Thread: Imagine how high Cobb prices would be if this trend had continued
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Old 01-07-2019, 06:36 AM
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Default Imagine how high Cobb prices would be if this trend had continued
Apparently when they were first distributed Cobb cards were pretty scarce.

Charlotte News July 19 1909

Cobb Ad July 19 1909.jpg

Concord Tribune July 17 1909

Cobb Ad July 17 1909.jpg

and in this clip Mr. Boyd, Mr. Murphy and the paper are asking for "pictures" of Cobb while Mr. Smith
is rewarding people for throwing them away.

Charlotte Evening Chronicle May 15 1909

Cobb Ad May 15 1909.jpg
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