the original numbered group. Reid died in January of 1923, so it is possible the Wesley Barry card was a replacement for Reid following his death.

The back of Series 5 is interesting from another standpoint. The mail-in offer for the album has been replaced by a mail-in offer for large 6 1/2" x 9 1/2" hand-colored photographs for some of the movie stars in the set. These were only available for card numbers 35, 37, 38, 45, 43A, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53. A customer would have had to get those numbers before ordering to know what movie star they would be getting. The number sequence for these mail-in cards is also interesting. The numbers start at 35 and go up to 45 before going back to 43A. I haven't seen any of these large photos, but would be very interested in seeing any if someone can email any scanned images they have of these large cards.

There are obvious gaps for Series 2 and Series 4. No cards from those series have been seen, so they probably were not issued.

For the unidentified Mack Sennett actress cards, Mack Sennett expert Harry Garvin has graciously provided the identifications listed. Mr. Garvin works at the Fairbanks Center for Motion Picture Study and has access to many old photos which help to identify these stars. Only some of these Mack Sennett cards have been identified because I haven't seen the others yet. If anyone has any of the other cards, please email me a scan of them and I will try to get those identified, too.

There is also another set of these that is a Canadian verion of the T83-2 set. The checklist for T83-2 shows 100 different cards, so all of those cards can probably be found in the Canadian version, though the checklist below shows only those cards confirmed so far.

Thanks to Ron Strader for help with this checklist.

Master Checklist for this set (this covers all cards over all series)

1. William S. Hart
2. Anita Stewart
3. Geraldine Farrar
4. May Allison
5. Will Rogers
6. Pearl White
7. Jackie Coogan
8. Dorothy Dalton
9. Tom Moore
10. Theodore Roberts
11. Thomas Meighan
12. Bessie Barriscale
13. George Beban
14. Kathlyn Williams
15. Mabel Normand
16. Colleen Moore
17. Rudolph Valentino
18. Priscilla Dean
19. Wallace Reid
20. Pauline Frederick
21. Irene Castle
22. Bert Lytell
23. Marshall Neilan
24. Herbert Rawlinson
25. Pola Negri
26. Jack Holt
27. Marie Prevost
28. Viola Dana
29. Agnes Ayres
30. William Farnum
31. Clara Kimball Young
32. Art Accord
33. Betty Compson
34. Helene Chadwick
35. Dustin Farnum
36. Doris Kenyan
37. Hope Hampton
38. Gloria Swanson
40. Charlie Chaplin
41. Harold Lloyd
42. Anna Q. Nillson
43. Tom Mix
44. Alla Nazimova
45. Ben Turpin

Additional Unnumbered and Numbered Cards

Baby Peggy "M.B.S.C. Co.
Mabel Ballin "M.B.S.C. Co."
Mildred Davis "M.B.S.C. Co."
Hope Hampton
Jack W. Kerrigan "M.B.S.C. Co."
Harry "Snub" Pollard "M.B.S.C. Co"

19. Wesley Barry "M.B.S.C. Co."

Mack Sennett Actresses (numbered but unidentified)

Unnumbered Mack Sennett Actresses

Standing on end of boat, holding white fur, white bathing costume, dog at right base (same as #51 above)
Standing, removing dress, no hands visible, looking upwards to right
Standing on rocks by sea, arms outstretched, black stockings, flowered bathing costume, bangle on right arm
Standing on pole by breakwater, fur-lined costume, no hands visible, tennis type hat
Standing in front of wooden beam below fence, right arm fully extended above head, black socks
Standing with back to fence, playing banjo, scarf around head
Standing on beach by breakwater poles, right hand behind back, left hand pointing
Balancing on breakwater, both arms outstretched, white socks, dark slipper tied in dark bands around ankles
Leaning on fence by sea, holding fishing-rod over top beam of fence
Leaning over, fur-lined cap and costume, lifebelt center base
Seated with legs and hands half buried in sand
Horizontal format-seated with hands at knees, fur-lined hat, costume and gloves, black socks
Sitting on post, black shoes, right arm straight down at side, black suit, head turned to right
Seated on pole by sea, black stockings, pearl-embroidered shoulder straps, hands in lap, white hat
Standing on rock, ready to dive, black shoes and stockings, left arm stretching backwards, right arm not visible
Sitting on flat rock, checkered suit and hat, black stockings, white strap-type shoes
Standing on pier, taking off coat, wide-brimmed hat, white suit, hands not visible, turning slightly to left
Sitting straddling hand rail on pier, no shoes or stockings, striped suit, hands on rail

Reported only in Canadian Version so far (these are probably available in American versions, too, they are just not confirmed):

Standing with left hand resting on rocks by sea, checked costume and cap with black strands hanging down (same as #52 above)
Standing on rocks by sea, grass type skirt, right hand on hip, left hand back of head, looking upwards to left (same as #53 above)
Standing facing rocks, striped band around head and around hips, arms folded
Standing on beach, right hand holding hat overhead, left hand holding short apron
Seated on breakwater, right hand to head holding hat, left hand on breakwater

Checklists Showing Cards Actually Seen for Each Series

No Series designation, 38 Cathcart Street, Montreal

2. Anita Stewart
4. May Allison
5. Will Rogers
7. Jackie Coogan
11. Thomas Meighan
12. Bessie Barriscale
13. George Beban
14. Kathlyn Williams
15. Mabel Normand
17. Rudolph Valentino
18. Priscilla Dean
19. Wallace Reid
21. Irene Castle
22. Bert Lytell
23. Marshall Neilan
24. Herbert Rawlinson
25. Pola Negri
26. Jack Holt
27. Marie Prevost
28. Viola Dana
29. Agnes Ayres
30. William Farnum
31. Clara Kimball Young
32. Art Acord
33. Betty Compson
34. Helene Chadwick
35. Dustin Farnum
36. Doris Kenyon
38. Gloria Swanson
42. Anna Q. Nillson
43. Tom Mix
44. Alla Nazimova
45. Ben Turpin
46. Inscribed "Mack Sennett" (Harriett Hammond)
50. Inscribed "Mack Sennett" (Mildred June)

SERIES NO. 3, 240 Craig St. East, Montreal, Canada

6. Pearl White
13. George Beban
20. Pauline Frederick
21. Irene Castle
24. Herbert Rawlinson
31. Inscribed "M.B.S.C. Co."
32. Inscribed "M.B.S.C. Co."
33. Inscribed "M.B.S.C. Co."
36. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies"
37. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies"
39. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies"
40. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
41. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
42. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
47. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
48. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
50. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"

SERIES NO. 3, 300 Atlantic Ave, Montreal

1. William S. Hart
3. Geraldine Farrar
4. May Allison
16. Colleen Moore
20. Pauline Frederick
25. Pola Negri
28. Viola Dana
31. Inscribed "M.B.S.C. Co."
34. Inscribed "M.B.S.C. Co."
35. Inscribed "M.B.S.C. Co."
38. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies"
43. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
44. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
45. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
46. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
48. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
49. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"

Series No. 3, HAMILTON, ONT.

5. Will Rogers
29. Agnes Ayres

Series No. 5, HAMILTON, ONT.

Art Acord
Baby Peggy "M.B.S.C. Co."
Helene Chadwick
Betty Compson
Mildred Davis "M.B.S.C. Co."
Dustin Farnum
Hope Hampton
Jack W. Kerrigan "M.B.S.C. Co."
Frank Mayo
Alla Nazimova
Anna Q. Nilsson
Harry "Snub" Pollard "M.B.S.C. Co"
Ben Turpin
Clara Kimball Young
37. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies" (Marie Prevost)
38. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies" (Marie Prevost)
39. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies" (Lois Boyd)
43A. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies"
45. Inscribed "Mack Sennett"
51. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies"
53. Inscribed "Mack Sennett Comedies"

Unnumbered Mack Sennett Actresses
4 Actresses
4 Actresses
4 Actresses
2 Actresses
4 Actresses
5 Actresses

Canadian Version of T83-2

5. Barbara LaMarr
14. Wallace Reid
22. Kathlyn Williams
46. Betty Compson

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