1926 Shotwell Set (Gridiron Greats Article)

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by Publius

Jeff
There was a letter the Spalding co sent out to players they wanted in the set, and the letter mentioned an example included with the letter of what the set would look like. I always assumed the example mentioned was the Grange card. The date of the letter was April of 1926.

Yeah, that's why I said "early '26s / mid year '26" for Spalding. Whether the example in the letter was of Grange or not, it was clearly not distributed with the set and so had to have been a promotional / sales piece of some sort distributed beforehand.

Mike B, Ty, and I were talking at lunch at the National about these types of mysteries in the hobby and how much fun it is to try and solve them. It's what keeps many of us interested in these cards and their story.

jeff

[Exhibitman]

1926 Amatller?

[jefferyepayne]

No doubt the Amatller is in the mix, Adam, given its 1926 date.

Had forgotten all about this thread! Thanks for bumping it.

jeff