Not often do we see 1932 U.S. Caramel cards.....so show us some of these cards

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

My type card has not yet been shown:

Val - Cronin's card states that he was now manager of the Senators. I know that his first year managing the Senators was 1933 when he took over for Walter Johnson. Do you know when he was actually named the manager or when Johnson was fired?

[brianp-beme]

Also Eddie Collins is identified as part owner of the Red Sox, and that his age is 45 years old. As far as I can tell, he became part owner at the time he was named vice president and general manager on February 25th, 1933. He would have been 46 years old on May 2nd, 1933. That issue date of early spring is looking pretty solid.

Brian

[brianp-beme]

Always willing to bring things down a couple of notches when it comes to visual examples. Here is a rough Ruffing and a leftover O'Doul.

Brian

[puckpaul]

Another Lefty (not canceled).

[Casey2296]

Brian, that Ruffing is so round it can be considered Colgan Chip adjacent

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Brian, that Ruffing is so round it can be considered Colgan Chip adjacent

I am hoping to eventually roll it long distances, so the rounder the better.

Brian

[Baseball Rarities]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

Also Eddie Collins is identified as part owner of the Red Sox, and that his age is 45 years old. As far as I can tell, he became part owner at the time he was named vice president and general manager on February 25th, 1933. He would have been 46 years old on May 2nd, 1933. That issue date of early spring is looking pretty solid.

Brian

Thanks for pointing that out. Yes it looks like Tom Yawkey bought the Red Sox on Feb 25, 1933 and brought along his childhood friend Eddie Collins as a part owner, General Manager, etc.

So, the earliest that the Collins card could have been produced looks to be Feb 25, 1933.

[ValKehl]

Originally Posted by Baseball Rarities

Val - Cronin's card states that he was now manager of the Senators. I know that his first year managing the Senators was 1933 when he took over for Walter Johnson. Do you know when he was actually named the manager or when Johnson was fired?

Kevin, offhand, I don't know either of these specific dates. I just now took a quick look at Hank Thomas' wonderful bio of his grandfather and found this: "At a testimonial banquet before 700 Washingtonians at the Shoreham Hotel on November 30, 1932, Walter Johnson bade farewell to the Nationals more than a quarter-century after joining the team." I would think exact dates could be found with greater research.