ANTARCTIC TRADE CARDS - Originally Series 1
Two Siberian Dogs.
003. SCOTT'S TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION. Issued in a series of 12 by Cadbury Bros, Ltd. (Date: Undated but believed to be 1913). Overall Size: Ca. 4.8" x 1.5" Both ends of the card were designed to be trimmed off (see number 003.7 below to see untrimmed version). Trimmed Size: Variable but ca. 2.5" x 1.5". Top end text, recto: ANTARCTIC SERIES | CAPTAIN SCOTT | EXPEDITION | 1910 - 1913 | MAY BE CUT HERE. Lower end text, recto: MAY BE CUT HERE | No. 1 [2, 3, etc.] | SERIES OF TWELVE | CADBURY BROS. LTD. | BOURNVILLE ENG. | Cocoa & Chocolate Manufacturers. Top end text, verso: BOURNVILLE | COCOA | BY TEST | THE BEST. Lower end text, verso: CADBURY'S | CHOCOLATES | UNEQUALLED | FOR QUALITY | The Mark for Purity. | [device]. NOTE: Information and image for numbers 1, 4, 6, 7, 10-12 kindly provided by Evan Jones, Wiltshire, England.
003.6
Recto: A black and white photograph within a black border showing a seaman holding two dogs. The caption reads: Two Siberian Dogs.
Verso: CADBURY'S | ANTARCTIC SERIES | Canine Members of Antarctic Expedition. The seaman is holding two of the young Siberian dogs which proved invaluable on the Antarctic Expedition. These dogs can endure hard work and withstand the lowest temperatures without showing signs of distress. They are friendly with
each other in harness or at rest, but are suspicious of one another as soon as the pangs of hunger become troublesome. | CADBURY BROS, LTD. | BOURNVILLE. ENG. | Cocoa & Chocolate Manufacturers