Topps Production Process

[toppcat]

I've seen that Topps Magazine piece before. Even into the 90's they were misdirecting people as to how things were done at Topps-crazy! That last photo features the 1974 Baseball Cards being rolled off the line and I believe was from their 1974 Annual Report. More on those reports here if interested:

http://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/se...nnual%20Report

Some of their printers over the years, there's probably a couple more I don't know about but Lord Baltimore Press and Zabel Brothers were the biggest ones I think until the early 80's. LBP was bought out around 1959 and Zabel lasted into the early 80's:

http://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/se...pps%20Printers

http://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/se...0Lithographers

[Mike D.]

Here's an article about the Providence Plant:

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...hn-tassoni-jr/

[West]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

Here's an article about the Providence Plant:

https://www.sportscollectorsdaily.co...hn-tassoni-jr/

Ah, thanks Mike for posting that. I meant to include the link in my original post. It was great to finally hear about the third party printers operating behind the scenes. I bet the workers there had some stories!

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by West

Ah, thanks Mike for posting that. I meant to include the link in my original post. It was great to finally hear about the third party printers operating behind the scenes. I bet the workers there had some stories!

No problem. Just glad I was able to find it after having read it several months back.

Of course, back then we thought the cards were "cardboard gold" sure to be worth huge money...turns out many 1990-1992 era cards aren't worth the paper and ink that went into them.