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Pat R 07-21-2023 02:00 PM
The first Wagner?
 
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August 13 1909 The Atlanta Journal

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ullmandds 07-21-2023 02:02 PM
How cool!!! $2 for a cobb…crazy!!

atx840 07-21-2023 02:48 PM
Very cool Pat, some fun articles out there. Aug 17, 1909

https://i.imgur.com/TJQCsCp.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/VeW3k6l.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/Man2x5x.jpg

GasHouseGang 07-21-2023 03:07 PM
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They mentioned that the boys used to collect tobacco tags before the baseball cards were introduced. I had never heard of this area of collecting. Apparently, they were first introduced in the United States in the mid-1800s. They were small metal discs used to label and seal tobacco tins from the mid-to-late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here's a picture. I guess I just learned something new about something old. :D

Rhotchkiss 07-21-2023 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted by ullmandds (Post 2357634)
How cool!!! $2 for a cobb…crazy!!
And fifty Cobbs for a Wagner, meaning a Wagner was $100; although the offer was apparently turned down and likely a smart move because today a Wagner is worth well more than 50 Cobbs, even the green ones.

JollyElm 07-21-2023 03:45 PM
Just when you had the impression that people didn't know or care about the dangers of tobacco long ago, you have this...

“Is any concern selling these coffin-tacks warranted in making this tempting bait to the children?”

gabrinus 07-21-2023 05:24 PM
cool
 
Cool thread guys...Jerry

brianp-beme 07-22-2023 01:06 AM
That is so cool that Wagner is identified as being a tough card, and the article even has a cartoon celebrating this. Nice digging job Pat!

Brian

Oscar_Stanage 07-22-2023 04:33 AM
Cobbs selling for $2…
Does anyone know what that is in todays dollars?
What was the cost of the cigarette packs?

Pat R 07-22-2023 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Oscar_Stanage (Post 2357753)
Cobbs selling for $2…
Does anyone know what that is in todays dollars?
What was the cost of the cigarette packs?
Just shy of $70
Most cigarettes were 5 cents a pack in 1909

Pat R 07-22-2023 12:13 PM
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A Magazine clip about Roy Fisher who at the time was one of the kids collecting, trading and buying the cards including a Wagner.

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brianp-beme 07-23-2023 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Pat R (Post 2357847)
A Magazine clip about Roy Fisher who at the time was one of the kids collecting, trading and buying the cards including a Wagner.

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Another great article Pat mentioning T206 Wagner (a good possibility, though it might be referring to one of Wagner E-cards).

Most likely this magazine was from Louisville, not only because of the shown T210 cards of players from Kentucky, but both addresses in the article popped up as existing in Louisville.

Brian

Gary Dunaier 07-23-2023 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang (Post 2357643)
They mentioned that the boys used to collect tobacco tags before the baseball cards were introduced. I had never heard of this area of collecting. Apparently, they were first introduced in the United States in the mid-1800s. They were small metal discs used to label and seal tobacco tins from the mid-to-late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here's a picture. I guess I just learned something new about something old. :D
Everything old is new again... :eek:

https://www.sickchirpse.com/wp-conte...17/04/Pogs.jpg


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