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Posted By: Dave Hornish

Geno:

Thanks for reminding me of that as it shows T206 is not the only Factory 649 set/back; your post sends me off on some related issues as well (been away a few days so catching up on some prior points made here and elsewhere as well).

The theory that tobacco factories were consecutively numbered as licensed is a possibility I think but #649 is still way up there numerically.

I once Googled the Syracuse, NY address of Cullivan's Fireside (T208) since it is on the card backs and the map showed the entire area, near a good rail line and some water if I'm not mistaken, was redeveloped into a residential neighborhood, presumably some time after WW2.

There must be a record somewhere (maybe Duke University?) of all the factories and their physical addresses. The ATC archive must reside somewhere, I've just never investigated exactly where.