The Roaring Twenties?

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Ian - For the most part BW photo cards (besides OJ) don't do anything for me. Does anyone know why cards had such a dramatic change in appearance during that decade?

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

Ian - For the most part BW photo cards (besides OJ) don't do anything for me. Does anyone know why cards had such a dramatic change in appearance during that decade?

I felt exactly the same until I got my first couple. I was roped in by early Ruth's/Gehrigs and fallen in love with them since. Give it time, you may get sucked in like me.

I'll defer to other board experts as to why there was not much color in these 20's sets, but will venture to guess it may relate the development of cameras and their ability to capture action shots more clearly than in the past (as compared with long held/posed faux action shots in OJ era). Seems to me this style of B/W set, with action shots started in the teens (T202, E135, etc) and carried into the '20s. Maybe these were considered more "modern" than the early T and E style artwork.

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

Ian - For the most part BW photo cards (besides OJ) don't do anything for me. Does anyone know why cards had such a dramatic change in appearance during that decade?

More food coloring needed for all the cheap speakeasy hooch!

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

More food coloring needed for all the cheap speakeasy hooch!

I hope this was the case.

[vintagehofrookies]

the 20's have actually been one of my favorite periods for cards as I love the Exhibits, caramel's and HOF rookie's that the era produced.