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Posted By: Ed

Robert I did a lot of research on these & other Tobacco cards & the documentation I have I got from the Hobby pioneers.As for the B.E. Thompson card it is very obvious.Who does he look like on the card? If you guessed uncle Sam then your correct.There is some speculation that Mr. Thompson was a umpire who later became a manager.I have not been able to verify which team he managed.If you saved up enough BE Thompson cards you were given several cards in return for his one which if you go back & read my first post it makes sense(Thats why more B.E. Thompson cards were redeemed ,oh & before I forget I at one time owned one of those Contentnea Lighters & the thing was all silver & the Contentnea was written the same way on the card & it was the old Flint lighter.Hope that helps.