Parkhurst non-sport Bubble Gum Card Issues
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| Series Name |
About |
Quantity |
Issued In |
Date Issued |
Parkies Colour Comic Cards
 |
This set was issued under the name "Parkies Colour Comic Card
Bubble Gum". The set features characters from popular comic strips of the time. Each pack includes portraits
representing the characters featured in this set and includes Popeye, Dick Tracy and Terry. |
39 |
Canada |
1951 |
| Parkies Birds (Audubon Society Birds) Cards
|
Parkhurst Products Limited, in conjunction with the Audubon Society
of Canada, released a set of 100 small trading cards (2" x 2 1/2") depicting a wide variety of Canadian birds. These
beautiful little cards have a simple, but elegant, design: Solid white background, card number in the corner, and a
beautiful full color picture of the bird (from Canadian Nature Magazine). The bird's name is on the back, along with
a description of the bird, and Card production information. |
100 |
Canada |
1952 |
| Believe It or Not
|
From the Ripleys Collection. |
100 |
Canada |
1953 |
| Guns and Pistols
|
The set comprises a pictorial firearm history from
1350 to 1952. Fronts depict color illustrations of individual identified weapons, while backs identify
set title, card number, make and year of production of the firearm, contain detailed historical information
about the development and use of the firearm, and advertise an album premium that was available via the mail
for twenty-five cents. |
50 |
Canada |
1953 |
| Race Against Time
|
The cards depict all forms of speed and endurance
racing (racing cards of boats, horses, runners, sports, aircraft, spacecraft, etc.) |
40 |
Canada |
1954 |
| Operation Sea Dog
|
The cards depict beautiful paintings of ships, sea
battles and sea catastrophies from over the many centuries of shipping. The ships represented include
ships like the Jolly Roger, HMS Titanic and many more. The Merrimac v. Monitor battle is commemorated.
Guided missiles, submarines, frogmen and other scenes associated with the ocean/sea and military
operations are represented. |
50 |
Canada |
1954 |
| Parkies Fido Bubble Gum
|
Man's Best Friend. |
42 |
Canada |
1955 |
| Movie & T. V. Stars
|
Fronts feature full color photos, backs have bio text.
Stars include: Abbott & Costello, Marlon Brando, Rock Hudson, Betty Grable, Tony Curtis, Gregory Peck,
Alec Guiness, Barbara Stanwyck and more. |
45 |
Canada |
1955 |
| Photo-Magic Gum Cards
|
Photo Cards |
At Least 42 |
Canada |
1956 |
| Sport Cars
|
The cards depict sport cars |
42 |
Canada |
1956 |
| Frontier Days
|
The cards depict the frontier days |
121 |
Canada |
1956 |
| Old Time Cars
|
The cards depict old cars |
64 |
Canada |
1956 |
| Adventures of Radisson
|
The cards depict Pierre Radisson's life. They are based
on the CBC network TV series during the same period. |
50 |
Canada |
1957 |
| Animals
|
The cards depict Critters |
64 |
Canada |
1957 |
| Canadian Bird Cards |
Birds of Canada |
42 |
Canada |
1957 |
| Missiles and Satellites |
The card set is in all actuality two sets of 25 cards sequential
numbered from 1 to 50 on the back of the cards. The first set of 25 cards depicts artist drawings of a 1958 narrative
of a futuristic look at space travel. The second subset of cards (26-50) is rather straightforward. This 25-card subset
features color photographs of 22 USAF and USN missiles and rockets, plus 3 experimental aircraft. |
50 |
Canada |
1958 |
| Zorro! |
The Zorro cards were based on the Walt Disney's Zorro!
These cards were printed in Canada and feature scenes from the Zorro show. |
50 |
Canada |
1958 |
| ZIP Puzzle Cards
|
Puzzles |
60 |
Canada |
1959 |
| Texas John Slaughter
|
The "Texas John Slaughter" series was seen on Walt Disney Presents, on
Fridays, over the ABC-TV network. |
40 |
Canada |
1959 |
| Photo Vision
|
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Canada |
1959 |
| Indianapolis Speedway Winners
|
The 1911 to 1960 Indianapolis Speedway Winners. The center of each card on
the back says "Hey Mom, Don't Forget To Buy Hawes . The Finest In Paste And Liquid Wax." This made a lot of folks call
the set the Hawes Indianapolis Speedway Winners. |
50 |
Canada |
1960 |
| Fish
|
Each card offers a bright, full-color picture of a North American fish
species set against a blue, full bleed background. |
50 |
Canada |
1962 |
| Treasure Island |
The set features colorful illustrations of scenes related
to the classic tale of "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis Stevenson. |
60 |
Canada |
1964 |
