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Card, Baseball

Object number2008.107.12

Manufacturer Sweet Caporal Cigarettes

Manufacturer American Tobacco Company

Date1911

MediumPaper; Ink

Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery

Description1911 T205 Gold Border Fred Clarke Pittsburgh Pirates tobacco trading card. Sweet Caporal Cigarettes back. Dimensions2.625 x 1.5 in. (6.7 x 3.8 cm)
Historical NotesThis set features the first ever use of a facsimile signature on the front of a card.

Related person Fred Clifford Clarke (1872 - 1960)

Related institution Pittsburgh Pirates (founded 1887)

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