While there are certainly some, football cards from the 1920s and 1930s aren’t exactly plentiful. The game was really in its early stages on a professional level and football cards didn’t really start to going until the late 1940s. However, this early game card not only represents the sport early on but the argument can be made that it features
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In 1926, Shotwell Manufacturing Company issued two different sets featuring football star Red Grange. An ad-backed set featured 12 cards that were mostly action shots of Grange as a player. A second blank-backed issue featured 24 scenes with him in a movie, “One Minute to Play.” Both are popular and rare. As I wrote recently for Sports Collectors Daily, they were
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Ya-Lo Corporation/Game Background In 1925, the Ya-Lo Corporation developed a unique football board/card game. The game, as advertised, featured thousands of different play combinations. Its big selling point was that consumers could play it over and over with limitless outcomes, just like a real football game. The first Ya-Lo game was produced in 1925 – Grange’s rookie year in the
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Amatller Chocolate Film Stars in Private (series A and B) Year 1926 Size 2 7/8″ x 4 1/4″ Images Sepia Type Caramel/Candy Number in Set 80 (?) 1926 Amatller Chocolate Film Stars in Private Overview Little is known about the 1926 Amatller Chocolate set, called, ‘Los Artistas Cinematograficos en la Intimidad.’ Roughly translated, that means
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Shotwell Candy Red Grange Year 1926 Size 2″ x 3″ Images Black and White Type Candy/Caramel Number in Set 24 1926 Shotwell Candy Red Grange Movie Set Overview In 1926, Shotwell Candy created two sets of Red Grange football cards. One was a 12-card mostly action set with various shots during his career and the
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title Red Grange “One Minute to Play” Postcards Year 1928 Size 3 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ Images Color Tints Type Postcards Number in Set 3 1928 Red Grange “One Minute to Play” Postcards Overview This series featured football star Red Grange. Grange appeared in a movie entitled, “One Minute to Play” and was featured as a
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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
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This rare 12-card set features Red Grange, one of the greatest players in football history
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‘It’s In The Details’ Title R343 Mayfair Candies Touchdown 100 Yards Year 1937 Size 1 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ Images Color Type Candy/Gum Number in Set 24 1937 R343 Mayfair Candies Touchdown 100 Yards Overview These unique cards featured color scenes of football games and players. Produced in 1937, it was catalogued as R343 Mayfair Candies by Jefferson Burdick in
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Pre-War Cards 