The making of - "Handbook To US Early Candy and Gum Cards" - Egan, 1969

teetwoohsix · #1 12-06-2011, 09:48 AM

This stuff is excellent. In one of the letters he mentions "T206 booklet". I wonder what that is.

I'd love to see the strip card/T206 printers proof he's talking about.

Thanks again for posting this Leon-

Sincerely, Clayton

Leon · #2 12-06-2011, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

This stuff is excellent. In one of the letters he mentions "T206 booklet". I wonder what that is.

I'd love to see the strip card/T206 printers proof he's talking about.

Thanks again for posting this Leon-

Sincerely, Clayton

I don't have it in hand right now but he might be referring to Heitman's, T206 Monster booklet.

teetwoohsix · #3 12-06-2011, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

I don't have it in hand right now but he might be referring to Heitman's, T206 Monster booklet.

Yeah, I think you're right Leon. Thanks again for posting these letters, very fun to read this stuff.

Sincerely, Clayton

barrysloate · #4 12-06-2011, 10:17 AM

I pulled out my copy of "The Monster" and it's copyrighted 1980. Was there ever an earlier printing? Probably not, so that could not be the booklet being cited.

teetwoohsix · #5 12-06-2011, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by barrysloate

I pulled out my copy of "The Monster" and it's copyrighted 1980. Was there ever an earlier printing? Probably not, so that could not be the booklet being cited.

That's why I was wondering about what booklet he was refering to- but I didn't know how old Mr. Heitman is and wondered if Mr. Egan knew of it as a work in progress in the 60's? It'd be interesting to try to figure this one out.

Sincerely, Clayton

tedzan · #6 12-06-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by teetwoohsix

That's why I was wondering about what booklet he was refering to- but I didn't know how old Mr. Heitman is and wondered if Mr. Egan knew of it as a work in progress in the 60's? It'd be interesting to try to figure this one out.

Sincerely, Clayton

I have known Bill Heitman since the early 1980's. He wrote his book in the late 1970's with Dennis Eckes (the publisher), "The Monster" was in print in 1980.

Bill Heitman was a young guy, when he started collecting T206 cards. He inherited his love for these cards from his Dad. Along with hobby veteran's (Larry
Fritsch, Irv Lerner, Lew Lipset, Frank Nagy, etc.), Bill collected T206's and researched these cards throughout the 1970's.

I think Bill is in his 60's.

TED Z

teetwoohsix · #7 12-06-2011, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tedzan

I have known Bill Heitman since the early 1980's. He wrote his book in the late 1970's with Dennis Eckes (the publisher), "The Monster" was in print in 1980.

Bill Heitman was a young guy, when he started collecting T206 cards. He inherited his love for these cards from his Dad. Along with hobby veteran's (Larry
Fritsch, Irv Lerner, Lew Lipset, Frank Nagy, etc.), Bill collected T206's and researched these cards throughout the 1970's.

I think Bill is in his 60's.

TED Z

Thanks Ted Z. That rules out "The Monster". Very interesting- I wonder what the booklet was. Even more so, I wish I could see that strip they're talking about.

Sincerely, Clayton

tedzan · #8 12-06-2011, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Leon

I don't have it in hand right now but he might be referring to Heitman's, T206 Monster booklet.

"The Monster" by Bill Heitman was published in 1980.

Leon

Have you had a chance to read if Egan documents where the American Caramel Co. cards were printed ?

My research suggests in the greater Philadelphia area....but, I have not been able to pinpoint the printer.

Thanks and great stuff,

TED Z

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