tedzan
07-14-2010, 02:45 PM
Over 2 years ago, I speculated that American Lithographic (ALC) printed & issued the AMERICAN BEAUTY 350, BROAD LEAF 350, CYCLE 350,
and DRUM 350 cards concurrently in the Summer/Fall of 1910. I referred to this release as the "A-B-C-D" connection. My theory is based on
the similarity of the design of these four T206 backs.
Compare the near-complete confirmed lists of these four backs. It is quite apparent that these A-B-C cards virtually share common FRONTS.
Eventually, as more DRUM's surface and the DRUM list is near completion, I expect that it, too, will virtually coincide with the A-B-C pattern.
During the various production phases of the 350 series, ALC would pre-print sheets with certain T206 fronts (unprinted backs). My research
indicates that these sheets were formatted in arrays of 12 cards across a row by 4 (or 6, or more) rows down each sheet. Several of these
sheets comprised this series of approx. 200 cards.
As orders from the various tobacco Factory's in the North, South, and Midwest would arrive at ALC for the T206 cards, ALC would then print
the appropriate backs on these pre-printed sheets. Followed by cutting the cards and shipping them to the requesting Factory. With respect
to these A-B-C-D cards, they were all shipped to the Richmond plant (Factory 25) in Virginia to be inserted into the A-B-C-D cigarette packs,
respectively. Then, for example, the DRUM cigarette packs were shipped to the St Louis area from Richmond.
...............A..............................B... ..........................C....................... ........D
<img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/abblcydrumbacks.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
<img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/abblcydrumdelehanty.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
TED Z
and DRUM 350 cards concurrently in the Summer/Fall of 1910. I referred to this release as the "A-B-C-D" connection. My theory is based on
the similarity of the design of these four T206 backs.
Compare the near-complete confirmed lists of these four backs. It is quite apparent that these A-B-C cards virtually share common FRONTS.
Eventually, as more DRUM's surface and the DRUM list is near completion, I expect that it, too, will virtually coincide with the A-B-C pattern.
During the various production phases of the 350 series, ALC would pre-print sheets with certain T206 fronts (unprinted backs). My research
indicates that these sheets were formatted in arrays of 12 cards across a row by 4 (or 6, or more) rows down each sheet. Several of these
sheets comprised this series of approx. 200 cards.
As orders from the various tobacco Factory's in the North, South, and Midwest would arrive at ALC for the T206 cards, ALC would then print
the appropriate backs on these pre-printed sheets. Followed by cutting the cards and shipping them to the requesting Factory. With respect
to these A-B-C-D cards, they were all shipped to the Richmond plant (Factory 25) in Virginia to be inserted into the A-B-C-D cigarette packs,
respectively. Then, for example, the DRUM cigarette packs were shipped to the St Louis area from Richmond.
...............A..............................B... ..........................C....................... ........D
<img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/abblcydrumbacks.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
<img src="http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/dd339/tz1234zaz/abblcydrumdelehanty.jpg" alt="[linked image]">
TED Z