The Modern Hobby Guide To Topps Chewing Gum: 1938-1956 (Now Updated, See Post #14)

tedzan · #1 03-18-2013, 05:11 PM

Hey guys,

This is absolutely one of the best researched and well-written books on any BB card company that I have seen. Dave has excellently provides us with the history
and insight into the early years of the TOPPS company. Dave's work here is a reflection of the great stuff that makes this forum the best.

I was away on a 10 day trip, and just got around to reading this thread today. It brought back many of memories from my youth. Especially, collecting the 1952
Topps cards and the BOWMAN cards.

Thanks Dave for the "flashbacks" to my younger days.

P. S. regarding distribution of the 1952 Hi # cards,I can attest to the fact that our local pharmacy/soda fountain store in Hillside (NJ) had many of them. Friends
in Philadelphia had them. Also, a long-time friend of mine acquired them at Ben Franklin 5 & 10-cent stores in the Smokey Mountain region of North Carolina.

Best regards,

TED Z

tcdyess · #2 03-18-2013, 05:19 PM

Wow, can't wait to get home tonight and dive in!!! What an impressive accomplishment and thanks for sharing all your work with everyone.

Tim

toppcat · #3 03-20-2013, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tedzan

Hey guys,

This is absolutely one of the best researched and well-written books on any BB card company that I have seen. Dave has excellently provides us with the history
and insight into the early years of the TOPPS company. Dave's work here is a reflection of the great stuff that makes this forum the best.

I was away on a 10 day trip, and just got around to reading this thread today. It brought back many of memories from my youth. Especially, collecting the 1952
Topps cards and the BOWMAN cards.

Thanks Dave for the "flashbacks" to my younger days.

P. S. regarding distribution of the 1952 Hi # cards,I can attest to the fact that our local pharmacy/soda fountain store in Hillside (NJ) had many of them. Friends
in Philadelphia had them. Also, a long-time friend of mine acquired them at Ben Franklin 5 & 10-cent stores in the Smokey Mountain region of North Carolina.

Best regards,

TED Z

Hi Ted-glad you like my guide so far-some of your 52 hi # info made it into the book. Things were so much more regionalized back then with distribution, it's like a big puzzle trying to piece it together.

oaks1912 · #4 03-22-2013, 01:09 AM

Dave...Still reading and enjoying the project.

Regarding '52 High numbers. Two more regions that can be added. A few collections have turned up in Western Canada (Vancouver area) and one area that Teddy Z forgot. About 20 years ago, Ted was visiting me and went with me on a call where I purchased a full set of '52 Topps from the original collector. He collected the set while living near Chicago in 1952. I've never found an original collector that bought '52 High numbers (out of packs) in the SF Bay Area....Mark

toppcat · #5 03-22-2013, 05:55 PM

Mark-

Thanks for that tidbit, I will add it to version 2.0 along with some other updated information which is coming in fast and furious. Vancouver does not surprise me as that was, I believe, where a vending find of X-Ray-Round up cards originated from a couple of years ago. Perhaps another set will surface at the Natty in August?!

E93 · #6 03-22-2013, 06:04 PM

Dave,
Thank you for an incredible contribution to hobby knowledge.
JimB

toppcat · #7 07-03-2013, 04:11 PM

The update has been completed and the latest version of The Modern Hobby Guide To Topps Chewing Gum: 1938 To 1956 is now available for free download (in color).

There is now a DRM free PDF version at The Internet Archive: https://ia601805.us.archive.org/9/it...Copy%202.2.pdf

The scribd.com edition, which some people had Facebook sign in issues with, has also been updated: http://www.scribd.com/doc/126643197/...m-1938-to-1956

A seriously large number of people requested a print on demand version and one from lulu.com will be available in about a week; it's actually done but I am awaiting a review copy before I post the link. This is a black & white edition and it will sell for $24.95. I tried to do a color version but it priced out at almost $100, so abandoned any hope of that. Except for the nicer cover, this exactly replicates the free, downloadable versions.

Thanks to all of you who clicked in to scribd.com-I am at 3,500 reads and counting!

Leon · #8 07-03-2013, 07:50 PM

Great job Dave. Thank you.

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