Holmes to Homes Bakery

[Jaybird]

Hey Guys,

Still hunting through old newspapers and found this cool ad for Holmes to Homes Bakery cards. see bottom right corner for baseball card offer. This is from The Washington Times May 3, 1916.

[DixieBaseball]

Jay - Nice ad piece... I recall a few years back when the Joe Jackson Holmes to Homes card surfaced, a lot of folks were asking the question was it real !? At that point, I think a lot of the collecting community was still in the dark on the Holmes to Homes ad back on the M101's...

Thanks for sharing - JJ

[Jaybird]

Thanks, I read that in the archives... Good to know it has some interest. However, I don't want to attract too much interest in that hopes that maybe one will slip by on ebay

Now, how bout someone show one?? Leon?

[Rob D.]

 

[nolemmings]

Thanks Jaybird, I had not seen that ad before. Interesting that the ad is in May, when m101-5 had already transformed into m101-4. Also interesting that the cards may have been inserted only in the double loaf, not the nickel loaf. I of course would love to see that "circular" referenced in the ad. Finally, it's interesting to see that there was a redemption program in place, although at only one card per loaf, it seems unlikely that many turned in the entire 200 for their prize.

Here's an ad from 1910, also from the Washington Times.

[oldjudge]

Todd-For one person to get enough cards for all the uniforms would have been very tough, but it could have been a team project. They could have had drives to outfit the local youth team. With 10+ families working together, maybe consuming a loaf of bread every day or every other day, and assuming not a lot of duplication, it could be accomplished. This says a lot about why the cards are so scarce.