Herpolsheimer's and Xmas - do you remember any of the old bb card brands?

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

Isn't Herpolsheimer's the store featured in "A Christmas Story"? Also I seem to recall that when I watched "The Polar Express" with my kid last year that they showed a Herpolsheimer's with all the Christmas displays in the windows....or maybe I'm just making it all up in my head.

As for the big find of these cards I'm really kicking myself now for not going after at least one of these cards when they all showed up on ebay because when you see them now they seem to have already doubled or tripled in price.

As far as remembering any of the brands anytime I see a Red Man's tobacco card from the 1950s it reminds me of my great grandfather who used to chew that stuff all the time. I think Piedmont's were around for quite a long while after the T206 cards were distributed so I bet there are some oldtimers in here who might remember them.