Extremely rare pre-sinking vivid color Cadbury's Chocolates Titanic/Olympic card, 1.5 x 2.75, circa 1909-1911. Printing on the front reads, “Olympic and Titanic Each 45,000 Tons, Largest Steamers in the World,” and emblazoned with the White Star Line flag. Reverse has printed information about Cadbury Chocolate. In fine condition, with a couple corner and edge dings, and a small horizontal crease to right edge of reverse.
Several companies took advantage of Titanic’s popularity and fame as the most luxurious and opulent vessel ever afloat by producing tie-in promotional materials for their products. Although this most often involved products which were used on board the ship, the Cadbury chocolate company of England decided to produce a trade card and matching tin without promoting a product actually supplied for use on the ship. The Cadbury Titanic/Olympic trade card is the only such card known to feature a pre-sinking Titanic and one of the few advertising images of the ship ever to be in color. The card offered here has not been professionally graded. RR Auction COA.
