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Originally Posted by Casey2296
My apologies to Len and I don't mean to hijack this thread but I'm curious, Bob, do you think there was a Fenway Breweries stamped set from both 1913 and 1914?
Lens fantastic collection would seem to prove that's the case.
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Yes, there is a 1913 Fenway Breweries/Tom Barker Game set listed as a separate set in the old SCD catalogs. Look in the F section under Fenway Breweries. But the SCD catalogs list it as being a special set of the Tom Barker Game set only, not also for the National Game Set, which Len's item seems to prove otherwise. And only two cards in these entire sets had the Fenway Breweries designation on them, the Frank Baker card and the Score Card. The only other Fenway Breweries indication was on the boxes these Fenway Breweries game sets came in.
When you look at the National Game box in the Len's images, it clearly shows the Fenway Breweries reference on the box itself. And if you look closely, you'll see the red printing on both the Baker card and the Score Card in the provided images as well referencing Fenway Breweries. So apparently Fenway Breweries did special game sets for both the Tom Barker Game and National Game sets.
But there is still that one card back showing it is a Tom Barker Game card, and not a National Game card, so once again, this is technically not a complete National Game Set. And from the way the images are presented, it looks like the Tom Barker card may be the Score Card that is a Fenway Breweries version, but that is just a guess on my part. Still, a very rare and desirable set/lot of cards. I've seen the Fenway Breweries Baker and Score Cards before, but never an actual game/set box marked as a Fenway Breweries set version.
As for the 1913 and 1914 references though, I thought both sets (National Game and Tom Barker Game) came out in 1913. Is your 1914 reference in regard to the separate Polo Grounds Game set that came out in 1914? If so, I have never heard or seen any indication or reference to the Polo Grounds Game also ever being a Fenway Breweries issue, and don't believe such a version of the Polo Grounds Game exists.
Also sorry to the OP for sort of hijacking their thread, but hopefully made up for it somewhat by having mentioned the added rarity to this item/set being the Fenway Breweries version. Also wanted to honestly let people know the set is probably not technically complete since there appears to be one card from the Tom Barker Game set that is included. Still, a super rare and desirable set/item. GLWS.
05-20-2023, 08:09 PM
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