Vintage Pictures of Vintage Card Displays

KCRfan1 · #1 09-09-2018, 06:17 PM

I'm sure someone on the board here has the '53 wrapper, if not each year of Topps and Bowman....

bigfanNY · #2 09-09-2018, 08:39 PM

Absolutely Love the Woolworth's picture. From 1974 till 1978 when our local Woolworths closed down My Dad and I would stop by in september and the Manager would sell us all the left over boxes he had for 40% off retail. we opened almost all of it to build sets...

horzverti · #3 09-12-2018, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bigfanNY

Absolutely Love the Woolworth's picture. From 1974 till 1978 when our local Woolworths closed down My Dad and I would stop by in september and the Manager would sell us all the left over boxes he had for 40% off retail. we opened almost all of it to build sets...

I think I have seen this scenario in my dreams!

GasHouseGang · #4 09-13-2018, 06:54 PM

You started off this thread saying everyone has seen the 1952 display pic, but just in case you haven't, here you go. Wouldn't that be a dream?

rainier2004 · #5 09-14-2018, 08:16 AM

I don't collect post war, but it would some time before my family saw me again if I warped to that 52 Topps display with a couple hundred dollars...thanks for posting that.

Pack The Ripper · #6 09-16-2018, 08:13 AM

I found this picture surfing around. The picture was originally saved as dorm1.jpeg. It looks like possibly his dorm room around the 50s-60s timeframe.

Look closely at the wall. Lots and lots of tobacco cards.

I've never seen this before. Sorry if a repost.

Jay Wolt · #7 09-16-2018, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Pack The Ripper

I found this picture surfing around. The picture was originally saved as dorm1.jpeg. It looks like possibly his dorm room around the 50s-60s timeframe.

Look closely at the wall. Lots and lots of tobacco cards.

I've never seen this before. Sorry if a repost.

That picture was posted here years ago & I think someone said it was during the time of WWI
Perhaps someone can find the original thread.
Fantastic picture

vthobby · #8 09-22-2018, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Pack The Ripper

I found this picture surfing around. The picture was originally saved as dorm1.jpeg. It looks like possibly his dorm room around the 50s-60s timeframe.

Look closely at the wall. Lots and lots of tobacco cards.

I've never seen this before. Sorry if a repost.

I want that Matty next to the pole in the bottom right corner!!!!

Peace, Mike

conor912 · #9 09-14-2018, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

You started off this thread saying everyone has seen the 1952 display pic, but just in case you haven't, here you go. Wouldn't that be a dream?

I never really thought about it before now, but did people then buy boxes? I always assumed not, but that seems like an astronomical amount of packs to put out for individual sale.

rats60 · #10 09-14-2018, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by conor912

I never really thought about it before now, but did people then buy boxes? I always assumed not, but that seems like an astronomical amount of packs to put out for individual sale.

I am sure they did. I didn't start collecting until the mid 60s, but I bought boxes at age 7-8 by saving my allowance. I wouldn't see what would have been different ~15 years earlier. I have an older friend that said he only bought them by the set each year and claimed that included 1952 Topps. His cards were thrown away, so he may be mistaken on the years he had.

GasHouseGang · #11 09-14-2018, 11:17 AM

I'm sure we have some collectors that can pipe in that were buying the 1952's when they came out. Ted Z maybe?

unamuzd1 · #12 09-17-2018, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by conor912

I never really thought about it before now, but did people then buy boxes? I always assumed not, but that seems like an astronomical amount of packs to put out for individual sale.

My dad doesn't share a whole lot of stories about his childhood, but one that he did tell me was the time my grandfather surprised him by coming home with a whole box of 1953 Topps cards, that they proceeded to open together.

GasHouseGang · #13 09-17-2018, 05:29 PM

Here's another picture you've probably seen posted before. I guess this would have been the true "vintage" version of the place to find baseball cards. But there wouldn't have been any gum to chew as you sorted the cards.

jakebeckleyoldeagleeye · #14 04-30-2024, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by bigfanNY

Absolutely Love the Woolworth's picture. From 1974 till 1978 when our local Woolworths closed down My Dad and I would stop by in september and the Manager would sell us all the left over boxes he had for 40% off retail. we opened almost all of it to build sets...

I remember back in 1966 the local Woolworth's in Hannibal, Mo. had a sheet of 1966 Topps Baseball and the old gal who worked there would cut out the one's you wanted.
I still have the Mantle but she didn't care much about cutting the lines straight.

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