1898 Wills Actresses trading cards were distributed in packs of Wills cigarettes and were among the first of a long line of card releases from the company.
Every card features a popular actress of the time alongside a card suit. Card backs were all identical designs just like a playing card set.
These cards can be tough to find and a complete set is likely to cost several hundred dollars and they are rarely sold as a complete collection.
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1898 Wills Actresses Checklist
Base Set – 52 Cards
| Ethel Haydon | ♣️2 |
| Louie Pounds | ♣️3 |
| Miss Deroy | ♣️4 |
| M. Verdon | ♣️5 |
| M. Heaton | ♣️6 |
| Miss D’Auvigny | ♣️7 |
| Maude Millet | ♣️8 |
| Miss Taylor | ♣️9 |
| Mrs. Brandt | ♣️10 |
| Evelyn Millard | ♣️Ace |
| Miss Bradfield | ♣️Jack |
| C. Collier | ♣️Queen |
| Ethel Matthews | ♣️King |
| Mrs. Webb | ♦2 |
| V. Young | ♦3 |
| Miss Duncan | ♦4 |
| Miss Harold | ♦5 |
| Miss Bolero | ♦6 |
| Dalton Cook | ♦7 |
| The Countess of Clancarty | ♦8 |
| Miss Bastone | ♦9 |
| Miss Harold | ♦10 |
| Miss Westlake | ♦Ace |
| Miss Shakespere | ♦Jack |
| Miss Fairfax | ♦Queen |
| Annette Baker | ♦King |
| V. Young | ♥2 |
| Miss Burridge | ♥3 |
| Ethel Matthews | ♥4 |
| Kate Cutler | ♥5 |
| Esme Beringer | ♥6 |
| Miss Barnby | ♥7 |
| Miss Burt | ♥8 |
| Mrs. Cameron | ♥9 |
| Miss Skeats | ♥10 |
| Decima Moore | ♥Ace |
| Constance Collier | ♥Jack |
| The Countess of Warwick | ♥Queen |
| Miss Skeats | ♥King |
| Mrs. Webb | ♠️2 |
| F. Andersen | ♠️3 |
| V. Young | ♠️4 |
| Miss Clements | ♠️5 |
| Miss Lloyd | ♠️6 |
| Miss St. Clair | ♠️7 |
| Ruby Reid | ♠️8 |
| Lady Grey Egerton | ♠️9 |
| Miss Shakespere | ♠️10 |
| Miss Reynolds | ♠️Ace |
| The Countess of Annesley | ♠️Jack |
| Miss Bloomfield | ♠️Queen |
| Miss Staunton | ♠️King |