1921/1922 Lou Gertenrich Candy Set

‘It’s In The Details’
Title | Lou Gertenrich Candy |
Year | 1921/1922 |
Size | 2″ x 3 1/4″ |
Images | Black and White |
Type | Candy/Caramel |
Number in Set |
Unknown |
Gertenrich Candy Overview
Gertenrich Candy cards are one of the many sets that utilized the design/checklist from the popular W575-1 strip card set and/or E121 American Caramel set. The cards are feature a black and white player image along with his name, position, and team at the bottom. These cards are recognized as both a 1921 issue or a 1922 issue by different collectors.
Backs of the cards is what distinguishes these from other W575-1 and E121 card issues.
The back of these cards includes a large advertisement for the Lou Gertenrich Candy Company. A picture of a baseball scene is displayed with a closeup of a player shown off to the left. The bottom of the back states that the company is ‘The Baseball Player Candy Manufacturer.’
For a long time, the player was just considered to be a generic one. He was shown with a blurred out name on his jersey, so it seemed likely that it was not a known person. But the image is actually of Gertenrich himself. Among the known W575-1 and E121 advertiser-backed cards, this is the only one with any sort of a baseball picture. Gertenrich himself was an actual player but only appeared in three major league games.
One unique aspect is that many of these cards have been found with paper loss on them. It seems possible that they were pasted into scrapbooks and later removed.
Gertenrich Candy Checklist
Not many Gertenrich Candy cards have been found to date. In addition, a complete W575-1 checklist has never been fully confirmed. That checklist, however, lines up closely with the E121 American Caramel checklist. For that reason, I have listed that checklist below and these would seem to be potential cards that could have a Gertenrich Candy back.
W575-1 Part One (E121 Set of 80 cards)
- Grover Alexander (arms up)
- Grover Alexander (arm forward)
- Jim Bagby
- Home Run Baker (Frank)
- Home Run Baker (Franklin)
- Dave Bancroft (batting)
- Dave Bancroft (jumping)
- Ping Bodie
- George Burns
- George Burns
- Owen Bush
- Max Carey (batting)
- Max Carey (hands on hips)
- Cecil Causey
- Ty Cobb (manager)
- Ty Cobb (mgr.)
- Ty Cobb (no manager)
- Eddie Collins
- Rip Collins
- Jake Daubert
- George Dauss
- Charles Deal (dark)
- Charles Deal (light)
- William Doak
- Bill Donovan
- Phil Douglas
- Johnny Evers (manager)
- Johnny Evers (mgr.)
- Red Faber (dark)
- Red Faber (light)
- William Fewster
- Eddie Foster
- Frankie Frisch
- Bill Gardner
- Alexander Gaston (no position)
- Alexander Gaston (position)
- Kid Gleason
- Mike Gonzalez
- Hank Gowdy
- John Graney
- Tom Griffith
- Heinie Groh
- Harry Harper
- Harry Heilmann
- Walter Holke (portrait)
- Walter Holke (throwing)
- Charles Hollarcher
- Harry Hooper
- Rogers Hornsby
- Waite Hoyt
- Miller Huggins
- William Jacobson
- Hughie Jennings
- Walter Johnson (hands up)
- Walter Johnson (throwing)
- James Johnston
- Joe Judge
- George Kelly
- Dickie Kerr
- P.J. Kilduff
- Bill Killefer
- John Lavan
- Nemo Leibold
- Duffy Lewis
- Al Mamaux
- Rabbit Maranville
- Carl May
- Carl Mays
- John McGraw
- Jack McInnis
- M.J. McNall
- Bob Meusel
- Emil Meusel
- Clyde Milan
- Elmer Miller
- Otto Miller
- Guy Morton
- Eddie Murphy
- Hy Myers
- Art Nehf
- Charles O’Leary
- Steve O’Neill
- Roger Peckinpaugh
- Jeff Pfeffer (Brooklyn)
- Jeff Pfeffer (St. Louis)
- Wally Pipp
- Jack Quinn
- John Rawlings
- E.C. Rice
- Eppa Rixey
- Tom Rogers
- Bob Roth
- Edd Roush
- “Babe” Ruth
- Babe Ruth
- Babe Ruth (George)
- Bill Ryan
- Slim Sallee
- Ray Schalk
- Wally Schang
- Ferd Schupp
- Fred Schupp
- Everett Scott
- Hank Severeid
- Bob Shawkey
- Pat Shea
- George Sisler (batting)
- George Sisler (throwing)
- Earl Smith
- Frank Snyder
- Tris Speaker (Manager)
- Tris Speaker (Manager – Large)
- Tris Speaker (Mgr.)
- Tris Speaker (Mgr. – Large)
- Milton Stock
- Amos Strunk
- Zeb Terry
- Chester Thomas
- Fred Toney (trees)
- Fred Toney (no trees)
- George Tyler
- Jim Vaughn (dark cap)
- Jim Vaughn (white cap)
- Bob Veach (arm in air)
- Bob Veach (arms crossed)
- Oscar Vitt
- W. Wambsganss
- Aaron Ward
- Zack Wheat
- George Whitted
- Fred Williams
- Ivy Wingo
- Joe Wood
- Pep Young
W575-1 Part Two (E121 Set of 120 cards)
- Babe Adams
- Grover Alexander
- Jim Bagby
- Dave Bancroft
- Turner Barber
- Bibb Falk
- Carlson Bigbee
- L. Bigbee
- Joe Bush
- Max Carey
- Cecil Causey
- Ty Cobb (batting)
- Ty Cobb (throwing)
- Eddie Collins
- Wilbur Cooper
- Stan Coveleski
- Dave Danforth
- Jake Daubert
- George Dauss
- Dixie Davis
- Lou de Vormer
- William Doak
- Phil Douglas
- Red Faber
- Ira Flagstead
- William Fewster
- Max Flack
- Frankie Frisch
- Bill Gardner
- Alexander Gaston
- E.P. Gharrity
- George Gibson
- Charles Glazner
- Kid Gleason
- Hank Gowdy
- John Graney
- Tom Griffith
- Charlie Grimm
- Heinie Groh
- Jesse Haines
- Harry Harper
- Harry Heilman
- Harry Heilmann
- Clarence Hodge
- Water Holke
- Charles Hollocher
- Harry Hooper
- Rogers Hornsby (2B)
- Rogers Hornsby (OF)
- Waite Hoyt
- Miller Huggins
- Walter Johnson
- Joe Judge
- George Kelly
- Dickie Kerr
- P.J. Kilduff
- Bill Killefer (batting)
- Bill Killefer (throwing)
- John Lavan
- Walter Mails
- Rabbit Maranville
- Elwood Martin
- Carl Mays
- John McGraw
- Jack McInnis
- M.J. McNally
- Bob Meusel
- Emil Meusel
- Clyde Milan
- Elmer Miller
- Otto Miller
- Johnny Mostil
- Eddie Mulligan
- Hy Myers
- Earl Neale
- Art Nehf
- Les Nunamaker
- Joe Oeschger
- Steve O’Neill
- Del Pratt
- John Rawlings (2B)
- John Rawlings (Utl.)
- E.C. Rice
- Eppa Rixey
- Wilbert Robinson
- Tom Rogers
- Ed Rommel
- Ed Rounnel
- Edd Roush
- Muddy Ruel
- Walter Reuther
- “Babe” Ruth (holding ball)
- “Babe” Ruth (holding bird)
- “Babe” Ruth (montage)
- Babe Ruth (holding bird)
- Babe Ruth (montage)
- Bill Ryan
- Ray Schalk (batting)
- Ray Schalk (catching)
- Wally Schang
- Everett Scott
- Joe Sewell
- Bob Shawkey
- Pat Shea
- Earl Sheely
- Urban Shocker
- George Sisler
- Earl Smith
- Elmer Smith
- Frank Snyder
- Billy Southworth
- Tris Speaker (large)
- Tris Speaker (small)
- Milton Stock
- Amos Strunk
- Zeb Terry
- Fred Toney
- George Topocer
- Bob Veach
- Oscar Vitt
- Curtis Walker
- W. Wambsganss
- Aaron Ward
- Zack Wheat
- George Whitted (Brooklyn)
- George Whitted (Pittsburgh)
- Fred Williams
- Ivy WIngo
- Ross Youngs
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