T206 New York Natl question

[Steve D]

I believe both players are wearing team sweaters on the cards; similar to today's warmup jackets. Also, if you line up the cards with the players' shoulders equal, the buttons will line up. Also, it appears that the player on the left (red background) has the collar of his sweater down (on the right), while the other player's collar is up (on the right).

Steve

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Steve D

I believe both players are wearing team sweaters on the cards; similar to today's warmup jackets. Also, if you line up the cards with the players' shoulders equal, the buttons will line up. Also, it appears that the player on the left (red background) has the collar of his sweater down (on the right), while the other player's collar is up (on the right).

Steve

+1 They're wearing sweaters. The photos that these cards are based on were probably taken during spring training.

[CW]

I also thought those sweaters looked weird when I first saw some of the T206s. One of those crazy styles they used to wear back in the early 1900s.

Here's a cool shot of Matty wearing his sweater, plus some other team sweaters from the time period (and earlier)...

(also a McGraw from the collection)

[PolarBear]

Net54 baseball team?

[Jantz]

I like the NY sweater cards for the fact that they are historically accurate and the artist/printers didn't paint their own version on the player's uniforms.

[edjs]

Originally Posted by PolarBear

Net54 baseball team?

Where baseball players just angry all the time back then? You would think at least one would smile?

[MVSNYC]

Yep, it's a sweater with a buttoned flap.

[tedzan]

Besides your two (Doyle and Murray), there are 7 more Giants sweater guys that were printed in the 460-only Series of the T206 set......


Bridwell .................................................. .............. Devore .................................................. ....................... Crandall
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Seymour .................................................. ........................... McGraw
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Wiltse ..................................... Schlei
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TED Z
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