Photo ID Opinions on neat 4-on-1 card

[bijoem]

Pretty cool.

Looks like there are others cut the same way.... so I would go with 4-on-1 card.

[Hal Kaplan]

Here is the cover of Randall's box ... made by Universal Toy & Novelty (makers of W504). There was an old thread (relatively recent) where someone had one of these that was a six-in-one and asked what it was, but I can't find the thread.

[Exhibitman]

The boxers are Benny Leonard (LR), Luis Firpo (LL), Pal Moran (UR; tentative) and Jack Britton (UL; tentative).

[Batter67up]

Has anyone been able to confirm if these cards/suprise boxes were sold in the 1916's-1919's or were they put out in later years?

[rhettyeakley]

My guess would be later years. From my card pictured I can narrow the date to 1916 (Speakers first year w/ Cleveland) to around 1923 (O'Neill was out of Cleveland after that.)

The actress in the box looks like Bebe Daniels, she was in her first fims in 1919, and wasn't a bonafide star until around 1921-22. Also, while I am admittedly not a boxing historian I believe Firpo was still mainly fighting in South America before 1919, he didn't gain more "world-wide" notoriety until after 1920.

-Rhett

[Batter67up]

I appreciate the input. I was trying to determine if these were made when the players were actually playing or put into these "Suprise Boxes" in later years like the 40's, 50's, and 60's. The cards are really nice looking and old looking but if we could find out a date of production that would be great!

[Batter67up]

Is there anyone that you would recommend to look at the card to determine the actual age of it? I just want to make sure that the card with players from 1919 on it wasn't printed in 1930's or later.