Posted By:
S Gross....... knida' fits:
My maternal grandfather was born in 1896, so in 1909-11 he would have been in middle teens. He grew up in Philadelphia in a quite wealthy family, and was 6'6" and a star athelete (high jump, long jump, first base, All-American tight end ((never played basketball -- not really a "sport" according to him))).
So, it is quite realistic to say he bought a few American Caramels and Piedmont cigs, etc., etc. at that time.
The "missed" find was that he died in 1972 when I was 12. Now if he had lived another 10 years or so, and I got "into" cards 10 years or so earlier ............. I would have loved to go up to him with an E90-1 or T206 and said: Remember these ???
..... I think about it every once in a while .....