Card, Baseball
Object number2008.107.4
Manufacturer
Mayo Tobacco Works
Date1895
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
Description1895 Mayo Cut Plug Jack Glasscock Pittsburgh Pirates baseball card. Blank black back.Dimensions2.875 x 1.625 in. (7.3 x 4.1 cm)Historical NotesDistributed by the Mayo Tobacco Works of Richmond, VA. At this point in time, Jack Glasscock is a star shortstop with the Pirates, having just left the Louisville Colonels. Another variation of the card exists with "Louisville" instead of "Pittsburgh" across the jersey.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
John Wesley Glasscock
(1857 - 1947)
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1929
1929
1936
American Tobacco Company