"Babe" Ruth "King of Swat" from 1933 Uncle Jacks Candy cards (R317)

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1933 · Commercial color photolithograph · Drawings and Prints

"Babe" Ruth "King of Swat" from 1933 Uncle Jacks Candy cards (R317). Manufacturer was based in Springfield, Massachusetts and Newport, Rhode Island. Only one thirty-card set was issued -- in red or blue duotone. White border. Blank back. Cards were sold in a transparent waxpaper pack with one card, gum, and a pink-colored redeemable coupon. The coupon featured advertising for Uncle Jacks and information about a contest to attend the 1933 World Series. Ruth is identified as the "King of Swat" on this card. Pictured in a familiar seated pose.

Artist

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Date

1933

Medium

Commercial color photolithograph

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick