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identify7Leon, it was not my intent to cloud the issue. In my thinking it is clear, although I am sure that not everyone agrees.
My sole point is that Burdick already has established catagories in which product oriented cards, possibly including: Witmors (3 types), Leader Theater, Holsum (2 types), Haffners, Gasslers, Gertenrich, Herpolsheimer, and others could be placed; if applicable.
The applicability refers to whether the cards were included as an insert (which would qualify the card as a D, E, etc.), a stand alone product (ie. a w-), a hand out freebie much like the trade cards from the 19th century, or something else.
In my opinion, attempting to read Burdick's "various sets" as intended to be a catch all for the issues which have been cited in this thread, is debatable. I think that catagorizing each non-freebie trade card by its supplier may be worthy of additional consideration.