1908-09 BB card Wars....RAMLY vs American Caramel

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Posted By: Ted Zanidakis

Hey guys, BB cards sheets were configured as a function of the printer's press track width.

Here are some of the printing press track widths that I'm familiar with......


Track...........BB card Co.
width

19-inch.......American Lithograph Co....possible sheet array = 12 cards across x ? rows

16-inch.......Goudey (1933-38).......24-card sheets (6 across x 4 rows)

17-inch.......Leaf (1949)................49-card sheet (7 cards across x 7 rows)

38-inch.......Bowman (1948-52)......72-card sheets (18 cards across x 4 rows)

43-inch.......Bowman (1953-55)......64-card sheets (16 cards across x 4 rows)

28.5-inch....Topps (1952-56).........100-card sheets (10 cards across x 10 rows)

28.5-inch....Topps (1957-90's).......132 (or 110) card sheets (11 cards across x 12, or 10 rows)


So, with the RAMLY cards having a 2-inch width....,it is any one's guess how the 121 cards were
configured on their printed sheets.

Perhaps, some one on this forum has a picture or an actual sheet of Ramly cards ?


TED Z