1915 American Caramel Set (E106)

‘It’s In The Details’
Title | American Caramel (E106) |
Year | 1915 |
Size | 1 1/2″ x 2 3/4″ |
Images | Color |
Type | Candy/Caramel |
Number in Set |
48 |
1915 American Caramel (E106) Overview
The 1915 E106 American Caramel set includes color portraits with the player name and team on the fronts. The backs have a message, informing collectors that the set includes 48 players and was distributed by the American Caramel Company.
Backs of the cards do not include a checklist like some other caramel issues. Instead, the backs read:
“This card is one of a set of forty-eight leading Baseball Players in the National, American and Federal Leagues. One card is given with every piece of Baseball Caramel manufactured by the American Caramel Co. York, PA under the famous brand of the P.C.W.”
Some players were featured on more than one card in different poses. The cards are relatively scarce. To date, PSA has graded only about 300.
Wartime Issue
The most interesting aspect of this set was its dating. Printed in 1915, it was smack dab in the middle of World War I. Some cards are pre-war, others are post-war, but this one was mid-war (just so I’m not confusing anyone here, that’s tongue in cheek).
World War I ran from 1914 through 1918 and there weren’t many baseball cards produced during that time. That, of course, is completely understandable. And even though these cards were produced, it was likely not in large quantities. We know that by the population reports which show not many have been graded in comparison to more popular American Caramel issues like the pre-World War I E90-1 or the post-World War E120 and E121 sets.
Tango Eggs Connection
The set used images found in other sets but its biggest connection could be to the 1916 Tango Eggs set.
The Tango Eggs issue is a rare set only recently made known to most collectors after a big find was discovered in the 1990s. That set was printed a year after this one and while only about 20 cards are known, many feel that it is a 48-card set as this one. That is partially because the cards found utilize the exact same images.
1915 American Caramel (E106) Checklist
- Jack Barry
- Chief Bender (striped hat)
- Chief Bender (white plain hat)
- Bob Bescher
- Roger Bresnahan
- Al Bridwell
- Donnie Bush
- Hal Chase (portrait)
- Hal Chase (fielding)
- Ty Cobb (front view)
- Ty Cobb (side view)
- Eddie Collins
- Sam Crawford
- Ray Demmitt
- Bill Donovan
- Red Dooin
- Mickey Doolan
- Larry Doyle
- Clyde Engle
- Johnny Evers
- Art Fromme
- George Gibson (front view)
- George Gibson (back view)
- Roy Hartzell
- Fred Jacklitsch
- Hughie Jennings
- Otto Knabe
- Nap Lajoie
- Hans Lobert
- Rube Marquard
- Christy Mathewson
- John McGraw
- George McQuillan
- Dots Miller
- Danny Murphy
- Rebel Oakes
- Eddie Plank
- Germany Schaefer
- Tris Speaker
- Oscar Stanage
- George Stovall
- Jeff Sweeney
- Joe Tinker (portrait)
- Joe Tinker (batting)
- Honus Wagner (batting)
- Honus Wagner (throwing)
- Hooks Wiltse
- Heinie Zimmerman
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