Where the hobby all started

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Posted By: scott

If any of you collectors wish to see where it all began. I can recommed a visit to the Duke Factory in North Carolina. Here's where the hobby all began. Placing cards in Cigarette packs. The first cards inserted into packs were not baseball. In fact if Washington Duke wasn't so religious there may have never been a baseball card hobby as the first group of insert cards were slightly dressed women. A local preacher sent a letter to Washinton Duke ( the father ) complaining about the livacious picture cards. The old man Duke told James ( the originator of insert cards in the USA ) to stop inserting these cards due to that letter and hence baseball cards took there place ( among other subjects). One suggestion though. Wait until the weather cools off as there's no air conditioning and @ 95 degree's and 100% humidity it can be a bit uncomfortable. Enjoy!