Cancelled/redeemed 1912 Zeenuts & 1912 HRKs

[packs]

You would think there would be some floating around with the amount of Zeenuts that have survived. I'm familiar with the Obak and Fatima premiuims but have never seen a Zeenut or HRK. Unless you redeemed the baseball players for a non-sports/baseball related premium. Intersting that the card backs note how "valuable" the premiums are.

[baseballart]

In the interlude before an authoritative response from Mark Macrae, my recollection is that the zeenut premiums were not bigger cards (like the obaks) but such valuable items as baseball,gloves or toys.

[jerseygary]

Not exactly on your topic, but I have to say WOW! those are beautiful cards! The brown background makes them pop, I don't think I've ever seen many in the same place like that post. In that context they sure are sharp looking!

[Vintagecatcher]

Gary,

Here is my catcher pose run of cards for the 1912 Zeenut set. I'm looking to pick up just Claude Berry now.

http://home.myfairpoint.net/vintagec...cher/id98.html


Patrick

[jerseygary]

Thanks for showing me those Patrick, now I think I'm going to have to start collecting the 1912's

[AndrewJerome]

I don't have any redeemed 1912s, but I can help a bit with the redemption items.

Below is a page from the Horne book, detailing the valuable items that could be redeemed in 1938 for the accompanying number of coupons.

Mark is the authority on all things Zeenut, and he may want to elaborate on this issue more. We call all cards 1911-1938 Zeenuts, even though "Zee-nut" obviously is not on the cards from 1931-1938. It is assumed that "Zee-nuts" (a candied popcorn similar to cracker jacks) were discontinued about 1931, and instead "Ruf-nek" (a sticky chocolate marshmallow paddy) is the product that had to be purchased 1931-38 in order to acquire a 1931-38 card (of course with valuable coupon still intact). Hence the reference to "Ruf-nek" in the 1938 ad below.

[Vintagecatcher]

Andrew,

Thanks for sharing. Very cool.


Patrick