100th anniversary of T201's....show and/or tell us of your cards

[tedzan]

Hey guys, some of these T201's came out of MECCA packs from the tobacco plant in New York City (Factory #30).
Other T201's came out of MECCA packs from the tobacco plant in Rochester, New York (Factory #649).

My T201 set of 103 cards (includes an extra Chance/Evers, Johnson/Street, & Crawford/Cobb) have 48 cards with
Factory #649 backs and 5 cards with Factory #30 backs.
Another T201 set has 47 cards with Factory #649 backs and 3 cards with Factory #30 backs.

I'm curious, if this Factory's distribution is typical for these T201 cards ?

Please check out your cards and tell us what you have ? ?

Thanks for your time and effort on this survey.


TED Z

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey guys, some of these T201's came out of MECCA packs from the tobacco plant in New York City (Factory #30).
Other T201's came out of MECCA packs from the tobacco plant in Rochester, New York (Factory #649).

My T201 set of 103 cards (includes an extra Chance/Evers, Johnson/Street, & Crawford/Cobb) have 48 cards with
Factory #649 backs and 5 cards with Factory #30 backs.
Another T201 set has 47 cards with Factory #649 backs and 3 cards with Factory #30 backs.

I'm curious, if this Factory's distribution is typical for these T201 cards ?

Please check out your cards and tell us what you have ? ?

Thanks for your time and effort on this survey.


TED Z

Ted,

Thanks for the clarification. I just assumed the Rochester plant produced both cig. packs as well as printed cards. And did this likely hold for T206 also? Your answer suggest that is the case. I did not realize cards were printed at one place and then shipped to another factory for insertion into packs.

[tedzan]

Mike W

Yes, American Litho. researched, designed, and printed virtually all the T-cards from 1909 - 1917 (with the exception of T207's and T216's). The
founder of the American Tobacco Co. (J. B. Duke) and the founder of American Litho. (J. Knapp) were very close friends and business associates
in New York City. The American Litho. building still stands on South Park Ave and 19th Street.

The various Tobacco factory's (#25, 30, 42, 649, etc.) manufactured only tobacco products. They did not have the artists, printers, presses, etc.
to have produced BB cards. The cards were shipped by rail to each Factory to be inserted into their cigarette packs.


TED Z