I need your help trying to find a 1985 issue of SCD

[Volod]

Originally Posted by brian1961

I am pleased to report our Net54 brother, David Kathman, was successfully able to identify the 1985 Sports Collectors Digest issue I was seeking, and sent me a scan of the same. A big thank you to all who helped me find David Kathman, especially Seven (James) who taught me how to send a PM on here.

While you're keeping safe, try to keep cool; it's horrible in my upper Indiana neighborhood.

--- Brian Powell

Brian - Try some summers in southern Indiana. I spent four of them in Bloomington at IU and, man, as a kid from upstate NY, I never knew such conditions existed.

Any chance you can post a scan of the ad from SCD?

[brian1961]

Good afternoon, Volod. When my son's schedule and mine intersect, I will have him load the ad up. Hopefully, he will not have to adjust the scan due to the KB limitations, but he has done that before.

Honestly, my friend, I feel the weather is much worse here in northern Indiana due to our close proximity to Lake Michigan. We get the high humidity that makes the heat index dangerously high. Conversely, in the wintertime, we are attacked with Lake effect snow.

Now, what you describe is indeed unpleasant, and I am not just agreeably responding. You see, I went to college at Ball State University, which is central Indiana, and their summers could be scorchers. Worse, I was a long distance runner on their cross-country and track teams, which translates to ......you never take much time off from training throughout the year.


I must admit that at my advancing age (mid-60s), none of these weather extremes agree with me!!!! At least we have appliances to deal with these matters.

My very best to you. Hope you uncover something special to you in the near future for your collection. --- Brian Powell

[brian1961]

Originally Posted by Volod

Brian - Try some summers in southern Indiana. I spent four of them in Bloomington at IU and, man, as a kid from upstate NY, I never knew such conditions existed.

Any chance you can post a scan of the ad from SCD?

I don't think David nor Ken will mind my showing you the image David Kathman sent me of the SCD ad from November 8, 1985 found on page 215, taken out by Lew Lipset. Wish I knew more details of this extraordinary find, but suffice to say, they were most assuredly genuine, mint condition, and as Ken Marks confirmed to me, they're one of a kind. Each unfolded box would be an enchanting centerpiece of any of those players. The display piece value is off the charts.

Enjoy the ad, guys and gals. --- Brian Powell

[toppcat]

[Kenmarks]

Brian-tried to post this last week, but my net54 connection just did not work. Great find. An hopefully OK to add some information about the boxes shown in the ad if I might. As one can see, there is no information that shows whether each Jell-O box is a large or small sized box that is for sale in the ad. Nor is there information as to whether those marked as Lemon flavor are either a gelatin or a pudding product. in researching these boxes for a while, it seems pretty dead certain to me that each of these boxes were a small sized gelatin box. I say this based on several reasons. Almost all the boxes one sees now that are complete and folded like these were, can be tied to a player and flavor shown in this ad. I say this based on observation and tracking over the years of unused, flattened, folded boxes like these on sites such as eBay ... and there is a direct tie on 99% of them. Your two boxes of Mantle and Maris are great examples. Both appear in Lew's ad and in the flavor shown in the ad. As we have talked about before, it is very tough to believe your boxes were not a part of those sold in this ad. Additionally after this ad had run its course, there were maybe 45 boxes that had not sold and Lew sold these in bulk to a long-time Post/Jell-O collector. That collector has liquidated these over the years. He confirmed to me that all the boxes he got from Lew were small sized boxes and none were pudding. Thought I would share if anyone is interested.

[brian1961]

Ken, I am definitely interested. Your chiming in is a humongous gong of expertise, and I am grateful to you. I wish you the best as you track down research on the '62 JELL-Os! --- Brian Powell