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Butch & Co.Hi again -- thought we might have gotten more feedback on this already, but Dan and Frank, your insights are much appreciated.
Didn't want to prejudice any estimates by giving out too much information, but the cards are (of course) from a game set, produced by an obscure (haven't found a single thing about them) company that once dwelt in Washington DC. You'd think they might have put a "W" instead of a "P" on the batter's cap, but there it is. There is a Cobbiness to the image, now that you mention it...
Indeed the game could have been made at any point later than the images suggest, but we're quite satisfied -- based on the graphics, typography, and type of paper used for the box, cards, rules, paper playing field, and additional paperwork (and the obvious severe wear and tear) -- that the game is authentic to sometime around WWI, give or take a decade. We were just hoping the details depicted in the unis and equipment could provide a more precise "no-older-than" date.
Thanks again for the input!
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