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Posted By: scott brockelman

regardless of issue date, which IS probably turn of the century 1900, this piece is nothing more than a victorian trade card. a very common merchant item from the 1880's thru 1910 era, heavy paper stock in assorted sizes with the merchants location and products advertised. very common in many, many products of the era.

one need not do much research to find many others that carried baseball caricatures and even used names of major league players in decades prior. by the time this one was produced a litho of wagner in a louisville uniform was available and placed on the ad.

NOT a baseball card as we know them today, nor was it a packaged premium for buying the product as were old judges, mayos, etc of the 19th century, but strictly an advertising piece that was probably distributed from his store.

scott