T206 Distribution? Where'd they go, and when?

[jimivintage]

Ok, so I looked around t206resource.com and some other places, but can't get the answers I'm looking for. Can some people jump in on a conversation here on the following:

1) I know the t206s were distributed/produced between 1909-11, but did certain factories jump on board later during that range? For example, perhaps Lenox didn't until 1910 and Drum in 1911? (I randomly chose those companies and years.) So, for someone obtaining a RC...and is psycho, like I can be, and would rather have the Sweet Caporal because they may have started their production a few months earlier than say Piedmont, that might be of interest. Ideas on this?

2) Obviously, Drum, Lenox, Carolina Brights, Ty Cobb backs, etc. are rarer, but can we talk a little about how they were distributed? I know Polar Bear was produced here in Ohio....Middletown to be exact, but could I expect to find more of these cards locally than say someone living a few states away? (Forget eBay for right now.) If I had been a collector during that era living in Ohio, might I have not had cards distributed from Virginia? I'm guessing some of these distributors were sending cigarette packs all over the country, but surely some were not.

3) Could I expect to see more players from say Cleveland, Detroit, etc. on a Polar Bear back, considering the company was from here? Were some of these companies more heavy on the local players? It seems rather random to me.

I didn't go into too much research at all on the third question there. I'm hoping for some good conversation out of this, and perhaps some insight from some of the guys on here who have put in their time on the subject.

Take care all!