I thought this was put to bed with Ted Z’s post of the 1909 Newark team from his Reach Guide. The link to that picture appears to be broken.
I’d love to know whether the Colgan’s Chip does, in fact, picture Joe McCarthy or somebody else, regardless of whether it was the intent of the Colgan’s Chip manufacturers to show Joe. Here’s his Pinkerton Cabinet, which doesn’t help at all…but happy to show it off:
And I’ve got the Colgan's Chip too, just in case:
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Working on the following:
HOF "Earliest" Collection (Ideal - Indiv): 250/346 (72.3%)
1914 T330-2 Piedmont Art Stamps......: 116/119 (97.5%)
Completed:
1911 T332 Helmar Stamps (180/180)
1923 V100 Willard's Chocolate (180/180)