Ode to Pre-War Football Cardboard

[revmoran]

I have a clipping that uses that photo, Jeff - from 1933

[TanksAndSpartans]

Great clipping Mike - Thorpe on the Giants - wow. I'm guessing because the sports writers were used to baseball, the short NFL careers seemed odd to them. Thorpe doesn't really make that point though - he actually played forever

[jefferyepayne]

Picked up my second Shotwell wrapper a few weeks ago. There are at least four known variations of this wrapper and they are all tough to find.



jeff

[TanksAndSpartans]

Nice Jeff - do you have a box as well? I seem to remember that being posted someplace.

[GasHouseGang]

I was just looking through this thread and realized I had something that fit the theme. This card is from a 1929 Churchman British cigarette card set. I always wondered if it was from a college game or pro.

[jefferyepayne]

Great newspaper clipping pull, Mike! The Hendrian I have was clearly cut from a larger photo. Can you tell whether the newspaper clipping is a composite or a complete photo? Just wondering.

I do have a Shotwell box, John, and I think it was displayed earlier in this thread.

That's a great question, David, I wonder if anyone has been able to match the image on that Churchman with a photo or at least the teams.

jeff

[DBesse27]

Jeff, others, are any of you familiar with the T51 Murad multi-sport collegiate set? I think those cards are really really attractive. There are 6 football cards included in the set, including Harvard and Michigan. Here is a link to a CU thread with details of the set and a scan of the Harvard card:

https://forums.collectors.com/messag...&enterthread=y