Tasty treasures, and see whether the guest strikes out or hits a home run. Newly found 1914 joe jackson field of of dreams baseball. An clear difference can be found on the back with the mention of a 176card set. Oct 22, 2006 in 1914 the cracker jack company of brooklyn and chicago began inserting baseball cards into its boxes of popcorn and peanut candy. Home cards sport baseball cards modern 1990 1999 1993 cracker jack cracker jack 1915 reprints. Oct 04, 2016 you have a 1914 or a 1915 cracker jack baseball card is quite simple. The 1914 and 1915 cracker jack cards are significant in several ways, not the least of which is the fact that they are the only cards which feature players from the.
Still, many collectors prefer the 19141915 cracker jack cards even if these cards are. How to tell a fake from authentic cracker jack card. Get the huge collection of 1914 cracker jack sports cards online at beckett. A favorite uncle who grew up in south dakota collected baseball cards found in fivecent cracker jack boxes in 1914 and 1915 featuring ty cobb. This set and the one that followed, in 1915 have become one of the iconic sets of the pre ww1 era, and one of the most popular baseball card sets of all time. Cracker jacks and baseball have more history together than nathans hot dogs do with this allamerican sport. How to tell the authentic 1914 e1451 cards from 1915 e1452 cards. The backs feature an informative biographical blurb as well as some. They were tremendously popular when they were issued, but theyre very scarce today, especially the 1914 cards. Lotg auction enters final week with 1914 cracker jack set. In the eyes of many collectors and baseball aficionados, the 1915 cracker jack set is one of the greatest card sets ever produced. Nathans began with a 1916 hot dog stand on coney island by nathan handwerker, a polish immigrant.
Chicago find brings near set of 1914 cracker jack cards. Visamaster card or paypal payment must be received within 48 hours of the auction close. This book is a great read for anyone who loves baseball, not just the collector. Jul 04, 2009 cracker jacks baseball cards from 1914 and 1915. This page has 1914 and you will find the 1915 cracker jacks here. Subscribe to baseball online price guide and get the latest and accurate values of cards.
Tasty treasures, and see whether the guest strikes out. Although they are very similar, there are a couple of key differences to distinguish the 1914 and 1915 cracker jack baseball cards. How did cracker jack become synonymous with baseball. Apr 12, 2016 if you remember what the 2004 topps cracker jack set one of my favorite sets looked like, youre know that the back of this card doesnt look much like 1915 cracker jack. During the summer months of 1914 and 1915, a young, teenage boy from massachusetts named george, who later went by the nickname mutt, would go to baseball games in boston. Dec 03, 2019 in 1914 and 1915, cracker jack included baseball cards as the prize inside each box. For 1915, a full set of cards included 176 players.
The e145 cracker jack 1914 and 1915 sets are very similar and are. As you already know, there wasnt much difference between the 1914 and 1915 cracker jack sets except that 1915 cracker jack cards are usually found in better shape. Make offer dover reprint lot of 11 1914 cracker jack cards hof. Rather, aaron received a remarkable inheritance, handed down through three generations and dating back to his great grandpa mutt in boston. Seeing the card design switch from the horizontal design to a vertical design makes one wonder if cracker jack actually received any complaints about the horizontal cards, and thus elected to create more vertical cards in 1915. Some food historians consider it the first junk food. Full size, full color images of all 180 cracker jack ball player cards. Buy 1914 cracker jack sports cards online baseball card. The two sets appear very similar and in fact have numerous near duplicate cards. The cracker jack name and slogan, the more you eat the more you want, were registered in 1896. Also, if the image and card backs are reversed upsidedown, the card is from 1915.
We have a limited number of cards from 1914 and 1915 including a few of the tough rare ones. The mathewson design change is one of the key cards of the 1915 set. However, if you view the two releases as a single set, then there are numerous traded cards. However, one fact that is for certain is more of these cards still extant than the 1914 issues. Player anecdotes uncover details of the birth of our national. The 1914 and 1915 cracker jack cards are significant in several ways, not the least of which is the fact that they are the only cards which feature players from the shortlived federal league. Shows cards and tells how the crackerjack company got into using baseball as a premium. The easiest way to tell the 1914 and 1915 cards apart is that the backs of the. Composition the 1915 cracker jack set of 176 cards constitute a gallery that many.
The cards were originally inserted in boxes of cracker jacks. If you view the 1914 and 1915 cracker jack sets as two different sets that happen to have a gigantic number of nearly identical cards, then there are no traded cards. As mentioned, there is a belief there are more cracker jack cards produced in 1915, compared to 1914. Collectors of vintage cards are well aware of them, though, and today, theyre among the most valuable and popular issues ever made.
There were many unknowns for me that i found while reading this. Make offer 1914 cracker jack jimmy austin psa 2 nice eye appeal. Feb 10, 2017 a great grandson inherited cracker jack baseball cards from the early 1900s stored in an old tobacco tin which he didnt know existed. Colorful fragile set with lots of star and future hall of fame players including joe jackson, ty cobb, christy mathewson and. If a player also appeared in the 1915 cracker jack set, their pose on the card. Get the best deals on cracker jack baseball cards when you shop the largest online selection at. The 1914 cracker jack baseball set consists of 144 subjects, each card with its player shot and. The main difference is that the back of the 1914 cracker jack cards have an advertisement for a complete set of 144 pictures, and the type on the card back is not printed upside down, in relation to the card fronts, as was done with the next years issue of cards.
Watch brian marren appraisal of a collection of cracker jack baseball cards, ca. The first of two consecutive sets, with identical card fronts, the 1914 cracker jack cards can be easily confused with the cards issued the following year. Nov 16, 2016 a favorite uncle who grew up in south dakota collected baseball cards found in fivecent cracker jack boxes in 1914 and 1915 featuring ty cobb, joe jackson, and christy mathewson. Buy 1915 cracker jack reprint cards, sell 1915 cracker. In additional to a larger checklist, the 1915 cracker jack baseball set also offered collectors image variations that were different than those found in the 1914 set. These forums are devoted to both pre and post war baseball cards and vintage memorabilia, as well as other sports. Five key 1915 cracker jack cards not found in 1914 set sports. The cracker jack cards sometimes known by the e1451 designation for the 1914 set and e1452 for 1915, with caramel cards having an e set designation rather than t for tobacco are a wonderful window into the deadball era in the middle of its second decade. New cracker jack find has family history 5 affordable 1915 cracker jack baseball star cards five key 1915 cracker jack cards not found in 1914 set 2nd finest 1915 cracker jack set at auction wisconsin barn yields baseball treasure big price for centuryold cracker jack poster.
The book is filled with beautifully photographed images of the highly regarded and very rare cracker jack baseball cards, which were given as prizes in 1914 and 1915 cracker jacks candies. Due to the high prices and scarcity of the original cards, these reprint cards provide an affordable option to the average collector. The set consisted of 144 baseball cards and each card from the 1914 cracker jack e145 baseball card set is listed below. The break of a complete set of 1914 cracker jack cards and one of the famously scarce t206 ty cobbcobb tobacco back cards headline the current love of the game auctions catalog. A great grandson inherited cracker jack baseball cards from the early 1900s stored in an old tobacco tin which he didnt know existed. In 1914 the cracker jack company of brooklyn and chicago began inserting baseball cards into its boxes of popcorn and peanut candy. Cracker jack 1914 baseball card values part i hobbizine. The text is the same but this card has 3 lines of 1993 s. Find great deals on ebay for cracker jack baseball cards and cracker jack baseball cards 1915. Mar 01, 2018 the cracker jack cards sometimes known by the e1451 designation for the 1914 set and e1452 for 1915, with caramel cards having an e set designation rather than t for tobacco are a wonderful window into the deadball era in the middle of its second decade.
The 1914 cracker jack baseball card set e1451 has 144 cards, which measure 214 x 3. This set and the one that followed, in 1915 have become one of the iconic sets of the pre ww1 era, and one of the most popular baseball card. The cards consist of a whos who of baseball immortals. Buy 1915 cracker jack reprint cards, sell 1915 cracker jack. The 1915 cracker jack reprint set includes 176 cards and measure 2. The cracker jack e145 baseball card set was released in 1915. At the time of this writing, the legendary 1914 and 1915 cracker jack baseball card issues were approaching their 100th anniversary. In 1914, cracker jack would produce the first of two classic sets. The 1915 cracker jack baseball card set features 176 cards, measuring 2 14 x 3. During that year, not only did cracker jack put an individual card in the candy box but they also made the entire set available through a mailin offer. In 1914 and 1915, cracker jack included baseball cards as the prize inside each box.
While many baseball fans can recall the look and taste of the candy, along with the tiny wrapped gift inside each box, most of us were not around when original baseball cards were included in every package. Here, among the cracker jack cards, are the best baseball card images of. The 1915 issue is one of the few sets to include players from both the major league and the federal league. Feb 02, 2010 segment from the acclaimed video, history from an original source. One of the most instructive parts of the book is the final chapter, which outlines the similarities and differences between the 1914 and 1915 cracker jack sets. Find great deals on ebay for cracker jack baseball and cracker jack rawlings baseball. Another important difference between the 1914 and 1915 set is the backs are upside down compared to 1914. The 1914 cracker jack mathewson is one of the great rarities in the hobby and easily the most difficult card to find in this amazing set. The cracker jack product received a huge promotional boost no doubt more than any baseball card set could ever produce in the lyrics to 1908 song. Rare cracker jack baseball cards found, to be auctioned. The 1915 cracker jack reprint baseball card set was reprinted in 1993 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the cracker jack company. A comprehensive look at both the cracker jack brand, baseballs origins in america and the baseball card collections of 1914 and 1915. Get the best deals on cracker jack cards when you shop the largest online selection at. Since cracker jack cards were distributed inside boxes in 1914, they are prone to the obvious condition issue of staining.
The boston cracker jack collection just collect blog. The sale features one of the strongest overall selections of sports cards and memorabilia in the companys history, topped by the famous and unique cobb card, one. Another noticeable difference in the 1915 set is that it was printed on a thicker cardboardlike stock. The 1915 cracker jack cards e1452 are identical to the previous years cards in design, with many of the card featuring the same player pose and card number. The new owner, aaron, was surprised to receive a onehundredandthirty 1914 and 1915 cracker jack baseball cards he hadnt known existed. The text on the back of 1914 cards are rightside up, while the text on the back of. Some collectors speculate that fewer than a dozen complete 1914 sets exist in the entire hobby. The issue designated e1452 in the american card catalog was printed on thinnerthanusual cardstock, which revealed a textured surface showcasing the cards colortint likenesses, and inserted in boxes of the molassescovered popcorn snack. Fortunately, one prominent card set of baseball cards features members of that shortlived. The 1914 cracker jack set is starpacked and includes 31 future halloffame members, including.
There were always great price premiums paid for key cards, such as the 1914 christy mathewson pitching pose card, but the premiums now applied to all the cards in the set. While only a few can afford to build a set, below is a list of five underrated 1915 cracker jack cards to consider if youve always wanted a few meaningful cards from the second of their two famous sets. Huge find of 1914, 1915 cracker jack cards consigned to auction. The majority of cracker jacks 1915 cards reused the enticing illustrations that had originally graced those players 1914 entries, with the exception of christy. Yet when jack norworth wrote the lyrics to take me out to the ball game in 1908, he called out cracker jack. Top 10 most expensive larry bird basketball cards sold on ebay december february 2018 duration. Cracker jack is an american brand of snack food consisting of molassesflavored, caramelcoated popcorn and peanuts, well known for being packaged with a prize of trivial value inside. Cracker jack baseball cards from 1914 will mention 144 cards on the reverse, while 1915 card reverses will say 176 cards.
I have the only phillie in that set, grover cleveland alexander. Those lyrics forever linked baseball and the treat with a prize in every box. The 1915 cracker jack baseball set consists of 176 subjects, each card measuring 214 by 3. Lot of 3 cracker jack 1993 baseball card 1915 replica mini cards 2 unopened. During that year, not only did cracker jack put an individual card in the candy box but they also made the. The set consisted of 176 baseball cards and each card from the 1915 cracker jack e145 baseball card set is listed below. The cracker jack e145 baseball card set was released in 1914. Featuring virtually the same design and many of the same images as the cards in the 1914 cracker jack set, 1915 cracker jack baseball has all the charm of the previous release. Please feel welcome to contact me with any questions you may have. May 30, 2019 buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks is the famous line from take me out to the ball game. Just like in 1914, the 1915 card backs feature the card number, biography of the player pictured, and an advertisement stating that there are 176 cards in the. A key reason for this is the back offer was updated from 1914. Nys residents must include 8% sales tax unless a valid resale tax id is provided. The 1914 and 1915 cracker jack sets are perhaps the most popular of the caramel candy issues released prior to 1920.
Cracker jack sabrs baseball cards research committee. Buy 1915 cracker jack baseball cards, sell 1915 cracker jack. This set has become more popular, primarily due to greater availability. He signed with the burlington, iowa state league club in 1904, it is nevertheless surprising that the book does not include a single image of a cracker jack card back.
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