December 4, 2008
The earliest (Civil War era) baseball cards were called 'cabinet cards,' because they were literally team photos mounted on cards meant to be displayed in cabinets. A few years later, the mass-production era started, as team photo 'trade cards' (with an ad on the flip side) were packaged in tobacco boxes as collectible advertising.
Dave Campbell contacted me after reading a post on The Baseball Card blog. He's been collecting baseball card… [more]
How did I start collecting Victorian trade cards? In the late 60s I was a bottle collector, early American bo… [more]
Great reference on ephemera... includes examples and descriptions of various ephemera categories, selected special … [more]
Check out this well-organized collection of 500 sets of baseball cards, each over 50 years old. Browsable by type a… [more]
Marty Weil's wide-ranging, in-depth blog on ephemera, including lots of great interviews with ephemera collectors. … [more]
Ben Henry's lively vintage baseball card blog, started in January 2006, offers hundreds of great posts on (and pict… [more]
Dave Campbell's in-depth blog on old baseball (and some football) cards lives up to it's motto: 'do cards, not drug… [more]
Roll up your socks for this Library of Congress collection showcasing hundreds of players on colorful early basebal… [more]
A home run for baseball collectors, this site features in-depth special exhibits ranging from a baseball uniforms d… [more]
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