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OK......first one to answer this question correctly in this thread gets a one time, instant $50 credit on my for-sale website. I just looked and there are lots of cards for $50 or less. The rule is that you can only use it once and if the whole $50 isn't used you don't get the extra cash back. So if the card is $45 then that is it. You CAN combine cards to get to $50 or add a few dollars if one is more than $50, to get to the amount of the card. SO here ya go.....There will be a regular board game later on in the month but this is just for you Sunday morning viewers that care to think about cards....
In our beloved, but little talked about E223 set, what does G and B stand for?
soxinseven
05-17-2009, 08:00 AM
Gilbert and Bacon?
According to my sources that is not the correct answer. You may try again if you like...:confused:
obcbobd
05-17-2009, 08:09 AM
G & B Chewing Gum of NYC
Not sure what the G and B stand for, perhaps the B is for August Beck and the G is for Goodwins.
Best I could come up with
sorry OBC.....I do have the name written down....and it's not the mfg August and Beck, of course....c'mon guys....although I will say for as long as I have been a type collector I only just found this out recently...It's not real easy....which will give a little time for a few more folks to play..
mcap100176
05-17-2009, 08:29 AM
Is the "G" General Santa Anna and the "B" Battle of the Alamo?
Long shot but after reading this, and now I know entirely too much of the history of chewing gum, I'll take a wild guess...
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/He+Gave+His+Chicle+Gum+Pop-a01611586079
BoSox1908
05-17-2009, 08:30 AM
I will take a shot with Goodwin & Beechnut....
Ron
Not yet guys.....good guesses.....
baseballart
05-17-2009, 08:31 AM
Gartle & Bibson :rolleyes:
Almost....you got the first letter correct in each word. That is a nice start..
Goudey and Bowman (they split up later)
Very nice guess....but no banana......
For the record no one has guessed even one of the names yet. I will show/tell where I found the answer when the game is done...
FrankWakefield
05-17-2009, 08:49 AM
With very low confidence, I'm GUESSING it is Giles and Bethel.
Is it possible that this is one of those impossibly rare bits of information that has yet to make it to the internet? Nice question Leon!
baseballart
05-17-2009, 08:52 AM
Damn. And Wolfram Alpha isn't available until tomorrow :(
How about Gossett & Bell?
(since Leon didn't appreciate my 7:30 dyslexic chardonnay reference)
Max
Max- hey, you are in their fighting it out. I have had a few private emails with how folks came up with their guesses too. Very clever.
Matt- I have a strong feeling this information is no where in cyberspace...or at least not searchable. Ya'll need to remember that one of my collecting niches is old hobby periodicals......I have many different series put out up to 50 yrs ago....
mfs-1
05-17-2009, 09:00 AM
glove and ball
"glove and ball" gum? nice but not quite...
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 09:05 AM
Good Boy
sorry, not the correct answer (leon)
Gum and Biscuit?
not correct, sorry 'bout that (leon)
cozmokramer
05-17-2009, 09:15 AM
I was thinking "Gum & Baseball" at first.
But I'm sure I'm nowhere near right!
sorry, not correct (leon)
D. Broughman
05-17-2009, 09:15 AM
Gum & baseball ?
Sorry You Where Faster
Jacklitsch
05-17-2009, 09:17 AM
George & Bruce
sorry, not correct (leon)
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 09:21 AM
Giles and Beeman ????
sorry not correct (leon)
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 09:27 AM
Gum Brand
sorry, not correct (leon)
CTDean
05-17-2009, 09:29 AM
Gross & Beeman
sorry not correct (leon)
cfc1909
05-17-2009, 09:32 AM
Patent Listing Oliver B and Charles G
JR
sorry, not correct (leon)
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 09:33 AM
Garbage Bag
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 09:34 AM
Give us a hint.....
sox1903wschamp
05-17-2009, 09:38 AM
"Gus" or Augusta & Beck?
asoriano
05-17-2009, 09:39 AM
Glee & Beeman?
cyseymour
05-17-2009, 09:40 AM
Genealogical and Biographical
NO answers are correct so far...here is a hint...
At least one of the words is associated with a color
cfc1909
05-17-2009, 09:42 AM
John B Curtis is all I can come up with but I will keep looking
cyseymour
05-17-2009, 09:42 AM
Green and Black
CTDean
05-17-2009, 09:43 AM
Goodwin & Beeman
mfs-1
05-17-2009, 09:43 AM
Gross and Buchner
baseballart
05-17-2009, 09:47 AM
Guava & Bistre
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 09:49 AM
Gold and Beck
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 09:56 AM
Goodwin Blue
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 09:57 AM
Question??? With these cards looking the same as the Yum-Yums is Beck one of the words?
marvjung
05-17-2009, 09:57 AM
Green & Burke or Goowin & Browne.........? :)
jimonym
05-17-2009, 09:57 AM
Greene & Blackwell
deadballpaul
05-17-2009, 09:59 AM
Beeman Gold
D. Broughman
05-17-2009, 10:00 AM
Gossett & Brown
t206wagner
05-17-2009, 10:01 AM
Greene & Browne
Jason Carota
05-17-2009, 10:02 AM
Gibson & Berkman?
D. Broughman
05-17-2009, 10:09 AM
Gossett & Brown
whitehse
05-17-2009, 10:10 AM
gum buffington
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 10:10 AM
Gumby Black
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 10:11 AM
Well I'm hungry so for now it's Good Bye ;-)
Donavon
05-17-2009, 10:12 AM
Is it Golden Belt....the former packaging & distributing company for the ATC?
Old Mill Man
05-17-2009, 10:13 AM
Golden Baseball
Hold the presses for a minute!!!! There is a judge's ruling coming within the next 7 minutes.
martyogelvie
05-17-2009, 10:20 AM
Gump and Berkett
the ruling is still being deliberated......a 5 minute to 10 minute extension is asked for and granted.
I just added a 10 minute poll to this thread. Once those approx 10 minutes are up then a decision will be made on the rest of the contest
edited to add I am giving the poll until about 11:40am CST....the majority will win the decision and then we can resume the contest....
baseballart
05-17-2009, 10:31 AM
Piggybacking guess
Gold & Belt
barrysloate
05-17-2009, 10:39 AM
How can you guess if you don't know? It's like encountering a stranger and trying to guess what his name is...this contest is too hard.:(
baseballart
05-17-2009, 10:40 AM
Barry
If you know, how can you guess? ;)
jcmtiger
05-17-2009, 10:49 AM
Gilbert & Brown
We have a winner for what "G & B" (E223) - stands for
Based on the poll at 11:42 the vote was 8 to 10 in favor of there not needing to be the exact spelling. We have a winner. Jamie Hull guessed:
Greene & Blackwell
and the answer, according to the ACC, 1960 (last) update, page 107, is:
Green & Blackwell of N.Y.
Jamie - Congratulations and we can communicate through email for your winnings.
Thanks to all who played. Believe it or not it's not real easy to "stump the members" with "1" question. <!-- / message -->
jcmtiger
05-17-2009, 10:50 AM
Or Gilbert & Browne
jcmtiger
05-17-2009, 11:01 AM
Well, I have the 1953 ACC and could not find it there. Of course I usually can't find anything in the ACC catalog.:mad:
Joe
One question for J.Hull
Did you find the answer in the ACC or some place else? You won regardless if you want to answer this question or not. That was pretty tough just to have in your head for trivia....:cool:?
edited to respond to jcmtiger- that is why I did reference the year and page of the ACC. I found out the hard way that they aren't all exactly the same.
DixieBaseball
05-17-2009, 11:15 AM
Glee & Brown
Maybe we should take a poll on how long people will continue guessing since the contest has been over? :D
barrysloate
05-17-2009, 11:41 AM
I would like to continue guessing, if you don't mind.
Green and Blew?
Ooops, the contest is over :(
ksfarmboy
05-17-2009, 11:51 AM
Barry, I think Leon should have another contest to guess what flavor the G&B gum was.:D I'm going with Tutti Frutti.
Clint
jimonym
05-17-2009, 01:07 PM
Hi Leon. Sorry, I was out for a few hours.
Nope, didn't look at the ACC. I did a few searches online and found a newspaper article (the first one posted here). I figured they had the right initials, were from NY, and if they'd been enterprising enough to get up an illegal lottery scheme, well, then they'd be just the type of fellows to try inserting baseball cards a few years later.
When I saw I'd won, I went back to try to find the darn article. I stumbled on another article (the second one posted here), and it has the correct spelling of their names.
Both are from March 2, 1884. No. 1 from the New York Sun. No. 2 from the New York Daily Tribune.
Jamie
http://www.jimonym.com/Art1.jpg
http://www.jimonym.com/Ad2.jpg
I only get little red x's for your links. I would actually like to see them. Can you send them to me via email at leonl@flash.net ? We can talk more about your winnings too..nice thought process and thanks again
jimonym
05-17-2009, 01:17 PM
Hmmm. :(
Email sent.
So from the articles it's possible G&B were not manufacturers (at least in 1884) but instead were retailers or wholesalers.
I think, as in most other early sets, the mfg of the physical card was different than the distributor.
Jamie - the images are showing OK for me - what did you search by?
Bill Stone
05-17-2009, 03:26 PM
Green & Blacks