Famous Scot's Cigarette Cards (1933) Part 1

 Famous Scot's part 1 is a video slideshow I made for YouTube featuring a collection of cigarette trading cards released in 1933 by Mitchells Cigarettes. Mitchells was a brand of Imperial Tobacco having merged with them in 1901. The set was to celebrate many of Scotlands most famous sons and daughters.

The following images are included in part 1 of this video, they include

Allan Ramsey born in Leadhills, Lanarkshire was a poet, playwright,
publisher librarian and impresario of enlightenment Edinburgh.
15 October 1686 - 7 January 1758 aged 71

Annabella Drummond was born in Stobhall Nr Perth, she
 was Queen Consort of Scotland, Marrying Robert the III
in 1367. She died at Scone Abbey, Perthshire, Scotland.
c1350 - October 1401 aged 51

David Hume, born in Edinburgh was a enlightenment philosopher, historian,
economist, librarian and essayist. He died in
Edinburgh, Scotland.
7 May 1711 - 25 August 1776 aged 65

David Leslie, 1st Lord Newark was a Cavalry Officer who fought
for Sweden in the 30 years War, he was to return to Scotland as the
Bishops War was ending, he also took up arms in the English and
Scottish Civil Wars.
c1600 - c1682 aged 81 -82

Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan born in Dundee was
a British admiral who defeated the Dutch Fleet off the coast of Camperdown,
Holland on the 11October 1797. He died at Cornhill-on-Tweed,
Northumberland, England.
1 July 1731 - 4 August 1804 aged 73

Field Marshall Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig was born in Edinburgh. He
was a senior British Army officer who commanded the British Expeditionary
Force on the Western Front in World War I from 1915 until the wars end.
He died at 21 Prince's Gate, London, England.
19 June 1861 - 29 January 1928 aged 66

George Buchanan, born in Killearn, Stirlingshire was a historian and
humanist scholar. He died in Edinburgh.
February 1506 - 28 September 1582 aged 76

John Graham of Claverhouse, 1st Viscount Dundee, born in Glen Ogilvie,
Angus was a soldier, nobleman, tory and episcopalian. He died at Killiecrankie,
Perthshire, Scotland.
21 July 1648 - 27 July 1689 aged 41

James 1st was born in Dunfermline Abbey. He was King of Scotland from
4 April 1406 until he was assassinated at Blackfriars, Perth in a failed coup
by his uncle Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl.
25 July 1394 - 21 February 1437 aged 42

James Thomson was a poet and playwright, who wrote the lyrics to
"Rule, Britannia!" He died in Richmond upon Thames, England.
11 September 1700 - 27 August 1748 aged 47

Jane Gordon nee Maxwell, Duchess of Gordon was born at Myrton Castle, Wigtown.
She was a Tory hostess who with her husband Alexander and sonGeorge founded
the Gordon Highlanders Infantry Regiment. She died at
Piccadilly, London.
c1748 - 14 April 1812 aged 53 - 54

Anne Macintosh was the first female to hold the rank of Colonel
in Scotland and also a military leader during the Jacobite rising of 1745.
She died in Leith, Scotland.
c1723 - c1784 aged 60-61

Thomas Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine was born in Edinburgh and became
a lawyer and politician. He was Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain between 
1806 - 1807. He died in Almondell, Scotland.
10 January 1750 - 17 November 1823 aged 73

George Augustus Eliot, 1st Baron Heathfield born at Stobs Castle,
Roxburghshire. He was a British Army Officer who was most notable for
commanding the Gibraltar garrison during the siege of
Gibraltar 1779 - 1783. He died in Aachen, Germany.
25 December 1717 - 6 July 1790 aged 72

James Graham, 1st Marquis of Montrose was a nobleman, soldier, poet,
lord lieutenant, viceroy and general captain of Scotland. He
died by hanging at Mercat Cross, Edinburgh, Scotland.
25 October 1612 - 21 May 1650 aged 37

Mary Stuart, Mary Queen of Scots was born at Linlithgow Palace, she
was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until she was forced
to abdicate on the 24 July 1567. She Died in Fotheringhay Castle,
Northamptonshire, England.
8 December 1542 - 8 February 1587 aged 44

Robert Burns also known as Rabbie Burns was born in Alloway,
Ayrshire. He was a poet and lyricist and is considered Scotlands Greatest
Scot. Burns Night is celebrated annually on his birthday. he died
in Dumfires, Scotland.
25 January 1759 - 21 July 1796 aged 37

Robert Louis Stevenson was born in Edinburgh. He was known as a 
novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer, some of his most famous
include Treasure Island, Kidnapped and strange case of Dr Jekyll
Mr Hyde. He died at Vailima, Samoa.
13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894 aged 44

Robert 1 of Scotland, Robert the Bruce was born in Turnberry Castle,
Ayrshire. He was King of the Scots from 25 March 1306 until 7 June 1329.
He is a national hero who led the Scots in the First War of Scottish
Independence against England. He died at the Manor of
Cardross, Dunbartonshire, Scotland.
11 July 1274 - 7 June 1329 aged 54

Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet was born in Kirriemuir. He
was a novelist and playwright famous for the work of Peter Pan.
He died in London, England.
9 May 1860 - 19 June 1937 aged 77

Sir John Moore born in Glasgow was also known as Moore of Corunna, he
was best known for his military training reforms and death at the Battle of
Corunna, Galicia, Spain.
13 November 1761 - 16 January 1809 aged 47

Sir Ralph Abercromby was born in Menstrie. He was a soldier and
politician who served at MP for Clackmannanshire, Commander in Chief,
Ireland and Governor of Trinidad. He died at Alexandria, Egypt.
7 October 1734 - 28 March 1801 aged 66

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a noted novelist, poet, playwright and
historian who was born in Edinburgh. He died at Abbotsford, Scotland.
15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832 aged 61

Sir William Wallace was born in the village of Elderslie, Renfrewshire, he was a
Knight who along with Andrew Moray lead the Scottish Army in
defeating the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge, during the First
war of Scottish Independence. He was hung, drawn and quartered for
high treason by the English. He Died in London, England.
c1270 - 23 August 1305 aged 34-35

Tobias George Smollett was born in Dalquhurn, part of modern day Renton.
He was a poet and author famous for the novels, The Adventures of Roderick
Random,  The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle and The Expedition
of Humphry Clinker. He died in Leghorn, Tuscany.
19 March 1721 - 17 September 1771 aged 50

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Starfish Bunker Remains, Sowerby

 During the Blitz, British cities were taking a heavy bombardment and November 1940 Coventry was almost completely destroyed which led to the involvement of engineer and retired Air Ministry officer Colonel John Turner. He was tasked with expanding his "K" and "Q" sites which had been developed to resemble factories airfields to "SF" sites to resemble nearby major cities. The "SF" was for special fire but a site near Bristol was given the name Starfish and this stuck for all sites from then. One of these sites was developed on the moors above Sowerby as a decoy for the cities of Leeds and Manchester as well as the nearby railway goods yards at Greetland and major railway junctions at Todmorden, Halifax and Rochdale.

The sites were built so that during the day the resembled farm buildings. The surrounding area was then covered with metal troughs hidden by vegetation which were linked to tanks filled with oil and water. The troughs were also filled with creosote and coal and when in operation this see the water released in to the hot pans approx. 15 mins after lighting to create a large burst of flame and explosion to confuse enemy bombers.

The bunker was a 2 room control area entered by a short passage protected by a blast wall. The bunker and blast wall remain in good condition despite being over 70 years old when these pictures were taken. There is nothing else nearby to give a clue to the history of the site.

The pictures were taken on 16 June 2015 using a Polaroid IS2132 bridge camera. There are a total of 7 which can be seen below and on ClickASnap where they are full size, resolution and un-watermarked.

Inside the right side control room.

The left side control room.

Taken stood atop the bunker looking in the direction of Lancashire.
The blast wall was in excellent condition.

The only entrance / exit to the bunker. I imagine it could have
got quite claustrophobic inside.

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ABC of Sports Trading Cards (1927)

 Ogden's A.B.C of sport is a set of trading cards released in 1927, the set featured 25 cards with the letters X and Z combined in to 1 card to complete the set. The cards feature a number of sports popular in the 120's which perhaps would not get a look in today. I combined the pictures in to a YouTube slideshow which can be seen below with each individual image shown below that with what I personally consider would be the modern alternative sport featured.

Angling.. Modern alternatives would include Athletics, Archery,
American and Aussie Rules Football.

Boxing.. Modern alternatives Basketball, Badminton,
Baseball and Base Jumping.

Cricket.. Alternatives now would include Cycling or Canoeing

Deerstalking Hunting would be frowned upon now and 
replaced by Darts, Diving, Dressage, Decathlon.

Elk (Hunting) which like deerstalking would be frowned
upon, alternatives would include Eventing or the modern 
E-Sports.

Football or Rugger as its referred to here. Football being the more
common version of "Football" now that would feature for F. Other
sports include Fencing and Figure Skating.

Golf.. Go-Karting, Gaelic Football and Gymnastics.

Hockey then and probably now but alternatives may
include Heptathlon, Hand Ball and High Jump.

Imbecile (House hunter), not sure why that's thought of as sporting, 
and until I read the the summary I thought the picture was referring
to a gambler. Proper sports would be featured here now probably
including Ice Hockey, Ironman or Ice Dancing.

Jockey, still a tough and respected sporting activity. Alternatives
for J, Javelin, Judo, and Jogging.

Kudos, sporting alternatives for modern cards include Kabaddi,
Karate and Kick Boxing.

Lacrosse, Lude is the only modern I could think of

Motorist, whilst not sporting Motor Sport is, Other alternatives could
include Mountain Biking and Miniature Golf.

Nap (Card Player), Not sure if I class cards as sporting but that's
my opinion only, Netball or Ninjitsu today.

Ounder of Otters, not sure what an ounder is, at a guess it's someone
who forcers otters out of their secure places to be hunted. Not my idea
of sport, alternative sports to feature in a modern set Open Water Swimming
and One Day Cricket which has a number of differences to Five Day Cricket
to allow it to be different. 

Pinger or Ponger is a term for Ping Pong Player. Still popular today,
alternatives for inclusion are Pigeon Racing, Pole Vault, Power Boat Racing
and Pole Dancing. 

Quoiter, refers to a player in the game of Quoits a game where the
players toss rings at a stake trying to land the ring with the stake
through the middle. Quidditch now, as much as I don't like or understand
Harry Potter people who do tell me this is now a proper sport
played by teams.

Runner, the modern sport choices would probably be Rugby League which
 I much prefer to the other code and which I put here because instead of the
other code as it's first World Cup was in 1954, a full 33 years before the alternative.

Ski-er, I'd go with any of Surfing, Sailing, Softball or Sumo
in a modern set.

Tennis is still a world wide popular sport now, Track and Field, Tug of War.
Ten Pin Bowling and Triathlon could all feature now.

Umpire, still needed and still vilified when decisions go against
the team they are not in favour of. Sporting alternatives for now
Ultimate a type of Frisbee sport, and a number of underwater
competitive sports.

Villikins, Despite googling it I have no idea what it's supposed to be.
 I'd offer up Volleyball and Vault Gymnastics for a modern set.

Wrestling would probably still occupy this card, Weightlifting,
Water Polo and Wheelchair versions of Basketball, Football
or Rugby may also feature.

X here refers to ex champions of various sports, actual sports that
could feature Xare and Xing yi Quan. I had to google those and Xare is 
popular in South America and played with a racket and ball in a
trinquete. Xing yi Quan is a Chinese martial art.

Yachting features for Y and Yo-Yo is the only alternative sport-
pastime I can think of. - - Z is for Zest, I'm guessing that's for enthusiasm
for sport in general. Google again offered some alternatives which were
Zourkhaneh a Iranian Martial art and Zui Quan which
is drunken Boxing.

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