A year of Lou Brock

[David W]

Originally Posted by Mark70Z

Is it possible to post all of the backs of your stamped Carousel discs? I'd like to see all of the locations that you have since you said you had 11 different ones. I try to get the Brooks ones when I can and it's nice to know all of the locations.

Here are the other backs I have. Please let me know of others you have that I do not have. Carousel is a mystery to me. There were apparently hundreds of stores, but very few were ever back stamped. How many do you have?

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by David W

Here are the other backs I have. Please let me know of others you have that I do not have. Carousel is a mystery to me. There were apparently hundreds of stores, but very few were ever back stamped. How many do you have?

Here are all of the different 1976 MSA Carousel stamped backs that I have. I have serious doubts about the authenticity of the Louisville, KY #427. I think someone created a bunch of the #427's recently, there is a seller on eBay that has an endless supply of them. I have read that there are up to thirty different known 1976 Carousel stamps, even one from Alaska.

[David W]

Thanks Cliff - There are a few backs there I need.

Here is the Chilly Willee disc, another fairly easy one to find.

[Mark70Z]

Not necessarily Brooks, but I think the following have not been listed:

Akron, OH
Anchorage, AK (never seen, but heard that this exists...somewhere)
Davenport, IA
Federal Way, WA
Omaha, NB
Redding, CA
Youngstown, OH

[Mark70Z]

Cliff - Thanks for posting a picture of those discs. There were a few within your picture that I had never seen before...

Great info!

[David W]

Crane potato chips - Fairly easy to find. One of a couple of the discs to replace the stars across the top with the advertisers name.

[David W]

Soft drink cup lid. I suppose there are many "variations" depending on where the straw hole is. This is one of the hardest to find. I've often wondered if this could also be faked easily, as they appear to just be a wax paper copy glued onto the lids.

[David Bender]

Here's my start at a Carousel checklist. Where info is incomplete, I haven't seen a card or scan, but have anecdotal evidence (usually an eBay listing without all the details or back scan). If you can fill in any gaps please let me know.

27
43
165 Volusia Mall Daytona Beach FL
205 Madison WI
276
359 Raleigh Springs Mall Memphis TN
403 Washington Square Mall Indianapolis IN
405 Indianapolis IN
417 Cinderella City Gold Mall Englewood CO
426 Louisville KY
427 Bashford Manor Mall Louisville KY
428 Fayette Mall Lexington KY
452
453 Fashion Square Mall Saginaw MI
454 Adrian Mall Adrian MI
456 Eastland Mall Flint MI
476
485 Mellet Mall Canton OH
526 Apache Mall Rochester MN
579 Western Mall Sioux Falls SD
585 171 East Towne Mall Madison WI
588 Towne Mall Madison WI
688 Westroads Center Omaha NE
817 Cinderella City Gold Mall Englewood CO
818 Cinderella City Blue Mall Englewood CO
912 Westminster Mall Westminster CO
913 Anaheim Plaza Anaheim CA
914 Serramonte Center Daly City CA
916 Lakewood Mall Lakewood CA
925 Orange Mall Orange CA
2760 Deptford Mall Deptford NJ
6065 Market Place Shopping Center Champaign IL
9110 Mt. Shasta Mall Redding CA
9310 Fashion Plaza West Covina CA
NNO 9549 Penn Avenue South Minneapolis MN
NNO Tastee Freez of North Aurora
Akron OH
Anchorage AK
Davenport IA
Federal Way WA
Youngstown OH

[Mark70Z]

Thanks for the listing; I added a couple to my listing. The only one that's on my list, that wasn't on yours, was Sacramento, CA. I don't have any other information on this location.

[David W]

Safelon lunch bag disc. I have seen unopened Safelon packages, but never one with Lou Brock in it. That would be kind of a "Holy Grail" kind of collectible. Safelon discs are pretty common.