Falkirk Lord Lyons Coat Of Town Arms Tobacco Silk No. 69 BDV Cigarettes c. 1910

Description: This version of the Coat of Arms was matriculated in 1906. Earlier versions with highlandmen as supporters were not submitted to the Lord Lyon and also contravened heraldry rules and were therefore illegal. Coat of Arms The Coat of Arms of the Burgh of Falkirk is described by the Lord Clerk as follows - Sable on a bend bretessed accompanied by six billets or, three in chief and three in base, the Church of Falkirk, between two swords and two Highland claymores both in saltire, the former surmounted of a shield of 1298, the latter of a targe of 1746, all proper. On a compartment below the shield with the motto, "Better Meddle wi' the De'il than the Bairns o' Fa'kirk" is placed behind the shield for supporter, a lion rampant, affrontee gules armed and langued azure, crowned with a mural crown argent, masoned sable, and in an escorel over the same, this motto, "Touch ane, touch a'." The bend is embattled on each side to represent the Roman Wall of Antonius Pius. Above the representation of the Church of Falkirk the two crossed swords symbolise the first Battle of Falkirk in 1298, while the targe and two cross claymores symbolise the second Battle of Falkirk in 1746. The motties are "Touch ane, touch a'" and "Better meddle wi' the De'il than the Bairns of Falkirk". These motties seem to indicate that the townspeople are ever ready to unite for defence and that if one of their number is interfered with the rest will at once rally round to his support. Silk measure approximate 2” x 2-3/4” History of tobacco silks In Cigarette packs; Originally issued in American cigarette packets between 1905 and 1917, these ‘giveaways’ proved a very popular promotional item which was taken up by twenty British tobacco manufacturers at the advent of the First World War (1914). Silk cigarette inserts continued to be issued following paper restrictions announced by the government in 1917, but had faded out by the mid-1920s, except for a small resurgence in 1933-4. The subjects included religion, cricket, football, art, flags, army and naval badges, flowers, and clan tartans. Silk inserts were an adaptation of the popular cigarette cards. In North America between 1900 and 1936 silk cigarette cards, or inserts, were produced by tobacco companies as calculated promotional giveaways for men to pass on to women.

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