D310 Pacific Coast Biscuit Tint/Color Question

[brianp-beme]

Unfortunately no definitive answers here (I should have been paying closer attention on these). Mark M. had an article on the set in the VCBC magazine 7-8 years ago, but I don't remember the tints being discussed in detail...perhaps Mark will chime in with some info.

By the way, I find the black/white (actually greyish) tint cards just as attractive.

Brian

[Leon]

I have probably handled about 30-40 of these and never really remembered any rhyme nor reason for the tinting, though I thought it was neat. Personally I think this is an undervalued set.....best regards

Both of these.....From the Trucker Boy find..So I am the 2nd owner of them....big cards were $60 ea....small cards were $20 (T217's etc..)...and Zeenuts with Coupons- early years and all....$82 ea....However, all Weaver cards were $600 ea......He knew what he had.....Maybe Mark M will chime in on the tinting.....?

[brianp-beme]

Maybe, if asked in polite fashion, I might just be able to provide a listing of the players/colors that I know exist for this set, and then others can chime in on what they have, and we can see what patterns unfold.

Ok, no need to ask, just might take a few days.

Brian

[oaks1912]

The large biscuits traditionally come in a wide range of hues. I believe that there are two principle contributing factors to this. #1) There was a range at the time they were printed... #2) There are numerous variables in how or where the cards have been stored for the last 100 years. Similar to sepia toned Zeenuts, exposure to sunlight, offset lighting , and UV rays can and will alter the appearance of the cards over time. Building a set in 'matched' hue will be very tough, unless you place your cards in the Arizona desert , face up, for 4 months. They likely will be unattractive, but they will match.

[Vintagecatcher]

This is the 2nd Berry D310 I have owned. I traded my original one away to another boardmember, and then picked up this one which has been owned by several of our board members. I would describe this one as having a greener hue rather than a light blue hue.


Patrick

[yomass]

I am trying to learn if anything additional has been learned about the tint variations in this set. To my eye, there are two distinct types- grayish B&W and Greenish/Blue.

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, I would presume that all poses exist in both variations. The grayish variation appears to be more scarce. Perhaps we can make a list of known examples?

I have seen 69/72 in Green/Blue (the three are the bottom 3 on the list).
I have the following gray tints:
Berry
Cutshaw
Danzig
Hoffman
Wolverton
Fitzgerald
Lewis
Rapp

What other gray tints can be confirmed?

[bbpostcards]

You can find a bunch of them for tint comparison purposes in the Early Portland Beavers Baseball Cards gallery at http://www.sportingoregon.com/

[Leon]

Here are a few (below) and I think sometimes their tints get a bit miss communicated. Their shades tend to overlap a little.. The Moore looks sort of gray.

Originally Posted by yomass

I am trying to learn if anything additional has been learned about the tint variations in this set. To my eye, there are two distinct types- grayish B&W and Greenish/Blue.

In the absence of evidence to the contrary, I would presume that all poses exist in both variations. The grayish variation appears to be more scarce. Perhaps we can make a list of known examples?

I have seen 69/72 in Green/Blue (the three are the bottom 3 on the list).
I have the following gray tints:
Berry
Cutshaw
Danzig
Hoffman
Wolverton
Fitzgerald
Lewis
Rapp

What other gray tints can be confirmed?