Scanlens

Scanlens is a brand of Victorian Football League trading cards first produced in the 1930s and given away with packets of chewing gum.[1] Many cards produced have since become collectors' items.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Thieves make off with collector's cards". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2007-10-17. http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Thieves-make-off-with-collectors-cards/2007/10/17/1192300831727.html. Retrieved 2009-04-14. "Scanlens first produced trading cards in the 1930s, '40s and '50s, which were given away with packets of chewing gum." 
  2. ^ "Caulfield Glen Eira / Port Phillip Leader". 2006-04-24. http://www.newstext.com.au/docs/CKV/2006/get.jsp?docid=CKV-20060424-1-022-4096175V3@VIC-LEADER-2006-2005. Retrieved 2009-04-14. "Scanlens cards are still very keenly sought after by collectors as not many exist in great"