T206 coolest looking pose /name

[swarmee]

After seeing the names of players in T206 and the ones in the T175 Heroes of the Spanish (American) War set, I would have to think that Admiral Schlei got his callsign (military nickname) based on this guy:


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winfield_Scott_Schley

If you've got some military history buffs, you could put both of them next to each other in a frame.

[bn2cardz]

Put up a Heinie Wagner. This way you can tell them you have a t206 Wagner

Even when they see the card they may have heard of it more than see it and assume you have the super famous card they had heard of.

[bigtrain]

I always thought it interesting that Criss and Cross are in the set.
I would display them together.

[Republicaninmass]

Is Ten Million in the Obaks?

Kind of prophesied salaries to come

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by bigtrain

I always thought it interesting that Criss and Cross are in the set.
I would display them together.

That makes me want to Jump, Jump.

[Texxxx]

I'm with Luke on this. If you want to put things up on the wall for your guest then put up things they like. I would only put up what I like though. Its my house after all. So what they don't care anything about it. You do. I have a Picasso on one of my walls and after 30 years hanging there only one person has noticed it as a Picasso. I didn't buy it to show to people. I bought it because I loved it.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by Texxxx

I'm with Luke on this. If you want to put things up on the wall for your guest then put up things they like. I would only put up what I like though. Its my house after all. So what they don't care anything about it. You do. I have a Picasso on one of my walls and after 30 years hanging there only one person has noticed it as a Picasso. I didn't buy it to show to people. I bought it because I loved it.

right of course I will want to like it as well, but I do live a wife who has her own friends.. ....happy wife...happy.....

[bn2cardz]

I don't really understand why people are getting on the OP about just hanging what he likes. He is, he likes t206, he really just asked for ideas of what may be the most fun to display.

I thought of it more as a conversation starter about which cards are great conversation starters rather than telling him what to collect. He isn't going to collect it just because we post it, but it gives him fun ideas within the spectrum of what he already enjoys to collect while the rest of us get to point out fun ways of looking at the set.

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

Put up a Heinie Wagner. This way you can tell them you have a t206 Wagner

Even when they see the card they may have heard of it more than see it and assume you have the super famous card they had heard of.

Thanks! that's funny, I going to do that ...not sure why some posters were offended with the start of this thread......the old cards look cool and are better as 'art' than what I have now....some of the ideas I been given here are great..

[T2069bk]

Is here a reason you are only limiting it to T206? There are tons of other story starters out there...

- Someone mentioned the Ten Million card in Obak.

-A nice t205 Grant (or other set) can get a historical perspective- died in WWI serving the country and helping save the lost battalion....that is a fun lead into the Ricky Schroeder movie on that unit and then somehow you can then start talking Silver Spoons and move it on to child actors etc....

- You can go morbid and display cards of Hack Wilson who was famous for the time and died destitute unclaimed

- Pick up a dummy or a rube- examples of America before we became PC

- Pick up a t207 Marsans, afterall Cuba is in the news

[Gradedcardman]

I think Hooker next to the Cross card...That would be a good one.

[bn2cardz]

Originally Posted by T2069bk

- Pick up a dummy or a rube- examples of America before we became PC

...or "Chief"

[1952boyntoncollector]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

...or "Chief"

good ideas...only 12 slots to place..i thought of just doing all t206s..

but now considering a second 12 slot hanging with the ideas suggested and will post up photos.

[GregMitch34]

How about an all-offensive-nickname display with all the "Heinies" and "Japs" and "Chiefs" and "Nigs" -- too bad no "Micks" …

Too bad "Chick" had different meaning then. But then you get the Black Sox story.

Plus Titus for the stache...