The Uncatalogued Bridwell Card in Heritage 2010

[Leon]

Originally Posted by E93

I believe I have seen two different examples of the Wagner from this set.
Jim

Correct. There are 2 Wagners known from the set...both are the same pose.

[M's_Fan]

here is the wagner from that set, if anyone is curious:

[M's_Fan]

There are a couple of things we know about these cards that I think are very revealing:

• Almost all of the known examples (arguably with the exception of the O'Hara example) are cut in a very uneven manner that is consistent with hand-cut cards
• the white borders are much wider than other cards of the period
• the stock is thicker than other cards of the period

I'm confident they were hand cut, which means that this was either a strip card set with very wide borders in between the cards, or they were hand cut from a box or some type of advertisement.

[canjond]

Maybe this was discussed before but they all almost look like they are 3d cards to me. Even the colors are typically 3d colors. Anyone have a pair of glasses?

[T206Collector]

Every one other than Wagner looks copied from T206.... that has to mean something, if only to T206 collectors.

[fkw]

copied artwork from T206...
It means its unlikely they are from 1909 as the slab says

Thats why Ive called them 1910

I have seen a couple others but lost the images and info many computers ago
I believe they were T206 poses too, the Wagner is the only different one Ive seen and is probably because the artist couldnt get a hold of a T206 Wagner to copy... for obvious reasons

PS. for those following these cards, the Ohara was heavily damaged when the owner hired an "expert" to remove it from the backing it was glued to. It suffered major surface damage (flaking). I dont know the facts of how he tried to remove the card but you should never soak a piece of cardboard in water for a long time. Ive soaked many a card and never for more than a couple minutes, and many far less time.... Ive seen some recommend soaking them overnight ......."WTF!!"

[fkw]

Im curious, what did the SGC-A Bridwell sell for???

I have never seen one of these sell yet, so dont know what type of value they have. I offered a couple hundred for the OHara when it was still glued, but the offer was declined. Then I was just helping the owner find info on it. Havent talked to him in over a year and dont know where the OHara is now.