Card, Baseball
Object number2011.2.6
Manufacturer
D. Buchner and Company
Date1887
MediumPaper
Credit LineGift of Gregg Ficery
DescriptionEd Beecher Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Buchner Gold Coin trading card. Front features color image of baseball player in white uniform with red belt, red socks, and black lace-up shoes. Man is holding baseball bat over his proper right shoulder.InscriptionsBelow image reads: “BEECHER, LEFT FIELD,PITTSBURG.” Back reads "WE WILL PACK IN / THE CELEBRATED / GOLD COIN CHEWING TOBACCO / THE PORTRAITS OF ALL / THE LEADING BASE-BALL PLAYERS / IN THE COUNTRY / IN FULL UNIFORM / CONTINUE TO SAVE THE WRAPPERS / THEY ARE VALUABLE”.
Historical Notes"Buchner Gold Coin" cards were produced by the D.Buchner and Company for their Gold Coin Chewing Tobacco brand. Images for these cards were generic and used for several players within the set. Thus the images themselves neither represent accurate Pittsburgh Alleghenys uniforms nor does the drawn picture resemble Ed Beecher.
Related person
Edward Harry Beecher
Related institution
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
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1887
1887
