T206 DRUM guide and UPDATED checklist

[DerekMichael]

Cool thread Mr. Z. I love those Drums!

I know have seen a couple of Evers (CHI), but it was well out of my budget.

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by DerekMichael

Cool thread Mr. Z. I love those Drums!

I know have seen a couple of Evers (CHI), but it was well out of my budget.

Hey Derek

Nice to hear from you. Tell your Dad that I will be calling him early next week.

Best regards,

TED Z

[Craig M]

Philadelphia Ted,

You are a hard guy to track down. Can I please have your attention and forgive me if this is not the thread to ask but are you still set on T206 sheets that consist of 12 cards wide?

I recently purchased a card of Walter Johnson (Por) that has a Sweet Caporal 350 #30 reverse with the Factory 30 anomaly at the bottom of the card.

My question for you is (just speculation): How many of these Factory anomalies were printed on a sheet?

Craig

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by Craig M

Philadelphia Ted,

You are a hard guy to track down. Can I please have your attention and forgive me if this is not the thread to ask but are you still set on T206 sheets that consist of 12 cards wide?

I've always thought that the T206's were printed on sheets comprised of 12 cards across a row by N number of rows. For example sheets as large as 108 cards (9 rows
of 12 cards each). If you do a SEARCH you will see that I have posted numerous threads on Net54 regarding my theory. It is logically based on the standard (18" x 24")
size sheets of cardboard of that era....lithographic printing press track widths (18" or 19")....and, the factor 12 is congruent with the Series structure of the T206 set.

Originally Posted by Craig M

I recently purchased a card of Walter Johnson (Por) that has a Sweet Caporal 350 #30 reverse with the Factory 30 anomaly at the bottom of the card.

My question for you is (just speculation): How many of these Factory anomalies were printed on a sheet?

Craig

I've only seen #25 or #30. These numbers 25 or 30 coincide with the Sweet Cap Factory number of the cards printed on the sheet. The number was most likely printed
on the edge of the sheet so that the jobber (who cut down the sheets and packaged the cards) at American Lithographic could at a quick glance identify which Sweet
Caporal tobacco factory to ship the cards to.


TED Z

[Craig M]

Sir,

I appreciate your valued response and I received the info that I was looking for so that my research can continue.

Respectfully yours,

Craig M.

[DerekMichael]

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey Derek

Nice to hear from you. Tell your Dad that I will be calling him early next week.

Best regards,

TED Z

Sounds good. Don't be a stranger Mr. Z!