Vinnie,
The album is much more rare than folks think. It is very tough to find one that is clean with all its pages, rope intact and no tears on the cover. The quality was not the greatest and imagine what kids did when they got them. They probably added glue to stick the cards, slit the pages to insert the cards or most likely wrote on them as well. Super tough!!!
I chased mine down for about a year. I looked everywhere and was not able to find one until the current copy in my collection. It is one of my favorite pieces of my 1915 Cracker Jack Collection. Just the notion that 176 cards were available by mail or in boxes but only by mail you had the opportunity to buy the book for additional cash instead of more cards. You tell me what you think is more rare, the 176 cards or one book.
We know for a fact that people collected cards and took care of them but a book, I find it hard to believe. I will keep my eyes open and let you know if I come across another one.
Happy Holidays to everyone!
Andy
Last edited by PSACJ; 12-12-2018 at 09:12 PM.
|