473376 Sir Thomas Lipton, Bt., 1926 (colour litho) by Ritchie, Alick Penrose Forbes (1868-1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Thomas Johnstone Lipton, 1st Baronet (1848-1931);successful entrepreneur and self-made businessman who established the Lipton tea brand, still in existence today; portrayed here in yachting costume because he was the most persistent challenger in the history of the America\'s Cup; he entered his yacht \'Shamrock; five times for this prestigious sailing race; also a philanthropist; from the series of \'Straight Line\' caricatures produced as cigarette cards by John Player & Sons; the golden age of cigarette cards was from the late 19th century until the Second World War and were immensely popular both as collector items and as a source of instruction, entertainment and amusement before the widespread use of television and radio; ); English, out of copyright.