n172 Old Judge Pretzels "Getzien/Cetzein" Joke Card

[Joe_G.]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Joe,

When did people start spelling the name with a "C". I noticed in the 'archive' OJ thread that you refer to the card as 'McGreachery' circa 2005/6.

The card was studied during the writing of the Old Judge book (2008-2009) and we felt it was McCreachery. Prior to this, I knew the card as McGreachery based on Lew Lipset's 19th Century encyclopedia. I would like to take a closer look at it and hope to eventually have a high resolution scan for all of us to study. This will take some time however due to owner and card locations. As has been stated several times, the "C" and "G" look nearly the same so it is easy to confuse them. More to come . . .

On a side note, we made 100s of changes and updates to previously available materials regarding the Old Judge set when we published the book. A change from McGreachery to McCreachery was not unusual given the sheer volume of other changes that were made. Many of our updates were minor such as switching order of poses for a player to match chronology of photos (Tip O'Neill - 3 different photo shoots from 3 different years) or the countless pose description changes to reflect a more consistent pose nomenclature. Many more discoveries have been made since the book, some of them being covered in short articles in OC Magazine such as the Gypsy Queen cards that constitute new poses and the discovery of Tug Wilson under the guise of Joseph Miller. I continue to study Detroit OJs in the smallest of details while Jay seems to do the same for all teams! Most of the missing poses have also been located. Its a fascinating set that is so rich in history. I'm so thankful for Goodwin & their little photographic baseball keepsakes.