Any Broeder(sp) Popcorn Card Info?

[bh3443]

Thanks for posting this information! I recall the PCL Seattle Popcorn cards as well as the highly controversial Broder cards of the late 80's. They were gorgeous yet simple cards and I had them all in my store/show inventory as well as my collection. They were great!
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Here's another great issue I personally love:
The 3 sets made by TRANS-O-GRAMS! They had small statues in a box with a card of the player(s) on the back. Anyone know who/where/what are the origins of this fascinating series?
Thanks,
Bill Hedin
bh3443@aol.com

[Rich Klein]

It appears that Trans-O-Gram was a major toy maker in the 1960's; who specialized in kids stuff

This is an item in an Hunt Auction with an endorsement from Mays and Mantle.

http://www.huntauctions.com/online/i...=401&lot_qual=

It was incorporated in 1959

http://www.scripophily.net/trcoinpe19.html

And my guess; and I have no knowledge of anything on this -- was that during the late 1960's -- the MLBPA were really starting to realize that they could make money on cards with the player's group and thus looked for new products to have cards made on. Trans-o-gram, with their history of baseball products; probably thought they could make money with the players' images on cards just as for example, Post Cereal did from 1961-63.

I could be wrong; as this is just an hypotheses. Perhaps Mr. Hornish or Mr. Lemke have covered this at some pt in their research.

And Bill, STAY as WELL as you can be, I know how important all this relief is to you.

Regards
Rich