Anyone want to chat about 1920s strip cards?

[NiceDocter]

I love em, even the crummy cuts from the kids back 100 years ago..... I started with just baseball, have since branched out into boxing, non sports, try to buy in larger groups if I can to save $$. Many of mine have writing on the back which doesnt bother me for blank backed cards. All are "raw".... sorry about that PSA/SGC LOL but thats how I like to collect them. Paper quality is pretty rough on many as they were made to be mass produced and not to last 100 plus years..... most dont have bright white backgrounds but rather brown toned paper due to age. Ive got a few Ruth and Cobb ones as well as other HOFers, no Joe Jackson sorry to say. Strip cards are great to me, I know some people hate them but thats what makes it a fun hobby, to each his own. Just bought (but havent gotten them in hand yet) 3 more this week..... like I always joke to my collecting friends..... dont miss my estate sale, there will be some bargains!!!

[kmac32]

Rocky, have you ever seen a complete 10 card strip of W572 cards from 1923?
I have one! Single cards are easy to find but complete strips are highly unusual.

[dbussell12]

the crummy cuts are some of my favorites and its definitely the rawness that makes them meaningful and powerful to me. they represent in many ways, to me, a distillation of everything that baseball cards are in their unassuming power. i bet you guys both have sweet collections! would love to see some of your favorites if you'd like to share!

[pawpawdiv9]

I love the big heads
Only need ping to complete it
Tough lil boogers

[ullmandds]

i used to hate hate hate strip cards...now I love them...atleast many of them. But I mainly collect ruths...so all of my strips are his.

The transitional nature of them following the big war intrigues me...the way they were issued. I can just imagine the vendor tearing off the cards for the pestering kids...or maybe some of them used scissors and took more care?

[dbussell12]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

i used to hate hate hate strip cards...now I love them...atleast many of them. But I mainly collect ruths...so all of my strips are his.

The transitional nature of them following the big war intrigues me...the way they were issued. I can just imagine the vendor tearing ff the cards for the pestering kids...or maybe some of them used scissors and took more care?

that 572 babe ruth is phenomenal. that might actually be my favorite ruth card that i've seen thus far. i love the cut on it too. what a perfect piece. you've got a great collection through and through though here too. i totally agree with you on the transitional nature of the cards, thats a great way to put it. the imaginative aspect about how people participated in the act of creating them is huge

[dbussell12]

Originally Posted by pawpawdiv9

I love the big heads
Only need ping to complete it
Tough lil boogers

set completion of those is sweet! it must look awesome having them all together. good luck on the last one!!

[shammus]

Moving this topic to the main board so it can be seen by all.....enjoy!

[jingram058]

I also used to hate them. Then I got 5 of the w514 cards. Now I realize the artwork on these is really good. And as with all cards, there's history beyond the players on the cards. Who bought them? Where did they buy them? Who cut them out? How were they managed to be kept?

[dbussell12]

Originally Posted by shammus

Moving this topic to the main board so it can be seen by all.....enjoy!

Thanks Brian! sorry about that, didn't mean to post it in the wrong place. cheers!

[pawpawdiv9]

Originally Posted by dbussell12

set completion of those is sweet! it must look awesome having them all together. good luck on the last one!!

Here is a thread--i posted the Big Heads and some others has some.
https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...6+unc+big+head

[Spike]

Good to see more of the 1920s strip sets on here! I've looked at a lot of sports and non-sport strip sets of that era. One company (Universal Toy & Novelty Co.) appears to be who created several, and they first focused on actors, boxers, and baseball. Later, they added US presidents and more. If you're a reader, I went after how the ACC could classify these strips, based on what Burdick wrote about W500 cards in his time and what's better-known about these cards today.

https://www.number5typecollection.co...hollywood.html

Here's one scarce strip issue I'd love to see more of, as they share the handwritten lettering style of Universal Toy, and could date to 1922-24, given their art style and ink colors. Anyone else have some in this reddish cultural style?

[NiceDocter]

Originally Posted by kmac32

Rocky, have you ever seen a complete 10 card strip of W572 cards from 1923?
I have one! Single cards are easy to find but complete strips are highly unusual.

Never have seen this one before! Sounds pretty cool!

[VEROCARDS]

I have 1 Becker card, #17 Art Nehr.

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#17 Nehf with Becker back.

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