Etches, drawings, and printed advertisements for Cope Bros. & Co., mainly designed by John Wallace (1841-1903) under his pseudonym George Pipeshank, with some original drawings by him.

Bundle 1 - Cope's Christmas cards for the years 1873 to 1878. (33 pieces)

Bundle 2 - General advertisement materials for Cope Bros. & Co., incl. 'Anti-Tobacco Lecture', 'Rinking', 'Cope's Tobacco for ...' campaign, posters relating to golfing, 'Military Types', and a jester series. (46 pieces)

Bundle 3 - Advertisement materials for Cope's tobacco products, incl. 'Navy Cut', 'Cavendish', 'Mixture', 'Golden Cloud', 'Bird's Eye', 'Golden Shag', 'Peach Blossom', 'Rifle Cake', and 'Cigarettos'. (20 pieces)

Bundle 4 - Illustrative materials depicting employees at work for Cope Bros. & Co., including etches and prints of Cope's manufacturing processes, tobacco transport, and salesrooms. Also includes one hand-drawn architectural drawing of a bird's eye-view of the tobacco works in Lord Nelson Street, Liverpool (/56), and an original watercolour (/55).   (15 pieces)

Bundle 5 - Original watercolour and pen drawings, incl. drawings to accompany C.S. Calverley's 'Ode to Tobacco', and a drawing commemorating Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. (8 pieces)

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