S81 Silks - Some Updates from a Coupon

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in the mid 1990's I contacted someone named Scott Jaimet (RIP) - a picker at the time (later joining Mastro and/or Oser) - and purchased 3 large leather premiums he said he had found in a broken frame which he claimed was original to the pieces. Wish I had asked him to send it.

As for the silk dates - in one form or another the production and distribution of silks and similar premiums/inserts continued through 1916.

BTW - there are a couple of variations for the larger coupon you referenced and for the truly anal - a variety of colors!

adding a few further comments - no, I've never seen the premiums under glass. Bottom left corner of the coupons have the issuance dates. The framing for such an item would likely have been quite cheaply manufactured similar to what was used in their other promotions like that found with the Turkish Trophies advertising pieces or Zira examples where the silk is falling from the pack....... Like the snake oil salesmen of yesteryear and the eBay seller of today - there was a lot of "poetic license" in use.