Pack of playing cards (only 32) issued for the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, showing rowing Eights on the back of each card.
Blue playing cards with coloured illustrated numbers. On the reverse is a picture of rowing eights and a picture of three people playing tennis.
A press photographers messenger pass, issued for the London 1948 Olympic Games, allowing admittance only to the Henley rowing events.
During the 1948 Olympics all the rowing events were held on the river at Henley. This pass belonged to a man called Jerry Coe.
Cambridge Bringing Out the Boat
Black and white photograph on an Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarette card showing overhead view of crew walking eight (hull down) to raft.
Circa 1900.
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Regata a Rmos (Estudiantes de la Universidad de Oxford)
Tinted photograph on card No. 235 from a series of Cuban cigarette cards, 1915. Shows port stern quarter view of an Oxford eight at the release.
'Sports Postal para la coleccion del nuevo Album Universal Obsequio de Susini'
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Paper card with black and white photograph of Devereux Milburn as a Champion Polo player. Milburn, an American, rowed for Oxford in the Boat Races of 1902 (as did his brother, John G., ] and 1903, both losses to Cambridge.
One of 3 known copies, with "Sport-Scrip" and original glassine envelope.
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Cigarette card titled 'Cambridge University B.C.' -30 showing, in monochrome photo, an overhead stern view of the eight at the catch. On the reverse the heading 'The World of Sport -A series of 50 real photographs-30'. Underneath text describing how Cambridge won the 1927 boat race. At the bottom 'Lambert and Butlar -England'. Note this card is identical to 2003.532.887 apart from the latter having no reference to a manufacturer.
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Cigarette card titled 'T.G Askwith' showing, in coloured litho on card, Askwith standing holding a pair of sculls with the enclosures visible across the river. On the reverse in red the heading 'Champions - A series of 48 - No.48 ' with the heading 'T.G. Askwith' underneath text how he was in the British Olympic eight in 1932, rowed for Cambridge in 1932 and 1933, and won the 1933 Diamonds. At the bottom 'Park Drive Cigarettes - Gallaher Ltd., London and Belfast'.
Note there is a duplicate card which appears to be identical and second almost identical apart from the absence of the name Askwith on the obverse.
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Cigarette card titled 'Rowing-Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race' showing, in monochrome photo, the Cambridge crew at full power in their 12th consecutive victory over Oxford in 1935. On the reverse the heading 'Sporting Events and Stars - Series of 96-No. 27'. Underneath text headed 'Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race' describing how Cambridge won their 12th consecutive victory over Oxford in 1935 including names of crew members. At the bottom 'Senior service, Junior Member and Illingworths No 10'.
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
Cigarette card titled 'The Boat Race' showing, in colour lithograph on card an Oxford oarsman speaking to a Cambridge oarsman, each holding an oar. Title printed along bottom with a heading at the top 'Churchmans Cigarettes'. On the reverse text on the heading 'Howlers- A series of 40 -No.33'. Underneath text headed 'The Boat Race' describing some background to the race. At the bottom 'W.A.& A.C.Churchman-Issued by The Imperial Tobacco Co.Ltd'.
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.
J.R. Bingham
Colour lithograph on cigarette card produced by R.&J. Hill, Ltd. c 1939.
Celebrities of Sport No. 6/50 showing head and shoulders of subject in Dark Blue OUBC cap, sweater and scarf; Bingham stepped in as a substitute stroke in a 1939 Boat Race loss for Oxford.
Part of the Thomas E. Weil Collection. Thomas E. Weil is a very knowledgeable and respected collector of rowing memorabilia from all over the world. His extensive collection includes material from many years of the Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race, and Henley Royal Regatta. He also lectures and writes on rowing history and is a Trustee of the River and Rowing Museum.