Show your Tobacco, Candy, Gum, Bread, etc. advertisement pieces

[3-2-count]

Hi Bob. Good to hear from you and thank you. It was an Ebay find. I'd not seen this one before now either. It sorta reminds me of the famous Dean brothers Beech-Nut display and is about the same size as that one.

Dean Bros sign below not mine, simply shown for reference

[Spike]

Bought at the National for $20 from John Rumierz, this ad card for 1950 WWG "Big League Stars" set of International Leaguers.

Given its postcard size, I think it's the front window display insert for vending machines that held the V362 Big League Stars set and sold individual cards for 1c each, much like Exhibit Company machines. It's labeled as a joint production of Cramer Gum (East Boston USA) and World Wide Gum (Granby, Ontario CA), implying Big League Stars set distribution on both sides of the border.

[Leon]

Picked up a random pack for old times sake...

[canjond]

Pretty excited to add this to my cigarette pack collection. It's the first "soft" wrapper I've come across in person or had the opportunity to purchase (I have a scan of an old one, and this is the only other one I've ever seen). I have a 10-count period slide and shell Coupon box in my collection already, however there is some speculation that the cards may have been packaged in these soft packs which could explain in part why they are more flimsy than other cards.

[1880nonsports]

and interesting theory but I would doubt that the cards were ever in such a pack. Of course - I defer to your wider range of knowledge about cigarette packages and cards. What is there that suggests the relationship other than the lighter card stock?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by 1880nonsports

and interesting theory but I would doubt that the cards were ever in such a pack. Of course - I defer to your wider range of knowledge about cigarette packages and cards. What is there that suggests the relationship other than the lighter card stock?

I would have thought a more sturdy card might come in a flimsier pack? Maybe the -3 series?

Wonderful pack, btw, Jon

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[canjond]

It’s a good question guys. When I first got into collecting packs,
One theory was that the stiffer cardboard tore the packs more easily, so they used a thinner stock. Doubt we’ll ever know. When I came across a 10-count slide and shell that dated to the 1910s, I felt pretty comfortable it was a proper pack, but I always wanted to add the soft pack, too, in case the theory ever holds true.