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Originally Posted by Lucas00
Horrible fake in my opinion. Comparing to a known real example I don't see any way this is real. The texture looks almost like leather, and the image quality is very poor. Two things we see on fake cards, weird texture, poor image quality.
Edit: Just noticed the White and red stripes on the border. That seems to be a complete fantasy addition. All of the examples I see are just one big Gray rectangle.
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I am in possession of this advertisement. This looks off because it was found next to leaking cans of oil and varnish. The staining has dulled the color and has given the piece a glossy finish. The warehouse this was found in was an old Detroit A&P grocery store that ended up as a TruValue in the 80s. That store closed and the building was used as a warehouse. This was found in an attic area of that warehouse as well as a lot of porcelain signs and early 20th century displays around 2015. A friend of mine bought everything in the building and found this when cleaning it out. He didn't know what it was and threw it in the bottom of a box which caused the creases. He decided to clean out his inventory recently, found it, and asked me to find out info on it. I did my research and unfortunately did not find much besides the Mathewson sold in 2017. I recently had this confirmed as an early 20th century lithograph by a local art gallery. Microscopic images were taken and sent to Heritage Auctions. Joe Orlando invited us to bring it to Chicago for the National Sports Card Convention. So look for this advertisement to show up in Heritage's Display this July in Chicago!