The 1914 Cracker Jack Baseball set consists of 144 subjects,
each card with its player shot and brilliant red backdrop
measuring 2-1/4" by 3", all printed on thin paper (and designated
E145-1 in The American Card Catalog). Individual examples were inserted in
boxes of the molasses-covered popcorn snack. Cardbacks devoted half the area to
a short player biography and the rest to text promoting the set and the
product. American, National and Federal League heroes were in abundance, with
this set. The thin-paper pieces
survived in only very small quantities, owing to their inherent fragility, and
as the 1914 issue was only found packaged with the delicious sticky candy
treat, examples are far more difficult to secure than those from the following year.
To no one’s surprise, the delicate 1914 trading cards and their close
proximity with syrupy Cracker Jack exacted a condition toll - stains and
darkening associated with the sugars as well as dents, dings and creases
incurred while the piece bounced around unprotected within the container. Such
facts of life force enthusiasts to forego exacting condition standards to
collect them.
Team Set Checklist
1914 Cracker Jack - PIRATES
54
Marty O'Toole
63 Babe
Adams
68 Honus Wagner
70 Fred
Clarke
73 Max
Carey
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