1950 Dr. Pepper Baseball Photo Key Chains

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by MK

Well I’m so glad that mystery is solved. I’m rather surprised that Dr Pepper wasn’t mentioned on the chip.

I'm not surprised. My guess after looking at the order form for a variety of items is that these weren't made exclusively for Dr. Pepper. I'll bet Dr. Pepper just found them available in the marketplace and ordered a quantity.

[MK]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

I'm not surprised. My guess after looking at the order form for a variety of items is that these weren't made exclusively for Dr. Pepper. I'll bet Dr. Pepper just found them available in the marketplace and ordered a quantity.

You’re probably right. Whoever the vendor was who came up with the idea of using them as a hanger on pinbacks was genius.

[Vintagedeputy]

Originally Posted by MK

You’re probably right.

I’m always right. Just ask my wife!!!

[andypcl]

Not sure if you guys saw the Ebay listings with 2 more of these keychains. We can now add Earnshaw and Sawyer, a Phillies coach and manager. I've got another Phillies pin in route that I'll attach (even though they weren't issued that way). In addition, there is a White Sox Randy Gumpert but it's a little too damaged. Here's the updated list from above with the 29 players known to us.

ADKINS CUBS
CHIPMAN CUBS
D. DIMAGGIO RED SOX
DENTE SENATORS
DUBIEL, WALT CUBS
DUBIEL, WALTER CUBS
EARNSHAW PHILLIES
EDWARDS CUBS
FELLER INDIANS
GETTEL WHITE SOX
GRIMM CUBS
GUMPERT WHITE SOX
JEFFCOAT CUBS
KOZAR SENATORS
LADE CUBS
LEONARD CUBS
LOWERY CUBS
MAUCH CUBS
PAIGE INDIANS
RAMAZZOTI CUBS
REICH CUBS
RUSH CUBS
SAWYER PHILLIES
SCHMIDTZ CUBS
SMALLEY CUBS
SURKONT WHITE SOX
UNKNOWN YANKEE
VERNON INDIANS
WAITKUS PHILLIES
WALKER CUBS

[andypcl]

Added 2 more to the below list of known Dr. Pepper keychains. Eddie Robinson and Sherry Robertson, both Senators:

ADKINS - CUBS
CHIPMAN - CUBS
D. DIMAGGIO - RED SOX
DENTE - SENATORS
DUBIEL, WALT - CUBS
DUBIEL, WALTER - CUBS
EARNSHAW - PHILLIES
EDWARDS - CUBS
FELLER - INDIANS
GETTEL - WHITE SOX
GRIMM - CUBS
GUMPERT - WHITE SOX
JEFFCOAT - CUBS
KOZAR - SENATORS
LADE - CUBS
LEONARD - CUBS
LOWERY - CUBS
MAUCH - CUBS
PAIGE - INDIANS
RAMAZZOTI - CUBS
REICH - CUBS
ROBERTSON - SENATORS
ROBINSON - SENATORS
RUSH - CUBS
SAWYER - PHILLIES
SCHMIDTZ - CUBS
SMALLEY - CUBS
SURKONT - WHITE SOX
UNKNOWN - YANKEE
VERNON - INDIANS
WAITKUS - PHILLIES
WALKER - CUBS

[ooo-ribay]

Still no Giants. Good!

[BRoberts]

I really appreciate this thread being bumped. I recently bought a large group of mostly 1940s and 1950s pinbacks, and one of these keychains was in the lot. I set it aside, thinking it was some type of fantasy piece. Nice bonus.

[ooo-ribay]

Originally Posted by Vintagedeputy

I'm not surprised. My guess after looking at the order form for a variety of items is that these weren't made exclusively for Dr. Pepper. I'll bet Dr. Pepper just found them available in the marketplace and ordered a quantity.

Makes sense. I wonder where/how else you would find them. Gumball machines? Five and dime stores? It would be quite an undertaking to try to assemble the complete set!

[andypcl]

Hi Bill,

Is the one you obtained already on the list, or do we have one to add?

-A

[BRoberts]

Originally Posted by andypcl

Hi Bill,

Is the one you obtained already on the list, or do we have one to add?

-A

Mine is a Paige, so, unfortunately, nothing new.