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Posted By: Scott Gross

It kind of blows my mind that "we" don't know how a caramel card was packaged. I mean, it was ONLY 90-100 years ago. Generation-wise, that's not too long ago. My example is my maternal grandfather was born in 1896. So in 1909-11 he was of the age of probably buying both cigarettes and caramel's. He was from Philadelphia, were most of the caramels originated, and was a big sportsman. He died in 1975 when I was 15. I was old enough to collect e-cards, but didn't. I just can't believe someone, somewhere, at sometime didn't own a e-card in the 1970's, who didn't go up to a 70-80 year old guy (or gal), and say: "Hey, remember these cards ??" And get everything you would like to know about them. Maybe it's just me.

Also, I would almost argue that the was something (paper, wax-paper) between the caramel and the card. Sure there are cards with caramel stains, but most (in my experience) do NOT have caramel stains.

And, what about those #%@&* strip cards. They're cut or ripped to shreds, but hardly do you see a crease. I own a intact five card with no creases and have seen 10,12,20 card intact sheets with NO creases. Didn't they have to fold them to package them ???!!!!????

Oh, and another unanswerable:

"One, two, three, four ... Who are we for ?? .... Rutgers ... Rutgers .... Yeah" -- Mr. Magoo

Not everyone in America could speak his mind:



Robeson of Rutgers