Original 1909-10 T206 newspaper ads

[Bestdj777]

Very cool. I may be alone in this but never knew there were two cards per pack.

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Bestdj777

Very cool. I may be alone in this but never knew there were two cards per pack.

You're not alone. At least Old Mill and Hindu came that way.

[Bridwell]

The framed one is an original from the Sporting Life.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Bridwell

The framed one is an original from the Sporting Life.

Amazing! I wonder if it was this ad that brought these to Wagner's attention and led him to remove his card from the promotion.

[Bridwell]

Yes, this ad or type of ad with Wagner's picture being used without his permission might have led to his complaining and having the card withdrawn. However, the small population of his cards in circulation makes me wonder if he found out earlier in the printing process and complained. He may have told people that he didn't want to promote smoking but he might also have been upset that he was baseball's biggest star in 1908-1909 and nobody offered him any compensation for using his image.

Here are 2 other Hindu ads I have that are slightly different from the ones already shown.

[botport]

Does anyone have a theory as to why many cards are depicted with the name along the top border?

I see that on some of the ads the player name would be obscured if it was on the bottom border but on other advertisements there is sufficient room on the lower border but the name is still on the top border.

[G1911]

Originally Posted by botport

Does anyone have a theory as to why many cards are depicted with the name along the top border?

I see that on some of the ads the player name would be obscured if it was on the bottom border but on other advertisements there is sufficient room on the lower border but the name is still on the top border.

Because they wanted to show a card coming out of the pack. Can’t do that and have he name at bottom if you want to also identify the player shown in the ad. The others with the name at top all have the bottom fully or party cut off by the angles and design in other ways. When the bottom is complete the players name is often put there. Just an inconsequential, at the time, moving of a minor design element to better fit the graphics they wanted to use.