Goodwin Auction is open + Peck & Snyder Discussion

[barrysloate]

This has been a very interesting discussion, but for it to proceed from here Corey would need to examine the back closely and figure out exactly what is going on. We need to know if the bio is glued on, and if so is it made of the same good quality paper stock of other P & S trade cards, or is it different paper stock and not part of the original production. I know I've suggested it is almost impossible that it could be a newspaper clipping that somehow fits the exact dimensions of the card, but we still need to know for sure. Then maybe we can develop a more cohesive theory.

[benjulmag]

Problem is card is framed and for me to inspect the back, I would have to take it out of the frame.

[barrysloate]

Well I guess we will be left to conjecture.

[barrysloate]

I just got off the phone with Mark Rucker, who was the original owner of the Creighton trade card. He said he is certain that the biography and ad on the back were not pasted on, but were part of the original trade card as issued. I asked him why John Thorn believed that the back was glued on and he said John was in error.

So we can now say with confidence that this was issued by Peck and Snyder. What is still uncertain is when it was made. Based on Gary's discovery that the company moved to Nassau Street in 1870, my guess is all the known baseball images were issued around that date. And it also appears that the first images of the Red Stockings available to the public were the CdV's with the Ann Street address. But I also recognize that this may not be entirely correct.

[oldjudge]

Barry-Based on Gary's article I'd bet the Creighton came after the team cards. Maybe for the 25th anniversary of Creighton's death (just kidding Corey).

[barrysloate]

Maybe it was made for the centennial in 1962.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Barry-Based on Gary's article I'd bet the Creighton came after the team cards. Maybe for the 25th anniversary of Creighton's death (just kidding Corey).

I dunno Jay. I saw one at Target yesterday...Right next to the Topps cards.

[oldjudge]

Yah, I bought a pack and got the Harry Wright signed telegram chase card with my Creighton.