What was your first T card?

[Eggoman]

These 3...

I THINK that I have told this story here before...

I was 15 years old, but already a 10-Year Hobby Veteran when my Grandpa passed. We were helping Grandma clean out some of his stuff when I found these in Grandpa's "Sock Drawer"!

I knew that my Grandpa smoked Piedmonts in his day, but I never knew he had ANY cards, let alone these...

[G1911]

I learned about T cards from Frank Slocum's book, which my Dad had and we used to look at together. When I was ~9 or so, my Dad got me one for Christmas, this thin Livingston with a Sweet Cap red back. It was probably $8 or so, which at the time we considered a lot for a single baseball card. We had a lot of fun together learning about the players of different periods, picking up new type cards and slowly rebuilding the 60's/70's sets he had built as a child. 1 tobacco card became 2, and 2 became 3, and now I'm at ~25,000 tobacco cards according to my inventory sheets. Decades later, I still show him all my new tobacco cards as we squint at factory numbers.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by G1911

Decades later, I still show him all my new tobacco cards as we squint at factory numbers.

I own a magnifying glass mainly to read tobacco card factory numbers. I squint less now.

Brian

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

I bought this T202 at the age of 16 in 1980. Still is my favorite set. Love the pictures and write up.

I put together a 56 and 57 set but other than those sets I pretty much have spent my card money on Pre War cards.

Lee