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These images of Second World War Allied aircraft were probably cut from cereal boxes, and could be saved or traded.

These cards were distributed during the Second World War in packages of Golden Saratoga potato chips.

These cards were distributed in packages of Toasted Prairie Nuts, Toasted Rice Nuts, and Bracer cereal.

These images, distributed in boxes of cereal, showed some of the flags of the Commonwealth's war effort.

Silks were often included in cigarette packages as product premiums to be collected. These silks refers to villages near Ypres, where the Canadian Expeditionary Force first saw action in the spring of 1915.

This image of a Douglas Boston medium bomber was probably distributed as a product premium during the Second World War.

During the First World War, it was quite common for children to dress in uniforms that had been tailor-made or cut down to fit them.

These illustrations of Allied aircraft were distributed by the Canada Starch Company as a product premium during the Second World War.

These Second World War collector cards, distributed by Toronto candy maker Robertson Brothers, showed military honours and rank insignia: Order of St Michael and St George; Royal Red Cross; South African Medal; Conspicuous Gallantry Medal; Naval General Service Medal; Order of the British Empire; Distinguished Flying Cross; Long Service and Good Conduct Medal; Croix de Guerre; British Victory Medal; Medal for Distinguished Conduct in the Field; Distinguished Flying Medal; Order of Merit; Air Force Cross; Distinguished Service Medal.

This First World War cigarette card illustrates the technology of the underwater anti-ship mine.