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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‘It’s In The Details’ Title E271 Darby Chocolates Year 1910 Size 3 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Candy/Caramel Number in Set 38 E271 Darby Chocolates Overview The E271 Darby Chocolates set is a rare issue of cards that were printed on the exterior of Darby’s packages. The cards are extremely rare and no complete checklist has
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title Baseball Bats Candy Year 1911 or 1912 Size 1 3/4″ x 2 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Candy Number in Set 50 Baseball Bats Candy Overview Similar to the All Star Base-Ball and Darby Chocolates issues, the Baseball Bats cards were cutouts from a box of candy (Baseball Bats). These are believed to have
Read more‘It’s In The Details’ Title All Star Base-ball Package Year 1910 Size 1 7/8″ x 3 1/2″ Images Color Type Candy/Caramel Number in Set 24 1910 All Star Base-ball Package Overview Similar to the emerging Darby Chocolates cards, the 1910 All-Star Baseball Package cards were cut outs from candy boxes. They aren’t universally accepted by all collectors as cards, per
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