Pre "The Other War"

[jingram058]

Production-wise, WW1 or "The Great War" or "The World War" or "The War To End All Wars" had virtually no effect in the US. What was significantly affected was transportation; the railroads were mobilized under national control by the US Railroad Administration. That proved to be unmitigatedly disastrous up into the 1920s. There were some shortages, but things like paper, cardboard, cards...those things were unaffected.

[Steve D]

Another thing to keep in mind, in addition to the shorter duration of US involvement in WWI, is the fact that in WWI, the US did not face the threat of actual attack. It was 10 years before Charles Lindbergh proved the Atlantic Ocean could be crossed by an airplane, and ships weren't really a long-range threat.

WWII proved, via the attack on Pearl Harbor, that trans-oceanic attacks were possible, and German U-boats (submarines) were encountered off the US east coast. Also, the Germans were developing the V-2 rocket that could reach North America. That, and the longer duration of the war, necessitated the paper drives and everything else that served to curtail wartime card production.


Steve

[edjs]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Another thing to keep in mind, in addition to the shorter duration of US involvement in WWI, is the fact that in WWI, the US did not face the threat of actual attack. It was 10 years before Charles Lindbergh proved the Atlantic Ocean could be crossed by an airplane, and ships weren't really a long-range threat.

WWII proved, via the attack on Pearl Harbor, that trans-oceanic attacks were possible, and German U-boats (submarines) were encountered off the US east coast. Also, the Germans were developing the V-2 rocket that could reach North America. That, and the longer duration of the war, necessitated the paper drives and everything else that served to curtail wartime card production.


Steve

The V2 had a range of 200 miles.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by edjs

The V2 had a range of 200 miles.

That may be, but it was only a matter of time before Wernher von Braun and his team perfected it. They did make the V-2, the first man-made object to leave Earth's atmosphere.

Steve

[birdman42]

Originally Posted by Steve D

That may be, but it was only a matter of time before Wernher von Braun and his team perfected it. They did make the V-2, the first man-made object to leave Earth's atmosphere.

Steve

"Once they go up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department," said Werner von Braun.
---Tom Lehrer

[AustinMike]

Originally Posted by birdman42

"Once they go up, who cares where they come down?
That's not my department," said Werner von Braun.
---Tom Lehrer

Ahh, Professor Tom Lehrer. Who can forget such classics as "Be Prepared," "Poisoning Pigeons in the Park," "The Irish Ballad," ...

[darkhorse9]

So, if there is a definite break in card production due to the war , why isn't "preWWI" considered a collecting subset?


We see to only live in a two world market. There is such a difference in cards from 1988-1911 at least that there should be a separate qualifier for that at least.