New E254 Colgan's discovery

[nebboy]

Very nice - it's that kind of thing many of us hope for in our collecting endless searches.

[vintagewhitesox]

John, great story!


Your determination to finishing this set is amazing.

Thanks for the info on 208s!

[edhans]

Congrats on the fascinating discovery.

[Kingcobb]

John very cool discovery. Thanks for sharing. Daryl

[Jaybird]

Hey John,

Wondering since they were produced in Louisville, could they have been a test run and therefore at the beginning rather than the end of the run? Or what reasoning did you use for the theory that he would have been at the end of the run? Is the "208" series known to be at the end of the run?

[rsst206]

Congrats John on the awesome find.

[Myachelydra]

Originally Posted by Jaybird

Hey John,

Wondering since they were produced in Louisville, could they have been a test run and therefore at the beginning rather than the end of the run? Or what reasoning did you use for the theory that he would have been at the end of the run? Is the "208" series known to be at the end of the run?

A couple of the players known with 208 backs were with their team only during the 1911 season...E254's were discontinued sometime in Spring of 1911.

My other 208 is Elmer Flick (Toledo). Flick played in Toledo during the 1911 season. He was with Cleveland in 1910.

[nolemmings]

Didn't Kroh himself not play with Louisville until 1911? If so is it possible the 208 series were issued, in part, in 1912, when Kroh returned to Louisville but also spent time in the Bigs-- with the company unsure of his team status? Why issue a second card of Kroh in 1911 when there was no team change or pose change? BTW Flick would still have been with Toledo in 1912.