In the 1950s - oh, this is off topic, I guess. But let me try anyway.

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

When your mother dragged you to the drug store, there was the weighing machine - where for a penny, you got your weight, fortune and a picture. Sometimes if you were lucky you would get a warship, plane, or sports celebrity. If not, a movie star, or worse.

Where are these cards? Were none of them DiMaggio, Reiser, etc.? They were quite small. About an inch by 2.

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Posted By: fkw

They are in the ACC (American Card Catalog) listed as "UW". But I dont think there are any baseball related ones.

This is what is in the ACC.


Weighing Machine Cards

UW-1 Astology Cards

UW-2 Chicago World's Fair Cards

UW-3 Fortune Cards

UW-4 Movie Stars (several series blue, green, sepia, and colors. In Canada by Rhodes Mfg. Co.

UW-5 Washington DC Views

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Posted By: David Smith

On the back of the cards it says, "Peerless Vendo Company". Three cards have "J. J. Newberry Co." while the other 37 cards have "Engrav-O-Tint" on them.

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Posted By: bill

the closest I can get to sports related
gene autry - owned the angels
dinah shore - had a golf tourney
james stewart I think he was in that one armed pitcher movie
sonja henie pro skater

bill

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Yes, I see that (now) Frank. UW3, but no breakdown of the cards into narrower types.

David: those cards are way more atrtractive than what I remember. My recollection is lower grade and black & white.

I am pretty sure that I think that I remember military and sports pictures. But really, I don't even remember whether I have amnesia.

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

GIL

These mini BB cards were dispensed from vending machines in perforated strips. They
measure only 7/8" x 5/8".
This is just a small sample; there are 120 cards in this set which features Ruth, Cobb,
Dean, Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Gomez, Greenberg, Matty, O'Doul, Jackie Robinson, Sisler,
and Ted Williams.....and many more players from the first half of the 20th Century..

Are these the cards you are alluding to ?

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Posted By: Steve M.

I think Monte Stratton was a one "legged" pitcher.

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Bill

The Monte Stratton Story is a true life movie that I recommend every BB fan should see.
Stratton was a very effective pitcher for the White Sox in the mid-'30s. Then he had a
hunting accident and his lower leg was amputated. He tried to comeback after the accident
and did pitch in the Minors. In the early '40s was the pitching coach for Jimmy Dykes' WSox.

Rent this Movie, it is Jimmy Stewart at his best, and there are a lot of Major Lge. players
in it, including HOFers Bill Dickey and Luke Appling.

Ted Z

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Posted By: John Spencer

I think the one armed ball player was outfielder Pete Grey. When he caught a flyball, he would tuck his glove under the shoulder of his missing arm, pull the ball out with his good arm and throw. Of course, I may have dreamed it. I have been rereading a lot of Stephen King lately.

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Posted By: bill

I have some of those colored one
but you must be thinking of these

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Posted By: Gilbert Maines

Yes Bill & Ted. Both of those look like what I recall - or a variation of them. And yes, I believe that you had to rip them off, so they were perforated. Although I don't remember being able to pull out extras. Maybe I didn't try. It was a different time then.

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Posted By: Butch & Co.

Ted! Ted! Hey Ted!
Thanks for posting a pic of that set.
Never seen those before, and now we just have to find out more about 'em.
They appear to constitute a simple "draw" card game, which is right up our alley.
Do you have the name of the manufacturer of that set, a year of production,
any other details? We're assuming the backs are blank.
Any additional information would be hugely appreciated.
-- Butch & Co.