Serious T206 Guys

[bbcard1]

So far as the cancer goes, my dad died of lung cancer and I miss him, but there are a lot of other factors that may have conceivably made those cigarettes safer...like no additives in the tobacco, less processed paper, and whatever in the hell they put in the filters. With other factors in turn of the century life a lot of those guys never lived to be old enough to get lung cancer. And even if they hadn't I don't think any of them would still be around today. It is interest and we will never know because even if the data had been collected, and it wasnt, it would have almost certainly been corrupted by the tobacco companies.

As to the cabinet, its is neat. If I had a place to put it, I might think about it. I think it is reasonably priced and will pretty much always hold its value. I don't even think you could have a replica built from the ground up for much less unless you were handy with wood.

[iwantitiwinit]

For some reason that doesnt look like a period piece to me. It wouldnt surprise me if it was a repro.

[Runscott]

Here's my disclaimer, before the passive aggressive use this thread as an excuse to crawl up on their pedestals.

Disclaimer: I do collect T206's, which were used to advertise cigarettes; however, I don't feel that collecting them encourages cigarette use, as the cigarettes they advertised have already been used, and you can no longer get baseball cards packaged with tobacco products.

Lung cancer is a horrible disease - if Honus Wagner did, in fact, have his image pulled from the T206 set because he didn't want people buying cigarettes because of the cards, or because they thought that the players pictured on the cards were endorsing them, I can completely understand.

[t206blogcom]

Looks like someone put in an offer and the seller accepted it.

Who's the lucky new owner??

[Matthew H]

The item is sold now. The glass on the left and right sides look original. I can't tell on the top and front.

[ullmandds]

You don't need a crystal Ball To have foreseen the item selling quickly Once it was outed!?

[freakhappy]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

You don't need a crystal Ball To have foreseen the item selling quickly Once it was outed!?

Oh boy...here we go again

[ullmandds]

I didnt mean to go there...just the facts!