Could be the first 1955 Mascot Dog Food Cards of Mantle and Berra. Any Info?

JLange · #1 11-14-2017, 08:04 PM

Searched on GenealogyBank in PA and NJ for ads from 1952-56 and didn't get any hits at all using the search "mascot dog food." I expanded my search for the whole country, and got this tantalizing piece of info (photo) which came from the April 27, 1954 Evening Star out of Washington, D.C. in "The Baseball Beat" column by Burton Hawkins.

The text reads,
"Bucky Harris is a business associate of Al Rosen, Ed Mathews, Robin Roberts, Yogi Berra, Ed Lopat, Monte Irvin and Specs Toporcer. Their pictures appear on cans of Mascot dog food and they get a slice of the sales."

That's it! Sure would be great if those guys were on the remaining cards in the set!

bnorth · #2 11-14-2017, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by JLange

Searched on GenealogyBank in PA and NJ for ads from 1952-56 and didn't get any hits at all using the search "mascot dog food." I expanded my search for the whole country, and got this tantalizing piece of info (photo) which came from the April 27, 1954 Evening Star out of Washington, D.C. in "The Baseball Beat" column by Burton Hawkins.

The text reads,
"Bucky Harris is a business associate of Al Rosen, Ed Mathews, Robin Roberts, Yogi Berra, Ed Lopat, Monte Irvin and Specs Toporcer. Their pictures appear on cans of Mascot dog food and they get a slice of the sales."

That's it! Sure would be great if those guys were on the remaining cards in the set!

Cool find, I would love to have one of the Ed Mathews ones in my collection.

ValKehl · #3 11-14-2017, 11:55 PM

Jason, Bucky Harris was the manager of the Washington Senators in 1954. This was the last year of his third managerial go-round with the Senators, as follows:
1924-1928 (as player manager, he won the W.S. in his first year)
1935-1942
1950-1954

chuckw · #4 11-20-2017, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by JLange

Searched on GenealogyBank in PA and NJ for ads from 1952-56 and didn't get any hits at all using the search "mascot dog food." I expanded my search for the whole country, and got this tantalizing piece of info (photo) which came from the April 27, 1954 Evening Star out of Washington, D.C. in "The Baseball Beat" column by Burton Hawkins.

The text reads,
"Bucky Harris is a business associate of Al Rosen, Ed Mathews, Robin Roberts, Yogi Berra, Ed Lopat, Monte Irvin and Specs Toporcer. Their pictures appear on cans of Mascot dog food and they get a slice of the sales."

That's it! Sure would be great if those guys were on the remaining cards in the set!

- Cool find Jason! Thanks for the help!!!!

Exhibitman · #5 11-20-2017, 08:47 PM

If there is an Al Rosen card I want it.

Leon · #6 11-26-2017, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Exhibitman

If there is an Al Rosen card I want it.

Don't ya hate it when you find something that you need which you previously didn't know existed? As a type or player collector it sucks

Exhibitman · #7 11-26-2017, 04:16 PM

Yes and no; gives me something to shoot for. I've been looking for a National Tea Rosen label for many years. Gonna be that much more fun when I find one.

pawpawdiv9 · #8 12-09-2017, 08:41 AM

Interesting to see where this goes????

chuckw · #9 12-31-2017, 10:30 PM

For the Mantle Mascot Dog Food Card (starting at $5 with no reserve):
http://www.wheatlandauctionservices....ventoryid=9607

For the Berra Mascot Dog Food Card (starting at $5 with no reserve):
http://www.wheatlandauctionservices....ventoryid=9608

A very cool 1969-1970 Topps Basketball Proof uncut sheet:
http://www.wheatlandauctionservices....ventoryid=9588

Any guesses on what you think the Mantle will sell for????????

AustinMike · #10 11-23-2017, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLange

Searched on GenealogyBank in PA and NJ for ads from 1952-56 and didn't get any hits at all using the search "mascot dog food." I expanded my search for the whole country, and got this tantalizing piece of info (photo) which came from the April 27, 1954 Evening Star out of Washington, D.C. in "The Baseball Beat" column by Burton Hawkins.

The text reads,
"Bucky Harris is a business associate of Al Rosen, Ed Mathews, Robin Roberts, Yogi Berra, Ed Lopat, Monte Irvin and Specs Toporcer. Their pictures appear on cans of Mascot dog food and they get a slice of the sales."

That's it! Sure would be great if those guys were on the remaining cards in the set!

Wow! Great research Jason! I didn't think newspapers could be searched so easily. That pretty much puts the issue date as no earlier than 1954. However, I wonder why Mantle wasn't mentioned in the article. Could it be that more were issued in 1955? Or was Mantle included in the 1954 issue but was added after the article made it to print? Since the backs of some cards mention 8 cards in the set and others mention 11 cards in the set, does that mean it's more likely the Mantle is part of an 11 card set issued in 1955 versus an 8 card set issued in 1954?

swarmee · #11 11-23-2017, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by AustinMike

Since the backs of some cards mention 8 cards in the set and others mention 11 cards in the set, does that mean it's more likely the Mantle is part of an 11 card set issued in 1955 versus an 8 card set issued in 1954?

This would be my assessment. Mantle was one of the three additional players added.

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