Posted By:
Alan O'ConnorHi Randy-
I collect only Sacramento baseball items, but that does include the Hughes Frozens. The Old Cardboard website does have a good basic description of the set. Of course, the set only includes Sacramento Solons players from the 1940 season and the one pictured above is Mel Wasley. I have 14 of the 20 (need Almada, Asbell, Handley, King, McLaughlin & Riel)and can supply some scans if you want. At that time local ice cream producer Max Hughes sold ice cream bars--vanilla dipped in chocolate--at Cardinal Field. The cards were put right inside the paper wrapper next to the bars. Since it does get hot in Sacramento during baseball season, most of the cards have the characteristic brown chocolate stain! I have a friend who swears they also produced bars dipped in orange and some cards may have an orange stain--however I've yet to see one.
Alan