F50 Sweetman and Product Info

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I was doing some research on the F50 issues recently. I knew before that the Sweetman issue had always been a little strange because it was not identified what kind of company they were. The backs of the cards state they are for the Sweetman Co. in St. Louis, MO. There is also an address for the company - 1611 Cass Avenue. But when you Google map that location, the facility is no longer there.

I did some digging online and found an interesting document - some sort of report from the Minnesota State Dairy and Food Commissioner. In it, the Sweetman Company of St. Louis is cited for several illegal confectionery products - specifically, wax pipes and 'wax eagles.' I assume these to be the old style wax candy that used to be produced. If you search for Sweetman, you'll see the references.

That isn't any guarantee, obviously that the cards were packaged with those products. For one thing, they could have created numerous items. For another, the report is from 1920 and the Sweetman cards are from many years after that. Was just curious if anyone else has ever seen any references to what the company produced other than that.