W517 colors

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Posted By: identify7

The arguements which you offer for w517s being manufactured in Philadelphia are less than convincing.

Specifically:

"1. This set was manufactored in Philadelphia, Pa.(Many convos with workers and citizens from that era saying they remember the cards)

2. If these cards were printed in end of 1930 and or 1931, the Philadelphia A's won the World Series in 1930 against the Reds: That would explain why there is 12 Philadelphia Athletics in this set, by far the most of any team! That would make sense to why a Philadelphia company would produce cards".

Now, I will agree that the A's winning the pennant that year is a reason for including several of them in the set. But that occurance does not support identification of the manufacturers location. Additionally, the fact that citizens located in Philadelphia remember the cards, by itself, does not indicate anything. Do citizens of Toledo, St.Louis, Boston, etc. remember the cards?

Do you have substantiating evidence in support of your 100% certainty regarding the city of w517s manufacture?