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Posted By: Mark Macrae

Hi Leon,
Congrats on picking up the Calarab box. Bishop & Company manufactured and distributed a number of different types of food products, from Candy and Crackers to preserves, dried fruit and peanut butter. The cards were distributed in their 5 cent box of candy (they sold several varieties) . 1912 was the year before they expanded their production capacity. The following year they opened their third factory (In downtown San Diego....the building is STILL standing, at least as of October when I last drove by it). The preserves and candied fruit were distributed much further than their candy and crackers. While I highly doubt that Bishop cards were ever distributed with this product .... What kid would buy figs over chocolate ?!! .... it's still a great companion piece... Mark