Diamond Dust punchboards - to punch or not to punch?

GehrigFan · #1 09-30-2014, 05:48 PM

I've never heard of cards coming in the punch holes, either, but then again, I have no idea what else the DiMaggio "card" is that the OP pictured. That would be awesome if the cards really are rolled up inside.

Two things:

1) Not that is is easy to get access to one, but what if a person knew a doctor with an x-ray machine in his office. Would that reveal something inside of the holes underneath the metal punches?

2) If the OP DOES decide to punch the holes and find out, PLEASE do so on video and post the results for everyone to see. Even if there is nothing inside, if you punch out all the holes on camera, it owuld provide some strong evidence that there is nothing inside. And if you DID find something inside, there may be a little run on unused punch board games shortly thereafter :-)

Mark

Exhibitman · #2 09-30-2014, 06:05 PM

I'd love to get to the bottom of the origin of the set. The cards share images with the Salutations Exhibits from 1939-47. They are on paper that shows evidence of having been tightly folded and have numbers on the back [more on these below]. Here is a better view of one front:

They are not on the same paper as is on the front of the punchboard shown, though the design is the same.

Here is a small [6 x 8 x 1/2] DD board with a slip of paper I punched out of it. The paper was tightly folded into a small tubular shape as you can see from the ridges across its face. The big black number was meant to match with the three digit codes on the players depicted [this one #563 happened not to match a player; it was a losing punch]; the red numbers are the serial number of the board, so you could not stockpile old slips and switch them. I suspect that the reason there is a number on the back of my card is precisely that; it was a serial # of the board meant to tie the winning punch to the board so it could not be reused.

How thick is the punchboard with the cards depicted?

GasHouseGang · #3 09-30-2014, 06:07 PM

Couldn't that "card" just be hand-cut off the punch board? It sure looks a lot like those cards that are around the front of the second board shown.

cincicards · #4 09-30-2014, 07:49 PM

Here are a few boards that I had once upon a time, plus a couple of pages from a punchboard catalog and a card.

punch1.jpg punch2.jpg

punch3.jpg

cat1.jpg cat2.jpg

photo.JPG photo2.JPG

JoeDfan · #5 09-30-2014, 08:02 PM

My Joe DiMaggio SGC Authentic(?) card looks to be made of cigarette paper or something, and I can easily see where it might have been rolled up.
However, my card is 1" exactly in diameter, but the board is only 3/4" in diameter. I think for the moment, I will NOT punch it out; but if I change my mind, I promise that I will film the whole thing!
Thanks everyone for the information; although now I must admit, I am more curious about these cards then when I started!

1880nonsports · #6 09-30-2014, 10:23 PM

too big for the scanner

edjs · #7 10-01-2014, 01:00 AM

For what it is worth, the Standard Catalog says the 1940 Diamond Dust Punchboard cards were rolled up inside the punchboard. It has a nice description about the 1940 only, and mentions that earlier and later Diamond Dust punchboard cards are uncatalogued.

Ed

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