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The Schipperke

Schipperke - Vintage Trade Card
1938

The Schipperke comes from Belgium where it is used as a watch-dog on the barges, being specially bred for this purpose. It is not, as is sometimes thought, a tail-less breed, but the tail is removed soon after birth to prevent it getting in the way when the dog is at work. One curious point about the breed is that the mane starts from below the shoulder and finishes behind the ears. The first specimen was brought to England in the latter part of the 19th century.

1938 DOGS - First SERIES OF 48 No 25 ISSUED BY GALLAHER

The cards illustrated are all scans of the original vintage cards ... they originally came in cigarette packets each card is of a standard size: approx 1½ x 2¾ inches the descriptions on the back were often duplicated or reproduced with little variation.

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