Below is a list of my 19th Century Victorian Baseball Trade Cards

"FKW CenturyOld Cards"



 
 19th Century Base-Ball  Victorian Trade Cards
 For Sale List
Last Updated 10/20/00
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YEAR
PRINTER / COMPANY
TITLE or DESCRIPTION
SIZE
POSSIBLE AD ON BACK
1878
Forbes Co. Boston  H804-6
Home Run
3" by 4.75"
Metchlf & Walker, Memphis
"
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A Fly
3" by 4.75"
Merrill & Mackintire, Salem 
"
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Foul 
3" by 4.75"
(blank back) 
"
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Twist
3" by 4.75"
(Metchlf & Walker, Memphis 
"
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Judgment
3" by 4.75"
Milsom Fertilizer Buffalo N.Y.
"
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Muff
3" by 4.75"
(blank back) 
1879/80
"Happy New Year"
(baseball calling card) 
"Happy New Year"
1879-1880 S.S. McIntire
2.25" by 4"
closeup pictures "1879"  "1880"
1880's
Wright & Ditson
Base Ball Score Card
"A High Fly"
5" by 5.5" 
(gloveless player, reaching for a fly) 
(back pic.)
"
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"Two Out, Two Strikes,
& Three on Bases"
5" by 5.5" 
(pitcher ready to underhand a pitch) 
1880's
Color, early, Base Ball Score Card
"AN EASY FLY"
3.75" by 6"
(score card back) 
1880's
Bufford #626 
(boy in straw hat
with mushroom bat)
3.3" by 6.6"
(blank back) 
1880's
(unknown, color) 
Button's Raven 
Gloss Shoe dressing
(boy in costume with bat & ball) 
2.6" by 4.1"
Buttons Raven Gloss Shoe Dressing,
Button & Ottley M'f'rs, NY
1880's
Capadura Cigars H804-4
(Clay & Richmond, Buffalo) 
"A Short Stop"
(player hit in face with ball)
3.25" by 5.25"
Capadura Cigars back,
H.A Brock stamp front 
1880's
Merchant's Gargling Oil
H804-7 (scarcer full color) 
"Struck Out
(fat, sad batter) 
3.25" by 5.25"
T Kelly, Dry Goods & Groceries, etc., Leaton, MI.
1880's
Merchant's Gargling Oil
H804-7 (red, black & white) 
Something must be done 
"Put it there!" (fat batter) 
3.25" by 5.25"
Parks & Tate Co. Harness, Saddles, Schenectady, NY.
"
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Bravo!  the pet of the nine.
(fallen fat player) 
3.25" by 5.25"
J.Henderson & Co. Stoves, Ranges,
Tin, Britannia. Thomaston, ME. 
"
"
"The Hero of a Home Run"
the Ladies Favorite. (fat player) 
3.25" by 5.25"
F.N.Harrington & Co. Clothing,
Cortland, NY
"
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"A close Affair. Hugging the Bat" (fat catcher) 
3.25" by 5.25"
W.F. Robbins, Elgin, Waltham and
Swiss Watches.Skowhegan, ME
1880's
("Big Head"series)
(black and lightblue) H804-17 
"Send em in!"
(tired batter) 
3" by 5" 
Holbrook, Merill & Stetson stoves, Sacramento, CA. 
"
"
"Hold your base!"
(basecoach yelling) 
3" by 5" 
(blank back, adv. front)
Beals Torrey & Co. shoes 
"
"
"Get back!"
(tired baserunner) 
3" by 5" 
(blank back) 
"
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"Get back!"
(tired baserunner) 
3" by 5" 
(blank back, adv. front)
Beals Torrey & Co. shoes 
"
"
"Go!"
(baserunner taking a lead) 
3" by 5" 
(blank back, adv. front)
Beals Torrey & Co. shoes 
"
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"A curver."
(pitcher winding up) 
3" by 5" 
Manion & Kiptney Shoes,
Johnstown, NY. 
1880's
Corner Clefs Series H804-10 
"Hold Your Base!"
2.75" by 4.25"
(blank back, adv. front)
Excellent Past Stove Polish 
"
"
"A Heavy Hit" 
2.75" by 4.25"
Willett & Quinby Roasters of Willet's
Favorite & Golden Rule Coffee, Phila. 
1880's
Tobin? Red Border
Position Series (full color) 
"A Wild Throw
(catcher)"
3" by 4.5" 
Thoesen & Uhl's furniture ,carpet,
bedding, cloths, ranges, etc. NY
"
"
"A Base Hit"
(short stop)
3" by 4.5"
(blank back)
"
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"Oh, What a Snap!
(centre field)" 
3" by 4.5" 
Taylor's Horehound Balsam,
Trenton N.J. 
1880's
Gast, N.(color) 
"Base-Ball at our Picnic." 
2.75" by 4.5" 
(blank back) 
"
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"Foot-Ball at our Picnic." 
2.75" by 4.5" 
Robert A. Wooldridge & Co., 
Natural Guanos, Buchanan's Wharf,
Baltimore MD. 
1880's
(black ballplayers, color) 
"A Point in Dispute" (4 black players & girl, disputeing a call) 
2.75" by 4.5" 
(blank back) 
"
"
"Out!-On A Fly."
(black fielder catching a fly ball) 
2.75" by 4.5" 
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
Harrisburgh, NY 
"
(black ballplayers, sepia color) 
"Out!-On A Fly."
(black fielder catching a fly ball)
2.75" by 4.5" 
 Furniture, Carpets, Stoves, Etc.
S.Straus, Chicago
1880's
H804-2 (unknown, full color) 
(5 Brownies trying to hit a giant ball) 
3" by 4.5" 
Elliot & Miller Co. Coshocton, OH.
"
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Judgment (9 Brownies
capturing a giant ball) 
3" by 4.75"
Milsom Fertilizer Buffalo N.Y.
1880's
(unknown, large, color) 
Lake Andes New Range
(young man swinging at ball) 
4.25" by 6.5" 
Lake Andes New Range, Phillips &
Clark Stove Co., Geneva, NY
1881
O.J.RAMSDELL H804-9
(full color) 
"Fielder"
(boy ready to catch a ball) 
3" by 5" 
Punnam Clothing House, Chicago
1881
(unknown, full color) 
Walkers Soap
(game in progress) 
2.75" by 4.5" 
Walkers Soap 
ca1885
"Trade ACME Mark"
(honey candy?  full color) 
"TEN FOR ONE CENT"
(batter & catcher) 
3.5" by 3.5" 
front has what looks like a bee hive
with words "ACME Trade Mark" 
1888
Bufford Sons Lith. Co.
H804-3 (full color) 
"The Umpires lot
not a happy one." (fight) 
3.25" by 5.25" 
Maher & Grosh (knives),
Toledo, OH.
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"
"Chance for a kick"
(tag play) 
3.25" by 5.25" 
Thea-Nectar Chinese Tea
1888
N135 Duke
"Talk of the Diamond" 
Left Field
(Bull) 
2.5" by 4.12" 
W.Duke Sons & Co.
Honest Long Cut Tobacco 
1889
M.F.Tobin ,NY "baby talk"
H804-1 (full color) 
"Tum an Pay.  Mull Tobin"
(baby w/ bat & ball) 
3" by 4.6" 
Harrisburg Boiler Co. PA.
"
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"Oh, I dot it." "Kingdon Gould" (baby catching ball) 
3" by 4.6" 
(blank back, adv. front)
Emerson Piano Co. 
"
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"Wow-ow!"
(baby catcher w/mask) 
3" by 4.6" 
Santo Domingo Lottery Co.1895
"
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"Oh, I'se all'ite. Little Mascot" (baby sliding) 
3" by 4.6" 
Emerson Piano Co. Boston,
New York 
"
"
"Tee-he-he!" "Dixey Jr"
(baby batter) 
3" by 4.6" 
(blank back, adv. front)
Tolman Co's Katosa Coffee 
"
"
"I sink I tan hit it."
(baby batter) 
3" by 4.6" 
Street & Co. Buckwheat
1889
Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee Trade Cards (full color) 
"Gets There Just The Same" (bow-legged catcher) 
3" by 5" 
#58 Arbuckle Bros. Coffee Co.
New York
1890's
Hi Henry's Premium Minstrels (Great Western Lith. Co.,
St Louis MO.) 
Great Base Ball Contest Nightly (black comic ball players) 
3" by 5.2" 
A New Era in the Amusement World
Hi Henry's Premium Minstrels...
1890's
(unknown, color) 
"An Accurate Barometer,
No Base Ball for a week"
(rainy day) 
2.75" by 4.25" 
(blank back, adv. front)
Jos.M.Portuondo & Co. Cuban Cigars 
"
"
"An Accurate Barometer,
No Base Ball for a week"
(rainy day) 
3" by 4.4" 
Great Bankrupt Assignee Sale of fine Clothing.  Newark, N.J.
1890's
(unknown, full color) 
"Lily Leaf Brand Leaf Lard"
(Pigs Playing Baseball) 
3.25" by 6" 
Nelson Morris & Co. Chicago
1890's
Adv. Trade Card
(back stamp adv.)
John Monte Ward
New York 
3" by 4.75" 
C. H. PARSONS & CO. -dealers in-
Dry Goods and Groceries,
Whitney's Point, N.Y.