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Originally Posted by tedzan
Manny
First, I have to correct you......The factories DID NOT produce the T206 cards. These cards were designed and printed at the American Lithographic Co. in NYC.
Then shipped to the various Tobacco factories to be inserted in their respective Cigarette brand packs.
2nd....here is the answer to your question......
Factory 6 in Middleton, Ohio
Factory 25 in Richmond, Virginia
Factory 30 in New York City
Factory 33 in Wilson, North Carolina
Factory 42 in Durham, North Carolina
Factory 649 in Rochester, New York
TED Z
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Ted,
I found an excerpt from the book "The Card: Collectors, Con Men, and the True Story of History's Most Desired Baseball Card" by Michael O'Keeffe (don't know who that is): "The Cards were
printed at seven factories in New York, Ohio, Virginia, and North Carolina...The Gretzky 206 Wagner was imprinted with "Factory 25, 24 Dist. VA.," indicating that the Wagner cards were made at Factory 25 in Virginia. According to T206 historian Scot A. Reader, the vast majority of the Piedmont cards and cigarettes were
made at Factory 25." (p. 33)
This information also carries over to the Wikipedia entry for the Wagner card.