1919-21 W514 Hendler’s Ice Cream Set and Checklist

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Pre-War Cards

‘It’s In The Details’

Title	W514 Hendler’s Ice Cream Strip
Year	1919-21
Size	Varies by Cut
Images	Color
Type	Food/Strip
Number in Set	120

W514 Hendler’s Ice Cream Strip Overview

W514 Hendler Back

The W514 strip card set is one of the more significant such issues. It includes almost all of the banned members of the 1919 Chicago Black Sox team, including would-be Hall of Famer Joe Jackson. The lone player not included is Fred McMullin.

While most of the W514 cards are found with blank backs, some feature an ad for Hendlers Ice Cream, creating a similar but slightly different issue. These have the Hendlers name on the back as well as the slogan, “The Velvet Kind.” Below that slogan is a second catchphrase.

To date, we know of six such phrases. Five were noted by Bob Lemke here. A sixth also includes “A Pal for your Plate,” believed to be a misspelling of Palate:

A Pal for your Palate
A Pal for your Plate
A Smile Follows the Spoon
In the Triple Sealed Package
Melts in your Mouth
On your way Take Home a Brick

Unlike some other strip card sets, this is solely a baseball issue. It is completely packed with big names and Hall of Famers. Leading the way is the aforementioned Jackson, Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson.

The cards are a pretty typical strip release. Hand cut, these will usually be found with some sort of uneven edges. The fronts feature a color cartoon image of a certain player and his name, position, and team are printed in the bottom border. In addition, a tiny card number is printed on the front of the player’s card.

A total of 120 cards are in the set.

W514 Hendler’s Ice Cream Strip Checklist

Since the Hendlers cards are extremely rare, it is not known if every card in the W514 set can be found with the Hendlers advertisements. However, assuming they can, this is the full checklist.