T206 sheets: Huge factory numbers at back bottom

[Abravefan11]

Originally Posted by Runscott

What doesn't make sense is not seeing it stamped on Piedmonts as well.

Scott - Sweet Caporal No.25 and No.30 were the only backs that looked exactly the same, with the exception of the factory number, printed at the same time.

So Piedmont's were always printed with a factory 25 until they made the change in the 460 series and printed them with factory 42. They were never printed with both factory designations at the same time.

So the thinking goes that the large numbers made it easier for the printers to distinguish these nearly identical backs that were being printed at the same time. Ever other back could be easily identified and a large factory number wouldn't be necessary.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Abravefan11

Scott - Sweet Caporal No.25 and No.30 were the only backs that looked exactly the same, with the exception of the factory number, printed at the same time.

So Piedmont's were always printed with a factory 25 until they made the change in the 460 series and printed them with factory 42. They were never printed with both factory designations at the same time.

So the thinking goes that the large numbers made it easier for the printers to distinguish these nearly identical backs that were being printed at the same time. Ever other back could be easily identified and a large factory number wouldn't be necessary.

Doh!!!!

Got it - thanks for bearing with me

[mrvster]

Thanks, makes perfect sense

[t206hound]

I hope Johnny doesn't mind, but he found an Ames Portrait factory 25 at the Philly Show; he recalled previously owning an Ames Portrait with the 30 at the bottom, but had sold/traded it. However, I found another Ames Portrait on cardtarget.com that showed factory 30 at the bottom.

This would leads me to believe in the probability that the sheet layouts may have been identical between factory 25 and 30, realizing that the Plank card was replaced at some point during the the printing of the thirties and not included in the twenty-fives (I believe this is the one difference between the subsets).

I will update Jantz's list here for the "Huge Factory Number" 30; there are currently 13 14 known:

• Ames (port)
• Beaumont
• Cobb (bat on)
• Durham
• Gilbert
• Johnson (port)
• Killian (pitching)
• Mathewson (port)
• Merkle (port)
• Overall (port)
• Spade
• Steinfeldt (port)
• Tannehill ("L" on front-Chi.)
• Wagner (bat left)

[mrvster]

Brilliant! I don't mind at all! you were there with me....

I found a scan of my old Ames...

this factory #25 Ames is like the "missing" link...

I have been searching for one FOR 15 YEARS!

HAS ANYONE ELSE SEEN ONE??
fact #25 sheet stamp??????????????????????

[t206hound]

your card is the one I found in cardtarget (raw)... there's a flaw on the center of the back that matches... right above the "A" in Ball

[mrvster]

strikes again!

[atx840]

Have only seen one other Johnny, not Ames (not my card)

[Jantz]

Possibly one more for the list Er!ck.


Jantz