The various Tobacco Factory's and their associated T206 T-brand's

[darwinbulldog]

Basic question here, but I couldn't find the answer. Do we know the printing year for each of the backs? I know the Polar Bears are from 1910, but otherwise is it just 150 series is 1909, 350 series 1910, and 460 series 1911? And what about the backs that don't identify the number of subjects?

[tedzan]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Basic question here, but I couldn't find the answer. Do we know the printing year for each of the backs? I know the Polar Bears are from 1910, but otherwise is it just 150 series is 1909, 350 series 1910, and 460 series 1911? And what about the backs that don't identify the number of subjects?

The following is the results of my research. I don't claim that it's 100 % accurate, but it should be very close.


T206 back ....................... Year issued

AMERICAN BEAUTY 350 ...... 1910

AMERICAN BEAUTY 460....... 1911

BROAD LEAF 350 & 460 ...... 1910

CAROLINA BRIGHTS ........... 1910

CYCLE 350 & 460 ............... 1910

DRUM ............................... 1910

EL PRINCIPE de GALES ........ 1909 - 1910

Brown HINDU ..................... 1909

Red HINDU ......................... 1910

LENOX ............................... 1911

OLD MILL ........................... 1909 - 1910 -1911

PIEDMONT ......................... 1909 - 1910 -1911

POLAR BEAR ...................... 1910

SOVEREIGN ....................... 1909 - 1910

SWEET CAPORAL ................ 1909 - 1910

TOLSTOI ........................... 1910 -1911

UZIT ........................... ..... 1911


TED Z
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[jl9999]

Is there any rhyme or reason to how players were selected for a particular back? I know that with the more common backs you can pretty much be assured that essentially every player would have one of those backs. I find it odd though how some of the best players of the day aren't found on some of the rarer backs. Obviously back then they didn't have the hindsight that we do in regards to this person and that person being in the hall of fame but it would still stand to reason that it would simply be good business to have the best players represented preferentially on ALL of the back variations not just a smattering here and there. It makes no sense to me why some of the more mediocre players would be representing Drum, Uzit or some other rarer back while many of the best players of the era were not.

[darwinbulldog]

Originally Posted by tedzan

The following is the results of my research. I don't claim that it's 100 % accurate, but it should be very close.


T206 back ....................... Year issued

AMERICAN BEAUTY 350 ...... 1910

AMERICAN BEAUTY 460....... 1911

BROAD LEAF 350 & 460 ...... 1910

CAROLINA BRIGHTS ........... 1910

CYCLE 350 & 460 ............... 1910

DRUM ............................... 1910

EL PRINCIPE de GALES ........ 1909 - 1910

Brown HINDU ..................... 1909

Red HINDU ......................... 1910

LENOX ............................... 1911

OLD MILL ........................... 1909 - 1910 -1911

PIEDMONT ......................... 1909 - 1910 -1911

POLAR BEAR ...................... 1910

SOVEREIGN ....................... 1909 - 1910

SWEET CAPORAL ................ 1909 - 1910

TOLSTOI ........................... 1910 -1911

UZIT ........................... ..... 1911


TED Z
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That's what I was looking for. Thanks.