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Originally Posted by G1911
In general, we really need more document based research; there's a ton of hobby myths that just are accepted as true because that's what X authority or Y authority said.
In my similar projects for pre-war boxing cards, I have found that what is said is usually not supported by documents from the period when they surface and something else is actually true. I have a lot more faith in primary source evidence than what people say at great remove from the events - I am not arguing against your finding here at all, just pointing out that it does not align with the longstanding hobby story about the boxing set. That's precisely why I love genuine primary source research being shared - it points to the truth instead.
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I didn't think you were arguing against it, just wanted to provide a bit more context of the support for it. Agreed about the value of primary source research!