E222 Inquiry

[Brian-Chidester]

Dear Net54 Members,

I am brand-spanking new to this board as a member, but have been collecting pre-war baseball cards since 1985, with a special interest in 1909-12 issues. Having recently moved to the Central Virginia area, the elusive E222 set is becoming a new interest for me, and I'd like to dig deeper and write an article on the set.

Leon Luckey suggested throwing out a thread here to start, and see if anyone has an interest in the dialogue.

There are obvious things that need to be touched on, such as knowledge of the A.W.H. and A.W.A. Caramel companies, as well as Fulton Press, which I'm assuming was out of the Fulton Hill district of Richmond. Also, knowledge of the Virginia State League.

I'm just starting out, but am willing to follow up on leads. I've never owned or seen on of these cards in person, but welcome responses from anyone who has any knowledge at all about the set, whether it be someone who owns one of the cards or who has been privy to experience a find or whatnot.

Any and all dialogue is appreciated. If you want to email me offline to see my credentials as a journalist, or get article samples or links to my books, let me know.

Thanks in advance.

Brian Chidester

[canjond]

Brian,

Don't have any info but I wish you best in your endeavor. I was an underbidder on the lot of 4 that sold on eBay probably 4 years ago...

- Jon

[Brian-Chidester]

Hi Jon,

I vaguely remember the auction being discussed here, as I've read things on Net54 over the years (mostly pertaining to T206, T213 and T215), and have since gone back and re-read that old thread. Martin Neal, who lives nearby was telling me about that find last week. It was auctioned by an eBay consigner who got the cards from an elderly gent in Lynchburg, VA.

[canjond]

Thats correct - I believe Dave Levin won them and can be seen on his site here:
https://www.gfg.com/baseball/e222.shtml

[Abravefan11]

Brian -

First off Welcome to Net54, secondly Welcome to Central VA (I live in Chesterfield.)

I know of another board member that lives in VA and picked up an E222 just a few months ago at a show in VA. I'll send him an email and point him to the thread.

[ValKehl]

Hope you settled in Wahoo country (as opposed to Hokie country)! Go Wahoos!

I'm the collector Tim referred to who picked up an E222 (in poor cond.) at the last Chantilly, VA show. If you use the Net54 search function, you will readily find my recent posting with pics of this card. I heard third-hand that this card came from the collection of a long-time collector/dealer who passed away last year and who, coincidentally, also lived in Lynchburg. I have one other E222 card - Hooker of the Lynchburg team - see pics below (taken with a digital camera, as I don't have a scanner - sorry about the glare from the card holder).

In addition to the 4 cards Levin acquired, have you seen Leon's 4 cards (including the only known AWA card)? If not, his collection is available for viewing via the "VINTAGE LINKS" section of Net54. These 10 AWH/AWA cards are the only examples I have ever seen.

Good luck with your research project. Unfortunately, I can't provide you with any specific info re this set or the company whose advertising they bear. But, I look forward to learning the results of your research. Actually, I have thought about doing some E222 research myself, but my big problem is procrastination! I'm ashamed to admit that I still haven't done the computerized inventory of my collection that I promised myself I would find time to do after I retired 2 years ago!

If you like, I'll be happy to show you my E222s in person when you attend (notice I didn't say "if"!!) the next Chantilly Show at the end of March. Usually, I only attend the Show on Friday (free admission day), but I could meet you on Sat. or Sunday, as I live only a few miles from the Show. Kindly send me an email if you wish to do this.

Val Kehl, Centreville, VA, ekehl333@aol.com