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ROWNTREE'S TREASURE TROVE, SERIES 8, NO. 5, NET-BALL (U.K.)
Rowntree & Co. LTD was a candy company based in York, England that created some very notable candy in the 1930s, including Kit Kat and Smarties. They were eventually bought out by Nestle. These cards were released in 1932 inside every penny bar of Rowntree's chocolate and were meant to be glued into the accompanying Treasure Trove Picture Book. There were 10 series released, with 12 cards per series, for a total of 120 cards. Series 8 was the Sports series and contained this one card featuring Net-ball, the other cards featured a variety of different popular sports at the time.
Measurements: 2.25" x 1.0625"
1932
