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Originally Posted by oldeboo
I've wondered what the "102" on the back of Brunners and Fleischmann examples represented. I found this article from early in 1912 that discusses a union issue that General Baking Company had with labeling paper products. I wonder if the "102" was just to let people know that the cards were printed in a union shop? Any other theories on the "102"?
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It's possible, although the unions had various labels and insignia identifying the exact union well before the cards were issued. Having the number of the shop but not the union label or "bug" would be odd.
I'm not sure they even did it back then, but modern food related stuff often has something indicating the state license for the production plant.