Set Complete! "The Little Wonder Picture Series" (W515-2)

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. This beholder sees zero beauty, so if they were mine, I couldn't dump them quickly enough and try my hand at something like M116 Sporting Life. But the next guy might think my taste in aesthetics is horrid! If they work for you, that's all that matters.

Seeing as it's you, Paul, what about trying your hand at a similar autograph project to your T206s? Yes, lots of challenges/expense in this one should you choose to do it, but at least it's a fraction of the size. Looking over all the players, it's definitely more of an expense than it would be a challenge, although it's not entirely without its challenges. Unlike T206, a complete set of autographs is achievable. It's an odd assemblage of "easy/cheap" and "expensive yet available (if not plentiful)" with a much smaller segment of "rare/expensive" than you'd think from a 102 year old set.

...it might have helped if I had noticed the 2014 date of the first post.

[brianp-beme]

Here is a side to side illustration of the different sizing of the two sets of W515 cards (W515-2 on left, W515-1 on right). Note that the W515-2 have an enlarged player image (and more of the original artwork was utilized compared to what is seen on the W515-1 cards).


Brian (overall I slightly prefer the W515-2 enlarged look. Note on his W515-2 Adams has a full "P" on his uniform, and on other cards in the W515-2 set you will sometimes get an extra button depicted!)

[ValKehl]

Here's another example of what Brian just posted:

[Spike]

Overlaid Waite Hoyt's W515-1 image onto W515-2, which now makes it possible the "dotted G" sign is an artist monogram. About a dozen W515-2 players show that letter, with W515-1's closer cropping hiding it.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Hey Spike! Long time bro.

Great info and very interesting. Even if you don't like the set, the info is wonderful to know. I don't have much to add other than this scan of my four card strip.

Thanks



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[T206Collector]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Seeing as it's you, Paul, what about trying your hand at a similar autograph project to your T206s?
...it might have helped if I had noticed the 2014 date of the first post.

Ha! The “good” news is I sold the set during COVID to help fund — what else — my T206 player autograph project! So we are on the same page.