Anyone got a Solly Hemus?

[G1911]

Originally Posted by biohazard

Thank you. I have always enjoyed the article. Different era. He does mention the size of the cards - "These flat packs, which cost a nickel, contain two sheets of bubble gum, 2½ by 3½ inches square, plus seven cards of the same size (opposite)".

I think the author got the card size and number per pack for the year of issue mixed up.

He seems to be referring to the size of the bubble gum itself ("contain 2 sheets of bubble gum, 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches square"), not the card, which I think is the larger Topps piece in 1953, but I haven't opened a pack and could be wrong.

[bobw]

The previous 4 pages contained the 1954 cards....Robinson, Williams, etc.

[MVSNYC]

I "got" a Solly Hofman, if that's close enough.