T5 Pinkerton mystery cards

jeffmohler · #1 08-23-2015, 08:36 PM

With respect to the Cleveland photos posted above it would be interesting to see the reverse side. Detached Pinkerton photos generally have a strip of glue residue on the top of the reverse side. Neither of my "mystery cards" have glue residue on the top of the reverse.

My understanding is that T5 photos were attached to the mounts only by gluing the top of the photo to the mount. You can see where the glue is by the wrinkling of the top of the photo on the Jack Coombs and Rube Oldring T5s posted by HR Baker above.

MartyFromCANADA · #2 08-23-2015, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jeffmohler

With respect to the Cleveland photos posted above it would be interesting to see the reverse side. Detached Pinkerton photos generally have a strip of glue residue on the top of the reverse side. Neither of my "mystery cards" have glue residue on the top of the reverse.

My understanding is that T5 photos were attached to the mounts only by gluing the top of the photo to the mount. You can see where the glue is by the wrinkling of the top of the photo on the Jack Coombs and Rube Oldring T5s posted by HR Baker above.

The checklist of T5's in Mr. Lemke's catalog has the Graney numbered 618 and the Smith 624, same as in the photos posted here without cardboard backing. Have to assume with the numbers correlating, they must at least be a Pinkerton issue.
BTW; does anyone have the George Gibson T5. Just want to see it.

Vintagecatcher · #3 08-24-2015, 08:16 AM

Marty,

Although a Pinkerton T5 Cabinet of George Gibson may exist, I do not remember ever seeing one in all of my years collecting his types.

Patrick

MartyFromCANADA · #4 08-24-2015, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Vintagecatcher

Marty,

Although a Pinkerton T5 Cabinet of George Gibson may exist, I do not remember ever seeing one in all of my years collecting his types.

Patrick

Thanks for the information Patrick. Disappointing, hopefully one surfaces someday.

-Marty

jeffmohler · #5 11-02-2017, 07:21 PM

I see that another one of these rare mystery cards surfaced in Lot 622 of the fall, 2017 REA. The lot contained an Oldring card. The lot description referenced this thread!

Does anyone have anything new to add to the thread?

T206Jim · #6 11-03-2017, 12:41 AM

I won that lot, i�ll post images and the card details when I have it in hand.

Leon · #7 11-04-2017, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by T206Jim

I won that lot, i’ll post images and the card details when I have it in hand.

I saw that one but there were too many other things to go for. Nice pick up. I think that is only the 3rd one I have seen. Though that depends if some seen are actually just the photos from the cabinets. The cards are on card-like stock.

Leon · #8 03-25-2018, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by T206Jim

I won that lot, i�ll post images and the card details when I have it in hand.

Thanks, I think.....won last night in LOTG

and always willing to buy more!!

Bridwell · #9 03-25-2018, 07:32 PM

Here's the backs of the 2 Cleveland players from Post #23. I'm interested to know if these are T5's removed from their backing, or perhaps some other issue.

T206Jim · #10 03-25-2018, 07:44 PM

You are welcome Leon, glad it went to a good home, but the Bender from this series is not available!

bigfanNY · #11 03-25-2018, 11:23 PM

I posted a reply to a similar thread. At one time I owned the Baker Bender and Collins from this sub set. My recollection was that my Dad and I were shown an envelope with these cards at a willow grove show in the late 1970's We purchased the 3 hall of Fame members and passed on the rest. I sold the Baker around 2005 or 6 and the Bender with a large portion of my collection in 2013. And it was resold on Ebay a few months later. Here is the Eddie Collins it is a very attractive card. And just like the Bender and Baker it has small mark that looks like it was attached to something at some point. You can see the card is Just under 6 inches in length. My humble opinion is that they were all at one point a part of a team display which must have been something to see.

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