[Leon]

Originally Posted by oaks1912

Steve....Nice piece of ephemera, but most likely not directly related to the cards themselves.By the turn of the 20th century, Bishop manufactured crackers, candy, peanut butter, jelly, preserved fruit and NUMEROUS other food products. In fact, Bishop claimed that they were " manufacturers of the largest line of food products made by any one firm in the United States". The prospect of a kid being able to afford and tote around a one or two pound box of candy just to get one card seems impractical. Additionally, there exists a 5 cent box of chocolates that Bishop made around the time that perfectly fits a folded E-221 and most unrestored copies you see out there have the fold down the middle. Bishop made other boxes of 5 and 10 cent candies which would more likely be attributed to card distribution. Quite a bit of advertising and ephemera exists from the company as they were around for almost 50 years, prior to being absorbed by Nabisco. Their tins, crocks and jars turn up in almost every major advertising collection or sale.

Thanks for the clarification Mark....I thought the E221's were put in with a chocolate candy bar but I have never seen any packaging as a first hand account with a card.....best regards