Print: William Dickes, the licencee of Baxter issued a number of sets of Reward Cards, these were usually in sets of 10 or 12 and had prints to the front and text to the reverse. Sometimes the same images and text were also issued in book form but with the text on a separate sheet facing the print. This set is listed as 238 in Docker catalogue and is the first series, another 12 being issued later
 
Rewards Cards were used in the likes of Sunday Schools for attendance or good work etc. They would originally come in a small printed wrapper but these are very hard to find.
 
This set includes:
Holland – Male, Switzerland – Male & Female, Russia – Male & Female, Italy – Male & Female, Denmark – Female, Belgium – Female, Norway – Male & Female, Hungary - Male
 
Date: 1860’s
 
Size (cm ht x w): 13.2 x 10.4 (each card)
 
State: A full set of reward cards as issued
 
Condition: All the fronts are very good, the backs have odd light foxing spots and one with surface damage to one corner. Holland has a light crease to one corner