Survey: Did Your Conroy Lose Its Stripes?

[sreader3]

Hi Scott, I have read a bunch of your Net54 posts and enjoyed your insights. Sometimes I log-off after posting (not as an OP) and don't respond. But if I start a thread I always follow-up. Any input on Conroy (Fielding)? Scot

[sreader3]

Scott,
My only "faction" includes those who want to improve the T206 knowledge base (which I know from reading your posts you do). I have never meant to offend you. Any error on my part is one of omission--not commission. And I have two kids at home, which limits my time on the site.
Scot

Edited to add: Please feel free to email me at sarpc at qwestoffice dot net to discuss any topic T206.

[Craig M]

Scot or is it Scott?

It appears your name has an error!

I love what you're doing and sure would like to know your theory why CONROY has two different caps. I believe the card without the black stripes is harder to find.

I have both; the card with the stripes is a SC150 #25 and the one without stripes that I have attached is a P350.

I look forward to hear your theory.

Craig

[sreader3]

I can't imagine any motive to drop the stripes in 350. Probably just a print anomaly--about which I have no particular insight. Just another T206 quirk.

[GoldenAge50s]

---is this:

From 1903 thru 1908 Wid was a NY Highlander. He started the 1909 season w/ Washington.

The picture used as basis for his T206 was a NY picture so his cap had stripes. By the time the 350 series was being produced they realized as a Washinton player he should have a cap w/ no stripes, so they simply brushed them out. Simple as that, no?

[teetwoohsix]

Originally Posted by GoldenAge50s

---is this:

From 1903 thru 1908 Wid was a NY Highlander. He started the 1909 season w/ Washington.

The picture used as basis for his T206 was a NY picture so his cap had stripes. By the time the 350 series was being produced they realized as a Washinton player he should have a cap w/ no stripes, so they simply brushed them out. Simple as that, no?

Wow !! Nice Fred, interesting theory.

I am also lacking a Conroy so cannot participate in the survey.

Sincerely, Clayton

[deadballfreaK]

Originally Posted by Craig M

Scot or is it Scott?

It appears your name has an error!

I love what you're doing and sure would like to know your theory why CONROY has two different caps. I believe the card without the black stripes is harder to find.

I have both; the card with the stripes is a SC150 #25 and the one without stripes that I have attached is a P350.

I look forward to hear your theory.

Craig

I have no idea about stripes and no stripes. What I noticed was the W written in the upper border. I've had half a dozen cards with that. Sold them all I think, but I remember a couple of them were Washington players for sure. Never occured to me that W meant Washington.

[bunst]

My Piedmont 350 has stripes

[brianp-beme]

Always willing to help when it comes to research...I have a Piedmont 150 and and a Sweet Caporal 150 factory 30, and they have both earned their stripes.

Brian

[Abravefan11]

Hi Scot -

I believe the Old Mill Conroy cards don't have stripes. I have seen two but don't own one. Maybe a board member can confirm this.

The Piedmont 350 is a good example of how there were multiple printings of Piedmont 350 cards. Those with the stripes were printed in the early part of the 350 Series and those without in the later part.

[steve B]

SC 350 F25 no stripes.

It looks like this is another one that was reworked between 150 and 350.

It's much more extensive than just the hat stripes. The later version also lost the border between the left side of the arm and the green of the field and the black edge at the top of the shoulder.

Steve B

[sreader3]

Survey results added to OP.

The split so far does seem to be a function of print timing: stripes for most of the print run and no stripes at the tail-end.

The theory offered that ALC/ATC deliberately removed the stripes in response to Conroy's team change from New York to Washington is very interesting, although if that is true one has to wonder why the stripes returned to Conroy's cap in the later issued 350/460 "With Bat" card.

Thanks to all who have participated.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by sreader3

Hi Scott, I have read a bunch of your Net54 posts and enjoyed your insights. Sometimes I log-off after posting (not as an OP) and don't respond. But if I start a thread I always follow-up. Any input on Conroy (Fielding)? Scot

I think I got thin-skinned during that period about 1.5 years ago. It was difficult to make out what was going on.

No, I'm kind of surprised that I never noticed a 'no stripes' version before. I'll have to go back and check my old images.