Tag Archives: 1921 Schapira Brothers Babe Ruth

Sometimes the Box WAS the Card

The majority of pre-war baseball cards were typically included inside of some kind of packaging along with another product. Some of those products were boxes of cigarettes (i.e. tobacco cards) and others were gum (gum cards). Others, still, were inside of bread and bakery products. Or other types of food and beverage products. And others were found inside of publications

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1921 Schapira Brothers Candy Babe Ruth Set

‘It’s In The Details’ Title Schapira Brothers Candy Babe Ruth Year 1921 Size 1 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ Images Color Type Candy/Caramel Number in Set 7 1921 Schapira Brothers Candy Babe Ruth Overview This unique set of six cards features New York Yankees legend Babe Ruth. The cards  were cut directly from boxes of Schapira Brothers candy. Each card features

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1921-22 Schapira Brothers Big Show Candy Set

‘It’s In The Details’ Title Schapira Brothers Big Show Candy Year 1921-22 Size 2″ x 2 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Candy/Caramel Number in Set 21 1921-22 Schapira Brothers Candy Overview Schapira Brothers was a candy company based in New York. In the 1920s, they distributed a set of baseball cards inside their packages of candy. The exact date

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