Hi Laurie, you found an interesting Tendler card, no question. I bet the submitter interpreted Lew's _lack of number_ as a primary reason for picking W529-6.
Adam Warshaw set the path for W529 subsets and shows W529s alongside many others on his "Boxing Card Strip Gallery" page.
https://imageevent.com/exhibitman/en...rabiliaforsale
Here's what to expect for W529 Tendler cards, to the best of my knowledge.
* W529-1: #5, Lew faces left, handwritten name, blue background, ©IFC on image
* W529-2: #5, Lew faces right, handwritten name, blue background, reverse ©IFC on image
* W529-3: #6, Lew faces right, handwritten name, blue background, reverse ©IFC on image
* W529-4: #55, Lew faces left, typeset name, red/blue ink, ©IFC on image
* W529-5: #55, Lew faces right, typeset name, red/blue ink, reverse ©IFC on image
* W529-6: "big head," no #, hand drawn, name on image, darker "jewel" colors, no ©
* W529-7: "big head," no #, hand drawn, name on image, lighter "pastel" colors, no ©
* W529-8: no #, Lew faces left, name on image, orange/blue ink, no ©
Notice _your_ Lew Tendler has its own, different characteristics.
* No #, Lew faces right, handwritten name, bright red background, no © mark
I _have_ seen similar characteristics on these contemporary strip sets and have long wondered about the "missing" strip of ten numbers between them.
* Hollywood actors #1-20 (bright colors, handwritten names, no ©)
* W522 baseball #31-50 (bright colors, handwritten names, no ©)
My research points to one company, Universal Toy & Novelty Co., printing a variety of strip card subjects and baseball, boxing, and Hollywood make up the majority of their output. It's possible your Tendler's part of a strip that fills a gap between WUNC Hollywood #1-20 and W522 baseball #31-50, which would put it outside W529s altogether, at least as cataloged by grading companies. Since it lacks a clear number, that's conjecture based on its other similarities.
This page from my blog proposes the sequence for those strips. See if you think Tendler fits their mold. Would be great to fill that gap!
https://www.number5typecollection.co...y-company.html
UPDATE: Looks like Adam responded while I was typing, so adding one more comment. He's seen such a broad range, best to go with what he says. I remain _hopeful_ you found something new that connects a gap seen between other sets.