1908 Auditorium Roller Rink Pirates set

[ctownboy]

Do we really think very many, if any, of these cards still exist? I mean a card or series of cards given out by a single roller rink in one city during a short period of time.

David

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

Do we really think very many, if any, of these cards still exist? I mean a card or series of cards given out by a single roller rink in one city during a short period of time.

David

I foresee road trips to Pittsburgh in search of 100+ year old homes with occupants willing to let us search their attics with no restrictions!


Brian

[Orioles1954]

This is fascinating.

[ctownboy]

"I foresee road trips to Pittsburgh in search of 100+ year old homes with occupants willing to let us search their attics with no restrictions!"

...and a new T206 Honus Wagner is discovered in the process......

On a serious note, if the pictures in the newspaper ads are what the cards were /are supposed to look like, are there ANY cards that we know of that look like those?

David

[ctownboy]

Oh yes, I forgot to add, I can see the t-shirt now, "I went to Pittsburgh to look for roller rink baseball cards and all I found was a Honus Wagner T206".

David

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

"I foresee road trips to Pittsburgh in search of 100+ year old homes with occupants willing to let us search their attics with no restrictions!"

...and a new T206 Honus Wagner is discovered in the process......

On a serious note, if the pictures in the newspaper ads are what the cards were /are supposed to look like, are there ANY cards that we know of that look like those?

David

That Fred Clarke image looks very similar to his T206 portrait.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

...and a new T206 Honus Wagner is discovered in the process......

On a serious note, if the pictures in the newspaper ads are what the cards were /are supposed to look like, are there ANY cards that we know of that look like those?

David

I hear Honus likes to hang out in attics.

The Fred Clarke shown in the OP looks like the photo used for his Fan Craze card, while the Roger Bresnahan looks like this 1903 Carl Horner photo of him. Not 100% sure, but these photos definitely seem possible.


Brian

[boneheadandrube]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

Do we really think very many, if any, of these cards still exist? I mean a card or series of cards given out by a single roller rink in one city during a short period of time.

David

If cards like this can exist then its possible. These were likely a small order from the printer (Mendelsohn) given away until they ran out. From what I've read the theatre was in Cleveland, I would assume that was smaller than Pittsburgh at the time.

1916 M101-4 Mall Theatre James SGC 3.jpg

[drumback]

That's an interesting card. How many Mall Theatre cards are known to exist?

There may very well be a few Roller Rink pictures in someone's collection somewhere. Many collectors don't like to share info about what they have. Perhaps unlikely, but certainly possible.

[boneheadandrube]

Originally Posted by drumback

That's an interesting card. How many Mall Theatre cards are known to exist?

There may very well be a few Roller Rink pictures in someone's collection somewhere. Many collectors don't like to share info about what they have. Perhaps unlikely, but certainly possible.

There are 12 cards graded with the Mall Theatre back (both companies) and according to the authority on these (Todd Schultz) there are 18 total.