The thread with the Bob Lemke card creations - share and reminisce

[rhettyeakley]

I helped Bob with an image for his 1955 All-American issue of Kyle Rote (with SMU) and he sent me 3-4 copies of the card as a “thank you”.

I was struck by how well made the cards were done, i was expecting something that felt more like those “retro” cards that Krause Publications would insert in sheets in “Baseball Cards” and Baseball Card Price Guide” magazines I grew up with in the late 1980’s to early 1990’s. These cards Bob made, in contrast, were great!!!

I still have them somewhere.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by rhettyeakley

I was struck by how well made the cards were done, i was expecting something that felt more like those “retro” cards that Krause Publications would insert in sheets in “Baseball Cards” and Baseball Card Price Guide” magazines I grew up with in the late 1980’s to early 1990’s. These cards Bob made, in contrast, were great!!!

I agree, the 1967 Koufax I have looks and feels like it came out of a Topps wax pack from that year.

Brian

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by brianp-beme

I agree, the 1967 Koufax I have looks and feels like it came out of a Topps wax pack from that year.

Brian

Unfortunately towards the end of Bob making the cards they quit making one of his best materials. He used to use a semi-gloss front that everyone quit making about the time he was helping me out. Someplace I probably still have the empty package he sent me that had a few sheets left in it when he sent it to me.

What he did was print the backs on birthday/christmas card stock and the fronts on semi-gloss label paper.