1976 Carousel Discs anyone have a complete list of back stamps?
 

Collecting in 1976 the Disc sets issued by MSA were all the rage. Trading across the country for sets.
I had a Zipz store near me and had access to promo materials and boxes of cards. So I would search ads in the SCD etc and trade for other sets issued across the country. Isleys Crane Holiday Inn etc. While most of the sets has printed backs Carousel snack bars had a backstamp dependent on location. I picked up a Madison WI set recently to go with Rochester MN set.
So I was wondering if a complete list of all the different backstamps exists.

Answering my own question. In 2015 this subject was discussed and 4 reals compiled this list.
1976 msa carousel snack bar disc locations - group project
Location# - Name & Address

159 - Wilmington, DE
165 - 410 Volusia Mall, 1700 Volusia Ave., Daytona Beach, FLA. 32014
177 - Scranton, PA
189 - Smyrna GA Cobb Center Mall
284 - Albuquerque, NM
359 - 3427 Raleigh Springs Mall, Austin Peay Hwy., Memphis, TN 38101
368 - Houston, TX
403 - Indianapolis, IN, 403 Washington, SO Mall
404 - Merrillville, IN
405 - Indianapolis, IN, Castleton Square Shopping Center, 6020 E. 82nd St., 46250
410 - Volusia Mall, 1700 Volusia Ave., Daytona Beach, FLA. 32014
426 - Raceland Mall, 4236 Bardstown Rd., Louisville, KY 40218
427 - Bashford Manor Mall 3645, 3613 Bashford Manor Mall, Louisville, KY 40218
428 - Fayette Mall, 3419 Nicholasville Rd., Lexington, KY 40503
452 - Westland, MI
453 - 4711 Fashion Sq. Mall, Saginaw, Mich. 48603
454 - Adrian Mall, U.S. 223 and M 52, Adrian, MI 49221
456 - Eastland Mall, G-4184 E. Court Street, Flint, MI 48917
475 - Cleveland Heights, OH
476 - Akron, OH
481 - Upper Valley Mall, 1475 Upper Valley Pike, Springfield, OH 45504
485 - Mellet Mall, 4014 Tuscarawas St., Canton, OH 44708
486 - Youngstown, OH
488 - Northwood, OH
505 - Davenport, IA
522 Ridgedale Mall
12311 Wayzata Blvd
Minnetonka, MN 55343
526 - Apache Mall, Rochester, MN 55901
527 - St. Paul, MN
528 - St. Cloud, MN
579 - Western Mall 73, 2101 West 41st St., Sioux Falls, SD 57101
585 - Madison, WI
588 - 69 W. Towne Mall, Madison, WI 53703
688 - Omaha, NE 818 Englewood, CO
817 - Cinderella City Gold Mall, 701 West Hampden Ave., Englewood, Colo. 80110
818 - Cinderella City Blue Mall, 701 West Hampden Ave., Englewood, Colo. 80110
912 - Westminster Mall, 6555 Bolsa Ave., Westminster, CA 92683
913 - Anaheim Plaza Store #205, 500 N. Euclid, Anaheim, CA 92803
914 - Serramonte Center, 53 Serramonte Blvd., Daly City, CA 94015
916 - 5045 Hazelbrook, Lakewood Mall, Lakewood, CA 90714
#917 Laguna Hills Mall
El Toro RD San Diego FRWY
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
925 - 2225 No. Orange Mall, Orange, CA 92665
926 - Sacramento, CA
933 - 105 Fox Hill Mall, Culver City, CA 90230
2760 - 1-A-8 Deptford Mall, Deptford, NJ 08096
4180 - Federal Way, WA
6065 - Market Place Shopping Center, 200 No. Neil St., Champaign, ILL. 62820
9110 - Mt. Shasta Mall, 900 Dana Dr., Suite 23-C, Redding, CA 96001
9310 - No.585 Fashion Plaza, 1200 W. Covina Pkwy., W. Covina, CA 91790
55431 - Tastee Freez of North Aurora, 17 So. Lincolnway 892-0699
NNO - 9549 Penn Ave. South, Minneapolis, MN 55431
Circus Wagon Belden #2

Jonathan,

Back when I first got back into the hobby I used to try and comply a list of the different stamp backs. Of course that list is long gone but I do remember a thread discussing these Carousel stamped back versions. I try and just pick up Brooks examples but only have a few (probably the more common ones) and haven’t seen any examples recently.

I found one not on the list which is surprising as I only have 5 Carousel discs.
#917 Laguna Hills Mall
El Toro RD San Diego FRWY
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

I found another Carousel back not on the list.

#522 Ridgedale Mall
12311 Wayzata Blvd
Minnetonka, MN 55343


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Probably not related to the Carousel discs, but I also have a Brooks Robinson with Circus Wagon Belden #2 stamped on the back. I have no idea where it comes from.

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Thanks to everyone I will update list later.

Can you post a picture of the front of the Circus wagon disc please.
Although not a Carousel a close cousin ( like the tasty freeze backstamp) and as such will be added to list.

1976 Carousel MSA discs
 

saw this for sale on ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205283831398

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The front of the Brooks Robinson Circus Wagon disc is the same as the Carousel discs. Here's the front and back.


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I don’t know if I have seen a Circus Wagon disc before but I have seen them mentioned a few times so they are legit.

1976 Carousel stamps
 

saw this on ebay

www.ebay.com/itm/256738995874

Attachment 664017

who were on the fronts of the 522 anmd 917 backstamps?

#522 is Brooks Robinson

Thank you to everyone who helped update this list. Seems like it needs to get updated every decade or so.

These are two of the Zipz Ice cream Ads I picked up back in 77. Both are double sided. The circle is the exact same on both sides but the rectangle ad has different discs on the bottom of each side.

I wonder if the art department was aware that they doubled up on Steve Rogers in the circle graphic?

#917 is Mike Tyson

Well one disc needed to be mocked up with the trademark info. Might as well be Steve...

On the rectangle example can you picture the other side? Are the discs just mounted some way on the sign? Just one more thing; the dimensions.

The circular ad is VERY COOL!

Hey Mark , Hope all is well. The rectangle sign is 9 1/2 x 13 and the discs look like they are mounted both sides have the same ad. The discs on the other side are Jose Cardenal and Al Hrabosky. The Circle ad is Larger and measures 17 inches across. With Both Frank and Brooks Robinson as well as Jim Palmer in the ad no surprise you like it.

You “know” I’d be attaching a Brooks, Frank or maybe Palmer to the rectangle sign if I had it :cool: I’d actually leave Bench and Brett alone…

You had to post about the discs; now I’m searching for my list and the discs that I have “somewhere” in a box.

Hey Mark There was a time when a group of collectors were trying to put together complete sets of all the different Carousel backs and prices were moving up. Those days are long gone as all of the disc sets are looked at with general disdain. And most of the time complete disc sets can be had for $1 a disk or less.
The exception seems to be when player collectors drive up some of the single disc auctions. So my advise is if you see a set with a Brooks you need probably cheaper to buy the set and sell off the rest as singles.
As for changing the discs .... the sign is almost 50 years old so trying to change the discs could prove challenging. Probably best to leave it as it was when hung in the zipz shop in Avanel NJ .

I was really just joking about the changing out of the discs. I like keeping items in their original condition if at all possible. Of course you should get those two great items in a frame and displayed predominantly on the wall :D

AWESOME!! Never saw one of those before!