W514 type set

[darwinbulldog]

Yeah, I think I might have just taken a bath on my own Buck Weaver but probably more of a light sponge bath compared to yours.

[filmmaker]

I purchased a Miller Huggins, New York Yankees, W514 Card with Mother's Bread Back. I think its a sharp looking card with great color and a rare back variation.

[ValKehl]

filmmaker,
Great pickup from the recent Hagerstown, MD, auction! Did you attend this auction in person? If so, please tell us about it, as there are some Net54ers who wished they had been able to attend.
Val

[glenv]

Great cards! Especially the Robinson back. I hadn't seen that one before. Unfortunately my Barker Bread is barely there, but at least I found one.

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[Leon]

Nice cards Glen et al....I hadn't seen the Robinson back either. I am sure glad I'm not the "completist" type collector I was.

Originally Posted by glenv

Great cards! Especially the Robinson back. I hadn't seen that one before. Unfortunately my Barker Bread is barely there, but at least I found one.

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[filmmaker]

Originally Posted by ValKehl

filmmaker,
Great pickup from the recent Hagerstown, MD, auction! Did you attend this auction in person? If so, please tell us about it, as there are some Net54ers who wished they had been able to attend.
Val

I attended in person. I traveled a distance to try and buy some of the cards. Initially the photos didnt look right and they were selling a T206 Honus Wagner, but I wanted to go in person anyway. A lot of the cards that were sold, prior to the Mother's Bread cards, were bad reprints. I got there and the auction set-up was completely a joke. I could not inspect the cards at all. They had an auctioneer in the back selling office supplies, and the main auctioneer was selling coins. They didnt have enough staff or the auction set-up to allow bidders to inspect the cards during the sale. I think a lot of people were mad.
But as for the auction, it was a complete gamble...a shot in the dark. However, the prices for the MB cards were strong. I was only able to buy the Miller Huggins

[ValKehl]

The Mother's Bread - Sam Rice arrived today, thanks again to Peter F.

[darwinbulldog]

It's about time for an update here. I've added these to my W514 types collection. The known backs include Barker Bread, Robinson Cruso Peanuts, Mother's Bread (portrait orientation), Mother's Bread (landscape orientation), and six different versions of Hendlers Ice Cream. Altogether I've seen about 50 total ad-back W514s come up for auction over the years (most of which were in the Hagerstown Mother's Lode).

They're all tough, but if we break it down by subtypes, these are the population figures or estimates for each of them:

A) Hendlers/Hendler's types [1 of each known]
B) Robinson Cruso [2 known]
C) Mother's Bread (landscape oriented text) [5-10]
D) Barker Bread [20-30]
E) Mother's Bread (portrait oriented text) [40-50]

If anyone has a Hendlers, Cruso, Mother's (landscape), or a Barker without significant paper loss on the back, I'm interested in buying or trading or just seeing them posted here.

[Cozumeleno]

In case anyone is working on a checklist or anything, here is my 'barely there' Barker Bread of Larry Kopf

[brianp-beme]

Congrats on all these tough W514 type cards, most of which I have only occasionally have seen available.

To be complete would you also need to have the W514 cards that have a Fleer back?

Brian