1933-34 V288 Hamilton Gum Hockey Set and Checklist
‘It’s In The Details’
Title | V288 Hamilton Gum |
Year | 1933-34 |
Size | 2 3/8″ x 2 3/4″ |
Images | Black and White |
Type | Candy |
Number in Set |
21 |
1933-34 V288 Hamilton Gum Hockey Overview
The V288 Hamilton Gum hockey card set was produced in the early 1930s and featured several key hockey players of the era.
Fronts of the cards included a black and white/color tinted player image and a colored background. Cards also had a white border around the edges and the player’s name was included at the bottom.
Backs included the player’s name and card number at the top then presented a biography of the player in both English and French since this was a Canadian issue. The manufacturer, Hamilton Chewing Gum, LTD, and location (Hamilton, Ontario) were added to the bottom.
One of the interesting facets of this key set is that cards were skip-numbered. That is, cards with certain numbers do not appear to have been printed or distributed.
The exact reason for this isn’t known but a few popular theories exist. First, there could have been more cards that were planned to be included but never produced for contract issues with the players, etc. Another reason is that the skip numbering could have been intentional in the hopes of selling more gum to children looking to complete the set.
Whatever the reason, nefarious or not, the set certainly contains skip-numbered cards with gaps in between. While the highest card number is No. 49 (leading collectors to believe there are at least 49 cards), only 21 are believed to have been printed.
Despite having only 21 different players, however, there are more than 21 actual cards. That is because each player is available with four different color-tinted backgrounds (beige, blue, green, or orange).
1933-34 V288 Hamilton Gum Hockey Checklist
- Nick Wasnie
- Joe Primeau
- Marty Burke
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Bill Thoms
- Howie Morenz
- Andy Blair
- Not issued
- Ace Bailey
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Wildor Larochelle
- Not issued
- Not issued
- King Clancy
- S. Mantha
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Red Horner
- Not issued
- Pit Lepine
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Aurel Joliat
- Not issued
- Busher Jackson
- Lorne Chabot
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Happy Day
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Alex Levinsky
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Hal Cotton
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Ebbie Goodfellow
- Not issued
- Larry Aurie
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Not issued
- Charlie Conacher
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