Thread: Origins of collecting - how was it done back then?
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Old 06-29-2006, 03:03 PM
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Default Origins of collecting - how was it done back then?
Posted By: barrysloate

One of the stories I've heard about T206 was that when an adult opened a pack of cigarettes, he usually just tossed the card or cards in the street. Kids knew that and would hang around outside tobacco shops to pick up the spoils. I don't think too many adults collected or traded them when they were issued.

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