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TCMA "The 1930's" & Glass Plate Negatives
In 1972 TCMA began issuing "The 1930's" set in separate series of 24 cards each. 21 series were eventually issued for a total of 504 cards.
"The 1930's" was made possible by utilizing an enormous collection of glass plate negatives my father purchased from an antique dealer in Greenwich, CT in 1969. These glass plate negatives date from the 1920's - 1940's and were used to create several TCMA issued cards and sets. We've still got access to the entire collection of glass plate negatives and I would love to see these images offered to collectors once again. Modern prints created using these negatives are absolutely gorgeous and, aside from three or four, have never been offered in any format other than the 2" x 3" cards from 1972 or standard size cards scattered throughout TCMA's history. Creating a set of new cards is essentially out of the question but a series of prints can be done with the proper licensing from MLB. 5x7's may be doable but certainly 8x10's are an option. Given the fact that we'd be limited to photographic prints, I'm considering releasing 4 prints per month with a Limited Edition of 100 - 200 prints each, all hand numbered. As long as there's interest we can print close to the entire run of 504 images, though that would take quite some time. I'd be open to brainstorming about any other suggestions. Curious to hear what you, as collectors, have to say.
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As a teaser, here is one of the glass plate negatives and a positive image which I simply inverted the colors on. Should provide a pretty good idea of the potential here. Of course, a scanned image handled by the pros would be even better than this.
Hal Schumacher and Lefty Gomez during the 1936 World Series: A 1972 TCMA "The 1930's" card of the same image:
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More cards from this issue:
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Cool plates. Have you looked into the cost of the MLB licensing fee?
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These would be produced through Photo File, who has the licensing.
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