1967 Brooke Bond Canada : Transportation through the Ages

Transportation through the Ages (Le transport à travers les âges) was published in 1967 by Brooke Bond Canada Ltd. The 48-card illustrated series showcases the history of human transport from an elephant to the Apollo Saturn V rocket. The cards were distributed with Red Rose and Blue Ribbon tea and coffee from Brooke Bond Canada. A similar collection was previously released in 1966 by Brooke Bond in England titled Transport through the Ages.

Transportation through the Ages was illustrated by Richard Ward and Charles L. Ripper. The text was authored by Arthur G. Bourne. Howard I Chapelle, curator of transportation at the United States National Museum, served as a consultant.

Each card measures approximately 36 x 68 mm. The card text is printed in English and French with varying descriptions for each language. The series was printed with blue or red text variations. Brooke Bond Album No. 10, Transportation through the Ages, was sold separately for 25 cents. The series was lithographed in Toronto by The Walker Press Ltd.

 

"Apollo Space Rocket" depicts an artistic rendition of the Apollo Saturn V launch vehicle. The three-stage, 363 foot (110.6 m) rocket was designed and built under the direction of Wernher von Braun at Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The first launch of the Saturn V was Apollo 4 (AS-501) on November 9, 1967. The Saturn V was used to launch the Apollo missions to the Moon from 1969–1972.

The Saturn V rocket designated for Apollo 18 was modified for the Skylab 1 space station, launched on May 14, 1973. The Skylab Orbital Workshop replaced the S-IVB third stage, which today is on display at the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.