WTB T206 Drum
 

It's that time of the year again where I put out a request for anyone interested in selling a T206 Drum.

Willing to trade a variety of T206's or other rare cards for one, or will just purchase it outright (will pay well for one).

Anyone considering to sell/trade for one please PM or email to bliztu@yahoo.com.

Thanks,
Jared

Bump

Bump, still looking and have willing to pay stupid money. Thx

me too! those things are crazy tough! i would pay huge money for one of those! i would trade anything! someone sell me one, now!!!

lol, jusssst kidding ;)

good luck to you as well ... the thrill of the chase!

I wish you luck but I have had my eye on one for awhile and unlike many (not assuming you). I want it because of my love for the Drummond tobacco company. I collect everything Drummond related. I have a huge collection of all all the cards advertisements, boxes etc. I'm only missing a T206. This obession goes back to when I was trying a back run a few years ago and had duplicates of everything minus the brown Lenox's and old mills, Ty Cobb and bl460. The drum shouldn't have been that hard to get, but it was.

My search for one took me to St. Louis several times in search of finding a old collector or store that might have one for sale. During those trips I started coming across different things related to the company and started my quest to learn as much as I could about it. I took tours of the Drummond mansion in Alton IL. on several occasions hoping to break away and scour their atiq for lost t206's lol. But what I left with each time was something else, a deeper respect for the company and the companies that produced the cards.

I began selling off most my backs as I started to realize they really meant nothing more to me than some absurd status symbol and were being used as an investment tool. So now only collect items tgat are sacred to me, like certain things associated to the T206's, and the tobacco companies non card items like packs and boxes and advertisements, but I still want the one thing that created the new passion and love for the items I collect, a T206 drum. I have the perfect spot ready in my P. Lorillard tobacco cabinet to display it, right next to my T205 drum.

I love the era and I love even more the city if St. Louis after my trips. There's something about the city that makes you feel like you're back in time and right there during the golden age of baseball. It feels like to me like the field of dreams... I know others think its a mess but I love it.

So yeah, my passion runs thick to obtain one of these and once I get one I'm done. That card will never see the market as long as I'm alive. I'm don't hold cards because of their value to others, or their investment potential. If the cards lost all their value tomorrow and no one wanted one I would still pay out the ass to get one.

Good luck to you too in your quest, I hope you don't have to wait as long as I have.

Nice story Blitz, thanks for sharing. If I had an extra I would gladly offer it up. I'm sure you will get one.

Nice story Jared, are the T205 Drums tougher than the T206's? I have only seen a handful of t205 Drums around

T205 drums are way harder to get but not coveted as much as the t206's. t206 drums aren't exactly rare, they're just hard to get people to sell.

T206 drum
 

FYI-Goodwin has 3 T206 DRUM LISTED IN HIS AUCTION. Good Luck!!

John P

Fantastic story, I'd love to see a pic of the display.

The bottom shelf is all Drummond tobacco, the top is mostly ATC related.

Here's the whole case. I might sell this cabinet at legendary this year.

I have the same 501 Spanish Verbs book. :)

Nice display. You win if there was a contest for "deserves a Drum next".

Wow, that case is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

That is some neat tobacciana stuff. Thanks for sharing. As you might know I collect it too and really enjoy it.

I've seen some of your pictures and your collection is nothing short of amazing. Super envious of your drum tobacco box.

That is just sensational. Thanks for sharing!

Good Lord, that truly is a beautiful display. I really hope you do not part with the cabinet. It all goes so well together, and it is a special collection.

I hope you land your piece man, I really do.

I hope you get yours and Jamie gets his too. I'm not about taking other people's goals in the midst of mine, I think there's plenty to go around and some collectors who wouldn't mind parting with theirs for the right price. Good luck to you!

As for the cabinet I really like it but for what ever reason the wife doesn't care for it. I think it's beautiful. It's walnut and it smells awesome too. I don't know what if anything I would replace it with.

I love the fact that the lorillard company became a part of Duke's dynasty during that era and made the Polar bear brand. This cabinet, even though it was made in 1883, could have easily been used for decades in a store and displayed packs of tobacco that contained all the cards we collect. It's a real neat piece. Too bad the bottom glass is cracked, but it still presents well and all the hardware works flawlessly.

Here is a Drum pack on steroids. Hope it's ok to keep having some fun. ;) This display box is about 14 x 11...

I think it is beautiful. Hell, I will buy it from you haha! I do really hope you keep all of it together though. The crack in the glass is no big deal. It is awesome.

Leon, that's a badass drum box, the condition is unbelievable. I wish smokes were still 5c a pack!!

Wow that's awesome and I have never seen anything like that before!!! Thanks for sharing, at least I can picture the things I dream about now :)