What was this Mathewson Tuxedo Card?

[Jaybird]

Doesn't look quite right to me either. THe font on the front looks too new? I know it is a Times serif font, but something about it looks like computer generated work.

Also, this has been discussed in other threads in the archives.

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=81819

Seems to be saying that there never were Tuxedo cards per se but only ads which were pasted onto heavy cardboard stock. This looks like some newer version of the same priniciple, but in my mind looks like it is created from on Illustrator or some similar computer program.

[Leon]

My educated guess is a paper ad cut out and glued onto cardboard. If it's not paid for yet, I would just ask not to....there's my 2 cents. (*if real I would have been many multiples above that top bid) regards

[autograf]

Fake..............

[Matthew H]

Greg, the thing that threw me off was the color of the card stock. It looks sponge-painted brown. That, in my experience, always means fake. If you already paid for it, you might as well look at it. Return shipping doesn't cost much, just make sure you have tracking#. I had to use eBay buyer protection for the first time recently and I was impressed. I had the money in my PayPal within two days of delivery.

[nolemmings]

Looks very fake to me. In addition to the above, I am generally very suspicious of a card that shows surface wear and noticeable discoloration, yet retains clean crisp corners and edges.

[Bridwell]

I have quite a few Tuxedo Tobacco ads from magazines and newspapers. I've never seen a 'card' anything like this. It looks like a home-made card from an image from the newspaper ads. I don't think it is vintage.

[Bob Lemke]

Tuxedo Matty f.jpgTuxedo Matty b.jpg

[nebboy]

I bid on that card but very low - I researched it for a couple of hours but didn't find anything. My only thought was the dots line screen of the looked like maybe 115 dots per/in so it may from a newspaper ad. Also the words on back started to close to edge. So theres a chance that card didn't start out as a front back design. With all that, its a nice looking piece - you'll be able to tell alot more when you can hold it. Hope it works out for you.