Show your Tobacco, Candy, Gum, Bread, etc. advertisement pieces

[Leon]

Originally Posted by ErikV

For all the Cracker Jack enthusiasts here's a couple of ads circa 1910 and 1914.

The first is a patent for their "triple proof package" from the January 1910 Confectioners Journal.

The second is an ad from the January 1914 International Confectioner.

ErikV

Those are cool Erik. I have seen a CJ package with it advertising a card I believe, but not sure. Your ad says there is a prize in a box but doesn't mention a card. I wonder if anyone has an ad saying there is a card inside a box? Thanks again to everyone for posting their ad related items. Here us a Pinkerton (T5 associated) letter that is turning down some poor quality tobacco.

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Leon, the only piece that I know of which advertised BB cards with the CJ box was the original circa 1915 ad that REA sold off years ago. The box itself only had the word "Prize" on it though. Pic from REA below....

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Here is a 1915 postmarked pc with the "prize" wording on the CJ box.
Pic borrowed from another board member.

[tedzan]

1948 Pittsburgh Pirates program











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LOOKING for this T206 guy to complete my EXCLUSIVE 12 red HINDU sub-set (12 subjects)

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[canjond]

New Ramly box acquisition. Always nice to see another turn up for sale.

[joeadcock]

Originally Posted by canjond

New Ramly box acquisition. Always nice to see another turn up for sale.

Nice Jon

[edjs]

1936 Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) exhibition game between Cubs and White Sox program. Check out these line-ups! And how about a Cardinet's Candy ad! Anybody know who that is on the cover?

[alan1899]

I think the illustrated checklist posters by Allen & Ginter and others, are absolutely superb.

As a pensioner with very little pocket-money these days, and living on the wrong side of the pond, I was wondering if they had ever been reproduced for the 70s/80s/90s poster generation. It would be the only way I would be able to get my grubby little hands on them and drool over them to my hearts content.

Failing that, are they available in a digital format at all.

Alan

[1880nonsports]

there are reproductions of at least 5/6 banners (assuming that's what you're talking about - if not my bad). Check eBay for one. There's at least 2 sellers that offer high quality reproductions. I agree that the banners featuring the cards within a set are the pinnacle of the genre......

[1880nonsports]

I can't opine on why they didn't issue cards - but given the distribution date of 1904 - it was an era where cards weren't being manufactured and 5/6 major brands decided to do it as well. Why they subsequently didn't issue cards in the 1910 period like Sweet Caporal and one or two others who previously issued pinbacks did is worthy of further study. Maybe it was inconvenient - not sure where the factory was located and keep in mind that card manufacturing and distribution was expensive (although not as expensive as redemptions). Perhaps they didn't have the machinery that was capable of inserting the cards into the packs. I recently read a fascinating study of the entire process on the web (CRS - think I saved the link but I lost it?) including descriptions and pictures of all the machines and the process. I may have gotten the link from a thread here.

[canjond]

Well, these weekends don't happen very often, but I was lucky enough to purchase two really neat and rare packs.

The first is a beautiful Ramly clam shell. The style is slightly different from the other I own, and the condition is nearly flawless. In total, this makes about 15 Ramly packs that I've personally seen over the years.



The second box below is equally (if not more) exciting. While we've all seen the Kalamazoo Bats counter top displays, which in and of themselves, are incredibly rare, I have never seen - or heard of - a Kalamazoo Bats pack. Well, here is the first. What’s interesting about the sleeve (and it’s missing the inner portion) is that the measurements are almost spot on with the cards. I've spoken to a few others, and we wonder whether these smaller packs were placed inside the large counter top displays (maybe 10, 12, 20, etc smaller packs fit per counter top display). Regardless, I'm very happy to own it.