‘It’s In The Details’ Title National Game (WG5) Year 1913 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Game Cards Number in Set 54 1913 National Game Overview The 1913 WG5 National Game set is a collection of 52 playing cards and two ‘extra’ cards. 43 are cards of specific players and the others are action shots
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Polo Grounds Game (WG4) Year 1914 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Color Type Game Cards Number in Set 54 1914 Polo Grounds Set Overview The 1914 WG4 Polo Grounds set is a gaming card set featuring 30 different players. The fronts included a black and white player image with specific actions for the
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title WG3 Fan Craze Year 1906 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Game Cards Number in Set 54 WG3 Fan Craze Set Overview In 1906, the Fan Craze Company created two gaming card sets. The WG2 set featured the American League while the WG3 set featured the National League. The cards are
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title WG2 Fan Craze Year 1906 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Game Cards Number in Set 51 WG2 Fan Craze Set Overview In 1906, the Fan Craze Company created two gaming card sets. The WG2 set featured the American League while the WG3 set featured the National League. The cards are designated
Read moreIt’s In The Details’ Title The Great National Game of Baseball Game Cards Year 1913 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Game Cards Number in Set 60 1913 The Great National Game of Base Ball Game Cards Overview This game was produced by the Harking Card Company in Springfield, Massachusetts. It should not be confused
Read moreIt’s In The Details’ Title MacDonald’s / British Consols Hockey Joker Cards (C165) Year 1920s-1940s Size Various Images Black and White or One-Color Ink Type Game Cards Number in Set 53 1920s-1940s MacDonald’s / British Consols Hockey Joker Playing Cards (C165) Overview British Consols might sound like the name of a company in the UK, but it was actually a
Read moreIt’s In The Details’ Title Babe Ruth’s Baseball Game Cards Year 1926 / 1936 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Game Cards Number in Set 85 Babe Ruth’s Baseball Game Cards Overview These cards were part of a game produced by Milton Bradley with it often cited as a 1926 or 1936 issue featuring the
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Ya-Lo Football Game Cards Year 1925 and 1934 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Color Type Game Cards Number in Set 200 1925 and 1934 Ya-Lo Football Cards Overview The 1925 and 1934 Ya-Lo Football cards were part of a gaming set. Only two different card designs exist – one is for offensive cards
Read moreIt’s In The Details’ Title Batter Up Baseball Game Cards Year 1908 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Color Type Game Cards Number in Set Unknown 1908 Batter Up Baseball Game Cards Overview This game was produced in 1908 by the Fenner Game Company, based in Toledo, Ohio. It was originally sold for fifty cents. Like many card games,
Read moreIt’s In The Details’ Title Apollo Baseball Playing Cards Year 1890s Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Color Type Game Cards Number in Set 52 1890s Apollo Baseball Playing Cards Overview These cards were produced by Apollo in the 1890s and are a standard deck of playing cards. They are desirable by sports card collectors because of their design
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It’s In The Details’ Title Adams League Playing Cards Year 1914 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Black and White Type Game Cards Number in Set 53 1914 Adams League Playing Cards Overview Similar to what you can find today, many pre-war playing card sets existed that had sports themes. This set was produced in 1914 and has a
Read moreIt’s In The Details’ Title American National Baseball Game Cards Year 1909 Size 2 1/2″ x 3 1/2″ Images Blue Ink Type Game Cards Number in Set 127 1909 American National Baseball Game Cards Overview These game cards make up the American National Baseball Game. The set was a boxed issue where a simulated baseball game was played using actions
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