Sherry Magee or Bristol Lord....what's your guess ?

[rhettyeakley]

Magie/Lord isn't the only mistake in that set either, as the Frank Baker card features a picture of Cy Seymour's Horner Studios portrait, which is also a reversed image.

Here is the Seymour original photo...


Here is the T208/E104/D359 Baker...
http://www.b-lauctions.com/site/bid/...sp?itemid=5962

[tedzan]

Numerous sources have Bris' full name as...... Bristol Robotham Lord.

But, others have Briscoe Lord.

And, then others simply have Bris.


TED Z

[tedzan]

Nice research; and, I think there is at least one more "mis-pictured" A's player in these issues. At the
recent Philly Show, my booth was adjacent to Legendary's booth. While studying their T208 set, I im-
mediately noticed that the Bris Lord image had to be Sherry Magee. I don't recall the other one I was
suspicious about. I'll have to see if I wrote down the other card's image.

These mistakes are really puzzling to me. Since, one of the better documented books on Connie Mack
refers to this Nadja set being issued shortly after the A's won the World Series in 1910. Connie and his
A's players were elated to see these cards. I would even say that Connie Mack had some influence in
the production of this 18-card set.

In any event, what is even more of a mystery to me....why wasn't Jack Coombs portrayed in this issue ?

Coombs pitched 3 complete games and won all 3.


TED Z

[rhettyeakley]

Just as reference here is a Colgan's Tin Top of Sherry Magee (featuring his Horner portrait)...

[FrankWakefield]

So what I'm now thinking about is some knucklehead, a hundred years ago, sorting through glass negatives, and eventually thinking to himself, "screw it, no one will ever notice if I just flip this one over"... Ted noticed. And maybe the players, their relative, and some acquaintances noticed 100 years ago.

Great attentiveness!!

[murcerfan]

Cy Seymour even had a card in a "related set"
http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/...em_11749_1.jpg

[murcerfan]

anothr try at image posting

[tedzan]

Hey Frank W

I know there is at least one more wrong picture on the cards of these sets besides Baker and Lord.
I still have to do some more homework.


TED Z

[tedzan]

You'll appreciate this excerpt from the book "CONNIE MACK....and the early years of baseball"....

"The NADJA Caramel Company of St Louis issued a set of eighteen cards of the World Champions.
Connie Mack is shown in a high-wing starched collar, his hair still parted in the middle. Over the
next four years, the Athletics would be featured on cards accompanying Fatima Cigarettes,
Honest Long Cut Smoking or Chewing Tobacco, and Recruit Little Cigars."
circa October 1910.


Re..FATIMA Philadelphia A's premium......when I get around to taking a photo of it, I'll post a picture.


TED Z