Storing T-206

[Paul S]

Penny sleeve inside a Topps-sized top loader inside a flat white card box.

[Rob D.]

Most of mine:

[Jason Carota]

I store my T210's in a binder using Ultra Pro Tobacco pages (15 pocket.)

[steve B]

All the raw cards go in sleeves in toploaders, just the regular sized ones. Then into a shoebox box.

Some more modern stuff goes the same way into a 4 row box, but they stopped making the ones that will hold the toploaders

All the graded stuff goes in here. There's more than when I took the picture, but it will be a long time before I fill it up.

Steve B

[BaseballWeirdo]

(Rob D.) That, my friend, is a thing of beauty.

I've been trying to figure out the best way to store my newly acquired homemade vintage card collection. I have packs of standard sized penny sleeves and top loaders, but the tiny (1.25" x 2") cards just get lost in there. I'll have to search out these mini top loaders and the nice case.

Thanks for the photos (Rob D & Steve B) - very inspiring.

[Runscott]

Mine are all just in tobacco sleeves (no top-loaders), stacked in a 1910-era soap box.

[Bocabirdman]

I glue mine into a vintage photo album. Two staples hold them in place while the glue dries.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

I glue mine into a vintage photo album. Two staples hold them in place while the glue dries.

That explains the Waddell

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by tonyo

That explains the Waddell

Two staples and glue couldn't come close to messing a card up as bad as Rube is. I wish I knew what actually happened to him. The guy I got him from, picked him up already twisted.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Mine are all just in tobacco sleeves (no top-loaders), stacked in a 1910-era soap box.

Does anyone know where I can buy just the tobacco sleeves without the top loaders?


My storage:
T206: Stacked raw in groups of about 20ish in those 25 ct hard plastic two piece boxes, then those placed in a wooden box/small crate type thingy that used to hold cassette tapes I think. Graded cards are in a similar box sorta like an old cheese box that I picked up for a dollar or two in an antique store.

t205 hofers: laying flat in a flat-file type cabinet with 1"-2" deep drawers. Along with the other tobacco cards in my pre-war type collection.

t207's some in the flat file, others in an inexpensive dark wood box from an antique store.

[jp1216]

Rob D. - Beautiful picture!

My father-in-law makes these boxes. Nothing is available right now.

http://www.dakotawoodcrafts.com

He's sold about 2 dozen of those 'T206' boxes and 2 dozen 'Graded Card' boxes to date. Currently he is designing a similar box to hold standard sized (3x4in) top loaders. Probably hold about 3-400 cards. I will be looking at a prototype later this week. When they are available - look for a post on Net54!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by tonyo

Does anyone know where I can buy just the tobacco sleeves without the top loaders?

I don't know - mine came with top loaders, so I have piles of tobacco top loaders lying around. If I ever purchase large raw groupings, I'll use them for shipping.

I wasn't kidding about the soapbox - because of the massive plastic slabs, people forget how little room T206s actually take up. The sleeves provide fine protection and make the cards more accessible. Also, I can store half the set in a tiny soapbox. I keep the soapbox in one of Jon's boxes, along with a pile of other raw cards.

This hobby doesn't have to cover your entire home.

[tonyo]

Originally Posted by tonyo

Does anyone know where I can buy just the tobacco sleeves without the top loaders?


My storage:
T206: Stacked raw in groups of about 20ish in those 25 ct hard plastic two piece boxes, then those placed in a wooden box/small crate type thingy that used to hold cassette tapes I think. Graded cards are in a similar box sorta like an old cheese box that I picked up for a dollar or two in an antique store.

t205 hofers: laying flat in a flat-file type cabinet with 1"-2" deep drawers. Along with the other tobacco cards in my pre-war type collection.

t207's some in the flat file, others in an inexpensive dark wood box from an antique store.

I attached pictures of my raw t206 storage and the flat file I mentioned.

[t206blogcom]

Tony - I dig the flat file cabinet; very nice! I've never seen cards displayed in that manner.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by tonyo

I attached pictures of my raw t206 storage and the flat file I mentioned.

I like it.