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Wills's Superfine Shag Advertising Showcard - A shaped lithographed cardboard counter-top advertising showcard for Wills's Superfine Shag. The design features a maroon ground with an arched crest and side cut-outs, centred by a circular vignette depicting an elderly man in a top hat smoking a clay pipe against a yellow ground with blossom. To the left is an illustrated packet of W.D. & H.O. Wills Superfine Shagg Redcliff Street Bristol, and to the right a printed eight-pointed star emblem alongside text reading Regd. Trade Mark No. 5908 and W.D. & H.O. Wills, Bristol & London. The lower section displays bold lettering reading Superfine Shag. The reverse shows cardboard backing with remnant mounting strips. Measuring approximately 8.75 inches wide by 7.5 inches high.