Card, Baseball
Object number2010.2.2
Manufacturer
Tattoo Gum Company
Date1933
MediumPaper; Ink
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
Description1933 Tattoo Orbit Paul Waner Pittsburgh Pirates baseball trading card. Black and white photo against simply colored background.Dimensions2.25 x 2 in. (5.7 x 5.1 cm)Historical NotesPaul Waner, nicknamed Big Poison, is regarded as one of the top five Pittsburgh Pirates of all-time. He was a hall of fame outfielder who played 15 seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Found in one-cent packages of Tattoo gum (Tattoo Gum Company of Chicago, a subsidiary of Wrigley's). One of the first companies, with this series, to package cards and chewing gum together.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Pirates
(founded 1887)
Related person
Paul Glee Waner
(1903 - 1965)
Terms
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1929
1934-1936
1939
1931
1936
1933