Worch Cigar project

[johnmh71]

I thought the 1934 Gold Medal Foods cards were of Tiger and Cardinal players only?

[MikeGarcia]

....great action photo....

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

I thought the 1934 Gold Medal Foods cards were of Tiger and Cardinal players only?

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by johnmh71

I thought the 1934 Gold Medal Foods cards were of Tiger and Cardinal players only?

[MikeGarcia]

[MikeGarcia]

...well-preserved images , still glossy . Seller says they had all been kept in a book by his deceased father-in-law since they were new...

[nolemmings]

Mike,

Don't know if you saw the question asked in the March pickups thread but did that Rosenthal come off the poster that sold on Ebay last month? I was the underbidder and the seller couldn't tell me whether the poster was professional (he said it had no advertising markings) but it looked like it was more than just home made. Interesting in that the few "action" poses all have photo credits (except McManus) and the portraits apparently do not.

[ullmandds]

what did that poster sell for...if it's the same rosenthal it's a shame it was destroyed!

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

what did that poster sell for...if it's the same rosenthal it's a shame it was destroyed!

There were two posters sold as '' Worch '', one composed of Minneapolis Millers from 1935 , and the St. Paul Saints poster ; you can search the ''completed'' on E-Bay for the sale records with the original seller's information and photos and descriptions......... only some can be positively identified as '' 1933 Worch Cigar Premiums '' , most are portrait mug-shots with identical hand-printed white lettering and attributed to both the Minneapolis Star and the Minneapolis Journal : I've posted the Fabian Gaffke in the March Pick-ups , last week I believe...
---all the Saints' mug-shots have ''photo by Saint Paul Daily News'' while the two definitely-Worch issues use ''St. Paul'' instead of ''Saint Paul''....I haven't gotten a close look at the McManus yet--no time....the cleaning/restoration will take a while ; there were nineteen intact complete Saints and twenty Millers...I had been worried that they were all trimmed and pasted but as it turned out the large poster had pre-cut recessed holes and the complete photos were precisely placed onto the back , and perfectly fitted to the holes so that the white borders were not visible.....no damage beyond the 1930's thin narrow construction tape used on the edges of the blank backs to hold the photos in place......the tape is dry and brittle and the adhesive is barely holding the photos ......I'm being very careful with these as they are delicate and fragile and very much in need of a cleaning....

[MikeGarcia]

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...I've been working on ( actually "picking away at") the other poster from this collection of two , the one with the 19 Millers but here's a view of the Saints poster---the lower right hole is where Larry Rosenthal (batting ) goes back into when he's all cleaned up.......these are positioned onto the back of the large posterboard so that the white borders are not visible but they're all complete ; old brittle kid's construction paper tape is holding them in place... I'll send a list of names in the order of the cards' positions this weekend sometime...


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[MartyFromCANADA]

Hi Mike,

Have you ever seen the Worch George Gibson?

[MikeGarcia]

Originally Posted by MikeGarcia

Top row , left to right as they appear on the card : John Rigney , Ivy Shiver , Stine , Monty Stratton , Phil Todt . Fred Koster , Robert "Bob" Fenner

...middle row :Gene Trow , Jackie Warner ,Angeleo Giuliani , Bob Boken , Lou Fette , Berley ( their spelling ) Grimes

..bottom row :Spike Hunter , Joe Rezotko , Bill Norman , McManus , Howard Mills , Bill McWilliams , Larry Rosenthal


...sorry I'm so late with these...

..These posters were put together by someone who knew what they were doing ; not some kid fan.....very well-done hand-crafted pieces..

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