T206 - My only hangup...

[mferronibc]

Ok, so I recently posted about my new found appreciation of T206 cards. What I particularly like best honestly is that barring about 5 players (who I will likely never be able to afford anyway) I don't know who any of these guys are and can focus solely on the pure aesthetics and color palettes of the cards themselves which seem to all have around the same value anyway.

That being said, the more I read about the set and get more excited about beginning a collection, one thing has just kinda bugged me. Part of the joy of owning post-war vintage cards for me has been knowing that that exact card - a Clemente, Aaron, etc. may have been a kid's prized possession - up on his dresser his entire childhood as an homage to one of his heroes which I can relate to. As these cards were made for kids by candy companies, there is a more romanticized notion that these cards were treasured by previous owners and that I am owning a piece of that history as well. By the sheer fact that T206 cards were made for cigarette and tobacco pouches, it seems inherent that they were owned and collected by adults (although maybe some taken home and given to kids I suppose). In general though, baseball at the turn of the century probably was more of an adult spectator sport (at least as far as most of the old footage showing the stands would indicate) as opposed to a "family friendly" game which it became more after the wars and suburban migration, TV sets, marketing to kids, etc.

I guess my question is, does this aspect of these otherwise very appealing cards bother anyone else at all?