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Originally Posted by rhettyeakley
I recently came across a small grouping of items associated with the 1934 World Series and among my favorite items is a neat advertising card from Ward's Bread featuring a die-cut card of a Tiger with advertising on the back (too bad it didn't depict a player!) and the other "favorite item" was a handbill for what appears to be a theatre offering its patrons the chance to see a "televised" World Series game!
Not sure exactly what this is advertising as it says on front "Televisions Only Rival" but from the description is sounds like a televised game. A quick search seems to indicate the first Televised World Series game was the late 1940's.
Can anyone shed any light on this strange item?
Items seen here:
Back of Ward's Tigers Card:
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Really Neat Item! Thanks for sharing