[1880nonsports]

point well taken Jerry :-) Now as to the boxes - Does the first box have the same factory/district info as the second one you've shown? They seem to be different. My first step - even though you didn't ask me :-) would be to try and date the first clam shell while trying to match the factory info with any of the baseball related issues. There was quite a bit of "cross-pollination" within the ATC of their inserts and premium issues. I have gift slip banding in a couple of different styles on my Helmar and other packs. Also popular were the "see that this package....." type banding strips so I imagine this process went on for a significant period of time. In terms of a few NS premiums I believe some were inserted or offered well into 1916 and perhaps even a year or two beyond that.