Slightly OT: Edgar Wharton Tigar

[paul]

I know I've lived a provincial life, but I've never understood how butler could be a full time job. Couldn't the chef take on the butlering duties in his spare time? Or is the butler there just to prevent the embarrassment of having the chef spill something in his rush to answer the door?

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by paul

I know I've lived a provincial life, but I've never understood how butler could be a full time job. Couldn't the chef take on the butlering duties in his spare time? Or is the butler there just to prevent the embarrassment of having the chef spill something in his rush to answer the door?

Paul,

You're right. I had to let mine go because there was just not enough to keep him busy.

[autograf]

Hell HR....just dusting all your baseball figures in the basement would be sufficient to staff a small army....

[FrankWakefield]

EWT was a pioneer collector, and much of what we take for granted is derived from his efforts.

I've been after his autograph for some time, and finally got it. I posted about it in the pickup thread, but since it was a book, not a slabbed card it drew no interest....

[Joe_G.]

Neat autograph.

It's a collection I'd love to some day see. Here is a snippet that was cut from the OJ book during editing:

Wharton-Tigar collection at the British Museum, London, United Kingdom: World War II British Agent (spy) and Mining Executive Edward C. Wharton-Tigar’s passion was Cartophily (cigarette card collecting). His collection, reported to have reached approximately two million cards, was bequeathed to the British Museum in 1995 upon his passing. Among many other sets, he collected Old Judges by pose and was a driving force behind expanding the Cartophilic Society (of Great Britain) World Index to include all known Old Judge card variations.

[jobermeyer2]

I was in London in 1999, and at that time the British Museum had some items from Wharton-Tiger's collection on display - including the T206 Wagner, which surprised me.

Jeff

[HRBAKER]

Frank,
Very nice.