4258 – Palmistry Cards

Physical description:

A set of 24 Cigarette Cards, which each have on them a picture of a hand, showing lines on the palm, and in the background a picture of a person indicating a profession, personality etc. There is an explanation on the back of each card.

Museum classification:

Divination

Size:

Each card 70 x 37

Information:

Issued by Major Drapkin and Co, a branch of the United Kingdom Tobacco Co Ltd, in 1927.

See also MWM id no 1119.

Originally a set of 25 cards, so sadly one is missing.

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Card

Issued by Major Drapkin and Co, a branch of the United Kingdom Tobacco Co Ltd, in 1927.

See also MWM id no 1119.

Originally a set of 25 cards, so sadly one is missing.