1938 Dixie Lids

[conor912]

Originally Posted by ocjack

Google search "dixie lids checklist" brings up several sites with information.

You're right, just not the information I want.

[bigfanNY]

My understanding is the 4 Baseball subjects in 2 sizes were issued. So are you asking how many different backs each of the 4 (or 8) subjects have been cataloged?

[bigfanNY]

This is an example of a large 1937 Gabby Harnett and a small 1938 Jimmy Foxx. Backs are both from different ice cream retailers. Prewar sportscards had a list of 42 different backs. Again my understanding is you could find each of the 4 subjects from 1938 with each of the backs and both of the sizes. But some backs are scarce and not all 8 might be known. Might be interesting to put together a master list but I dont know if it has been done already.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

This is an example of a large 1937 Gabby Harnett and a small 1938 Jimmy Foxx. Backs are both from different ice cream retailers. Prewar sportscards had a list of 42 different backs. Again my understanding is you could find each of the 4 subjects from 1938 with each of the backs and both of the sizes. But some backs are scarce and not all 8 might be known. Might be interesting to put together a master list but I dont know if it has been done already.

Thanks, Jonathan. Yes, I was curious if the hobby knew if all 8 players came with all the brands or not. It sounds like you're saying that, assuming 42 is a comprehensive back list, then that would put a master set at of all combos at 336?

[bigfanNY]

Below is the list of backs from prewar sportscards,The numbers next to the names are how many cards from each back the author found . The article was written in December 2018. Like Leon and others I remember seeing other lists. Being such a small set with an obscure size they have never been extremely popular but I agree that an ongoing master list would be helpful. Maybe just start a new thread asking folks to respond with the dixie lids they own or have pictures of and start there. ( And you can start with the 2 I sent)

Good luck
Jonathan



Abbott’s
Agate’s 1
Bartholomay 4
Best’s 1
Borden’s 1
Breyers 5
Chappell 1
Cloverland 3
Dairy Lea 1
Deyo 1
Dixie (No Brand) 1
Fenn’s 4
Frechtling’s 3
Furnas 1
Hoffman’s 1
Hoodsie / Hood’s 15
Horns Supreme 1
Horton’s 6
Hydrox 1
Imperial 1
Lily Pure 1
Maloof 3
Marigold 4
Meadow Gold 12
Model 1
Mohawk 1
Pensupreme 1
Philadelphia Dairy 1
Pine State 3
Pride 4
Reid’s 3
Roszell’s 1
Schwen’s 2
Sharpless 3
Starr Brothers 1
Sunfreze 10
Supplee 3
Turnbull’s 3
Vander Bie’s 2
Velvet 11
Yerdon’s 1
Yuengling

[Leon]

Originally Posted by conor912

Thanks, Jonathan. Yes, I was curious if the hobby knew if all 8 players came with all the brands or not. It sounds like you're saying that, assuming 42 is a comprehensive back list, then that would put a master set at of all combos at 336?

You need to go for the Master Set!!

Here is a sheet I used to own..

[bigfanNY]

And Leon's sheet looks like a new back for the list.

[Cozumeleno]

Thanks, guys - Leon's is not one I previously had on my list and I will gladly add it. Given how many I was able to find and how many I saw in such small quantities, I am certain there are more. If anyone can provide a photo of any others, please let me know.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Leon

You need to go for the Master Set!!

Haha. I’ll take “Projects I need like a stick in the eye” for 500, Alex. I’ve already had to defend my wrapper collection to my wife, who is firmly in the “you literally bought garbage” camp.

It’s funny, the whole reason this even came up was that I rediscovered a nice Sunfreze porcelain sign I found years back and thought it would be cool to do just a Sunfreze baseball set. I’ve never even seen that red Sunfreze back until Gleny posted it, so now I’m even less sure of what to do. Down the rabbit hole we go!!

[jefferyepayne]

Thought I'd bump this thread as I found a Dixie Lid back that was not on our list of known backs.





jeff