The first Wagner?

[Pat R]

August 13 1909 The Atlanta Journal

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[ullmandds]

How cool!!! $2 for a cobb…crazy!!

[atx840]

Very cool Pat, some fun articles out there. Aug 17, 1909

[GasHouseGang]

They mentioned that the boys used to collect tobacco tags before the baseball cards were introduced. I had never heard of this area of collecting. Apparently, they were first introduced in the United States in the mid-1800s. They were small metal discs used to label and seal tobacco tins from the mid-to-late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here's a picture. I guess I just learned something new about something old.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

How cool!!! $2 for a cobb…crazy!!

And fifty Cobbs for a Wagner, meaning a Wagner was $100; although the offer was apparently turned down and likely a smart move because today a Wagner is worth well more than 50 Cobbs, even the green ones.

[JollyElm]

Just when you had the impression that people didn't know or care about the dangers of tobacco long ago, you have this...

“Is any concern selling these coffin-tacks warranted in making this tempting bait to the children?”

[gabrinus]

Cool thread guys...Jerry

[brianp-beme]

That is so cool that Wagner is identified as being a tough card, and the article even has a cartoon celebrating this. Nice digging job Pat!

Brian

[Oscar_Stanage]

Cobbs selling for $2…
Does anyone know what that is in todays dollars?
What was the cost of the cigarette packs?

[Pat R]

Originally Posted by Oscar_Stanage

Cobbs selling for $2…
Does anyone know what that is in todays dollars?
What was the cost of the cigarette packs?

Just shy of $70
Most cigarettes were 5 cents a pack in 1909

[Pat R]

A Magazine clip about Roy Fisher who at the time was one of the kids collecting, trading and buying the cards including a Wagner.

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[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Pat R

A Magazine clip about Roy Fisher who at the time was one of the kids collecting, trading and buying the cards including a Wagner.

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Another great article Pat mentioning T206 Wagner (a good possibility, though it might be referring to one of Wagner E-cards).

Most likely this magazine was from Louisville, not only because of the shown T210 cards of players from Kentucky, but both addresses in the article popped up as existing in Louisville.

Brian

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

They mentioned that the boys used to collect tobacco tags before the baseball cards were introduced. I had never heard of this area of collecting. Apparently, they were first introduced in the United States in the mid-1800s. They were small metal discs used to label and seal tobacco tins from the mid-to-late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here's a picture. I guess I just learned something new about something old.

Everything old is new again...