Colgan’s Chips

[bxb]

My only Colgan chip:

https://www.net54baseball.com/attach...1&d=1751025765

By the way, does anyone know what a violet chip was? Purple gum? Always wondered about this.

[rhettyeakley]

The Colgan’s set is one of my favorite sets ever made and perhaps one of the most undervalued and underrated sets ever produced.

John Spano and I compared our opinions many years ago and compiled a list of who we thought were the hardest cards to find and that is the basis for Brian’s toughest cards list. That list could probably be updated but I am not sure how many people actually try to collect the set anymore 🤣

A few years back I made a video sharing my near Master Set and it would probably be a useful watch if you are contemplating the set of cards…

https://youtu.be/6b44G_TUWUM?si=v_EI3E7-KFOh-nqf

[Touch'EmAll]

I've always really liked the actual photos. They just ooze vintage.

[Vintagedeputy]

Forgot that I had this one also, to add to my earlier photos.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

The Colgan’s set is one of my favorite sets ever made and perhaps one of the most undervalued and underrated sets ever produced.

John Spano and I compared our opinions many years ago and compiled a list of who we thought were the hardest cards to find and that is the basis for Brian’s toughest cards list. That list could probably be updated but I am not sure how many people actually try to collect the set anymore 🤣

A few years back I made a video sharing my near Master Set and it would probably be a useful watch if you are contemplating the set of cards…

https://youtu.be/6b44G_TUWUM?si=v_EI3E7-KFOh-nqf

I didn't realize Rhett that you were involved with the creation of that list. That was a nice collaborative effort. I just watched your video on the Colgan's...incredibly informative on the E254 Colgan's and related sets, and highlighted a lot of the Colgan's toughies as well. The OP should really check it out.


Brian

[FrankWakefield]

Rhett, I didn't know you were involved with that Colgan's project. It's a great accomplishment. Thank you.

I have that listing as a horizontal pdf and will send it out to folks who want it, IF they are patient, and if they email me about it at yeswakefield@gmail.com. I struggle with email, and am a defeated victim when it comes to the Notifications / private messages.

VIOLET chips was the flavor... Violet and Mint. A pharmacist in Louisville, KY heard that the L&N railroad and two boxcars full of south american chicle that someone ordered but couldn't pay for. The pharmacist bought it, then looked for uses.... he hit upon flavored gum. The tins held several flavored discs made with chicle, flavoring and other stuff. The card selection is heavy toward players that were currently with Louisville, or had been. Colgan's were the first gum cards so I was told. Violet may have been a popular flavor 115 years ago.... but I doubt that they would have liked sour gummy worms (or whatever it was that my kids used to eat).

[ValKehl]

Frank, thanks for this interesting info. However, the Colgan's are not the first gum cards. That honor goes to the 1888 E223 G&B Gum cards.

[rhettyeakley]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

I didn't realize Rhett that you were involved with the creation of that list. That was a nice collaborative effort. I just watched your video on the Colgan's...incredibly informative on the E254 Colgan's and related sets, and highlighted a lot of the Colgan's toughies as well. The OP should really check it out.


Brian

John and I collected Colgan’s for many years at the same time and would often exchange correspondence about the set and compare notes and exchanged our opinions on who the toughest players were relative to one another. He isn’t very active in the hobby currently but will always be one of my favorite people I have met through this hobby.

[FrankWakefield]

Thank you, Val! Noted.


There was an article about the pharmacist (maybe it was druggist back then) and these cards, I think from the late 70's. I'll find it. I may have linked it here years ago. It was in the Louisville Courrier Journal.