BOWMAN artists
Warren Bowman and George Moll were very close business associates in the late 1930's to mid 1950's. Bowman had the Trademark for his popular BLONY
bubble gum (circa 1935). George Moll operated an Advertising Agency in Abington, PA. George employed 12 professional artists and they did the artwork
for all the GUM, Inc. and BOWMAN sports and non-sports cards from 1938 - 1955. The lead (senior) artist was Charlie Steinbacher.
I interviewed George Moll at his home in 1981 for a BB card article that I was writing for Bob Lemke's Baseball Cards magazine. Mr. Moll was in his 80's at
that time, but he still was as enthusiastic as a young kid talking and showing me a lot of the artwork, uncut sheets of 1950's BB and FB cards, and his BB
card collection which started with the 1933 Goudey set. A very gracious and fine gentleman.
TED Z
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