Genuine or Fake E90-1 Joe Jackson?

[glchen]

Thanks for the feedback. I ended up not bidding on the tin, but I often like to collect the memorabilia (eg. wrappers, etc) associated with the cards that I'm collecting. I'll look more at that baseballandtobacco website. Thanks again!

[Bridwell]

Hey Jon,

I'm not so sure the Mayo's 1895 Baseball Cards were distributed in the Lunch Boxes. See below...

[botn]

I thought that this one was fake http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=130409912363 but the buyer gave feedback for the Jackson as well as the 1915 Ruth that he bought.

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by botn

I thought that this one was fake http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=130409912363 but the buyer gave feedback for the Jackson as well as the 1915 Ruth that he bought.

jax looks real to me...i would've been comfortable bidding on it, paying with pp cc, and overnighting to SGC had i seen it. certainly very good homemade repros if they're fake...kind of scary if it is so i'm thinking real.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Bridwell

Hey Jon,

I'm not so sure the Mayo's 1895 Baseball Cards were distributed in the Lunch Boxes. See below...

Unless I am missing something, that picture doesn't prove anything except the Mayo Pails, at least that type, were made into 1909. I have seen quite a few different varieties of the pails and have 2 different ones myself. If I am not mistaking also, sometime in the past, a card was found in a pail. I might be thinking of something else but I think I remember hearing that.....regards

[Bridwell]

Hi Leon,

The ad shows a 'new' lunchbox, so it seems to be a new product in 1909. There may have been an earlier version of the lunchbox. The version in the picture looks like the ones I've seen quite a lot on ebay.

Ron

[sb1]

N300 and N302 were packaged in a deep blue(same as the tin) and gold pack, I am of the opinion it was a soft pack of some type, as evidenced by the paper adherence they were placed right next to the package. Many cards still display remnants on the back.

[scooter729]

Not sure if it's 100% related, but my Mayo's tin has a "registered September 1878" date on it. Nothing to say these weren't produced many years after 1878, but worth noting for the discussion at least...

[Bridwell]

Hi Scott (and all),

The lunchbox in the Mayo's ad from 1909 shows the brand was registered in 1878, just like the label painted onto your tin. Your tin is a different version. I've seen about 4 different versions of a Mayo's tin. Some are smaller, and could have held a card, perhaps. Some are probably older than the 1909 lunchbox. I have a couple of soft packs of Mayo's tobacco that could have held a card, I suppose. I have one unopened pack. It would be cool to compare notes on how the N300's were distributed in 1895, if anyone has other details.

Ron