tomwiii
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posted on April 24, 2008 12:31:12 PM
Hi all!
Ralphie & I just got some new goodies in and hope some here can help us with some questions:
First up is:
COMPLETE 1922 ARM&HAMMER 30 CARD BIRD SET
in gorgeous condition:
They're LIKE TOBACCO CARDS, but obviously NOT...
SIZE: 3" x 1 7/8"
WHAT do I call the set?
WHERE do I list this beautiful SET?
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NEXT UP:
This really beautiful VICTORIAN (?) TRADE CARD:
What do the NUMBERS mean?
Is this an ad for THREAD?
SIZE= 4 7/8" x 3 7/8"
THANKS ALL FOR ANY INFO & HELP!
Tom & Ralphie
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[ edited by tomwiii on Apr 24, 2008 12:32 PM ]
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amber
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posted on April 24, 2008 12:38:39 PM
Beautiful cards Tom and Ralphie. I love the birds, sorry, I can't help with them. I don't think the 20 yards would be thread, it is not measured in yards. I am wondering if it the lace around the neck of the dress?
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vintageads4u
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posted on April 24, 2008 12:41:47 PM
There is quite a bit of info on google about the Arm & Hammer set. Here is one:
http://www.churchdwight.com/Company/bird_cards.asp
I will look into the other.
Beth
Antique Ad Shop
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tomwiii
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posted on April 24, 2008 12:46:08 PM
WoW! Beth!
GREAT SITE!
Thanks bunches,
Tom & Ralphie
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niel35
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posted on April 24, 2008 12:54:02 PM
I know Ralphie knows how to do this
'cause he taught me
http://www.churchdwight.com/Company/bird_cards.asp
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zippy2dah
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posted on April 24, 2008 01:02:28 PM
I think the second one is a fabric label, not a trade card.
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tomwiii
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posted on April 24, 2008 01:40:43 PM
THANKS! Zippy!
BTW: are OLD class pictures worth listing? Especially if ya cannot PLACE the school?
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pixiamom
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posted on April 24, 2008 01:53:51 PM
I haven't had much luck selling class photos, but my son & I have fun captioning them in Irfanview. We usually identify the class clown, teacher's pet, bully, as well as "I have to go the bathroom", wearing Dad's tie, you get the picture...
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amber
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posted on April 24, 2008 02:16:19 PM
Yes, the third one from the left on the bottom row certainly needs the rest room break!
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photosensitive
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posted on April 24, 2008 02:27:58 PM
I was typing a response that the lovely red boarded card looked like a label for a bolt of fabric when I had to leave it unfinished to pick up the dog from the groomer. I see that someone had the same idea. The number would identify the pattern and the ___yds the length.
Is the school picture a real photo postcard? There are collectors for it if so but I don't think it would go really high.
The birds are charming.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
[ edited by photosensitive on Apr 24, 2008 02:48 PM ]
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tomwiii
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posted on April 24, 2008 02:50:02 PM
THANKS, ALL!
No, it's just a PHOTO...I thought it was cute, but kinda sad at the same time...
MY BIGGEST PROBLEMS:
Ralphie & I have done surprisingly well with the CARDS -- considering I knew NOTHING about PC's before we started a few months ago...
But, I still have great difficulty deciding WHAT CATEGORY to list many of them...I know we waste a bunch of moola by listing in TWO categories many times...
PLUS, we still have problems with GOOD TITLES...I like my titles to MAKE GRAMMATICAL & LOGICAL SENSE as opposed to just a bunch of KEYWORDS...Or, is that being counter-productive?
Ant help with these 3 would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!
We also have a BUNCH of really old & nifty UNDIVIDED BACK COLOR POSTCARDS that I think will do well...
Oi! Time to feed HRH...
THANKS, AGAIN EVERYBODY!
Tom & Ralphie
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rhpepsi
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posted on April 24, 2008 03:57:18 PM
tomwiii....
The kid - second from the left - in the back row looks like my great-uncle JOEY. He was always skipping class and running around hiding in those vineyards & orchards out there in SANTA CLARA COUNTY near SAN JOSE....
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pixiamom
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posted on April 24, 2008 04:03:28 PM
Here's one we did a while back:
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tomwiii
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posted on April 24, 2008 04:23:21 PM
Aw...The poor "Duh" kid...Probably grew up as a NUCLEAR PHYSICIST and worked on the MANHATTAN PROJECT before losing his security clearance after saying "Duh!" one too many times to General Groves...Sadly, his elderly years were spent as a one-man-band in Central Park...
As they say in Blue Velvet: "It's a strange world we live in..."
Tom & Ralphie
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otteropp
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posted on April 24, 2008 04:54:35 PM
I had a lot of Bird figurines and in my efforts to downsize I am listing them but have been stuck on one of them as I didn't know what Bird it was and then........thanks to Ralphie & his Daddy I see a lot of Birds up top of this page.
The one I have is in your second row, second from the left. He is the pretty little black & yellow one.
Could someone help me out and tell me what it is.....I am just not an ornithologist ( and I probably won't win a Spelling Bee either)
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zippy2dah
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posted on April 24, 2008 05:00:24 PM
I think that's an oriole.
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otteropp
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posted on April 24, 2008 05:09:26 PM
Zippy...thank you!
I was able to find out thanks to you that it is an Audobon's Oriole!
I love this Board!
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pixiamom
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posted on April 24, 2008 09:16:06 PM
Wish I could help you with classifications, but I only know postcards. The birds are especially lovely. Edited to add, if they were postcards, I would probably first list them as a complete set for $99. If they didn't sell, I'd list them individually in my store at $7.99. I don't know how to price cigarette/trade cards, however.
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otteropp
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posted on April 24, 2008 10:46:52 PM
Heres an auction for a full set
190216266287 and another 160231687254
Good luck they are a lovely set.
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photosensitive
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posted on April 25, 2008 05:35:14 AM
Tomwiii, I have a suggestion for the school photo. Put it aside until you get a good size group of old photographs and list them as a lot. Mix as many interesting subjects; pets, toys, cars, older, as you can find with some to "make up a bunch". Make sure this one and any other unusual subjects are mentioned and visible in the pictures of the lot. Use the term "vernacular" and "lot" in the title and description. That is the "hot" name for snapshot collectors now.
I am trying to "cut back" on my buying and only search for very specialized subjects but I know collectors who buy lots of photographs looking for interesting images. You won't make a mint but I know there is a market.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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sthoemke
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posted on April 25, 2008 08:16:33 AM
WHAT do I call the set?
(30) 1922 Arm & Hammer Bird card Set complete grocery/food premium
WHERE do I list this beautiful SET?
Nonsport cards
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tomwiii
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posted on April 25, 2008 08:25:09 AM
Photo & sthoemke:
THANKS! for the great info & suggestions!
Tis greatly appreciated by me & my roomie 
Tom & Ralphie
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