19th Century Baseball Card H804 Merchants Hunt Bros Mining Railroad Scranton PA

Description: circa 1880's - Baseball Card: H804-7 C4 "Gies & Co., Buffalo, N. Y." - Authentic 19th Century Sports Card with "the usual" advertising on front, bottom, BUT a FABULOUS reverse imprint. H804-7 Series, "Struck Out" card: Merchant's Gargling Oil Liniment, Lockport, New York I do NOT pretend to be a certified card grader; you must decide how you would rate the condition. Check corners etc. in my super-high resolution scans. You "grade" with number as you see fit. "Railroad and Mine Supplies... imprinted for: Hunt Brothers & Co., Scranton, Pennsylvania "Fuse, Blasting-Tubes .... Shovels, Nails / Hardware / Pocket Cutlery" (knife) - Fairbanks' Scales... etc.Rare: One of the coolest stock card imprints ever found on the H804 series! For 19th Century Sport, Sporting, Recreation Cards Click: (( MORE SPORTS CARDS )) "This series of five baseball-related traded cards is designated in the hobby as set H804-7. The cards were used to promote a product claimed by its manufacturer as the remedy for maladies from ranging from toothaches to hemorrhoids and a multitude of other "diseases incident to man and beast." The product, a liniment produced by Merchant's Gargling Oil Co. of Lockport, NY, was widely distributed throughout the mid-to-late 19th and into the 20th century." ("Old Cardboard" site) "Merchant's Gargling Oil" = for Sprains / Bruises / Wounds / Back / etc. (lots of rough baseball injuries!). Approx. 3.125 x 5.2 inches - Please study the scans carefully for flaws. Condition... creases, wear and tear, pinhole, etc. and evidence of age as shown. 130+ Years Old - Antique 19th Century Card: Baseball and Sports -related Business Advertising Card + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. See More of the BEST 19th Century Cards Click Here: (( MORE GREAT CARDS )) + Over 1,000+ more fabulous antique & vintage cards are currently listed at the Dave Cheadle Card Store. FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING ================================================== ===================================================================================== * MORE GREAT pre-1900 - Sports / Bottle / Railroad / Mining, etc. = use "Search store" Visit store: Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store ====================================================================================== ====================================================================================== Condition: - Displays with evidence of aging, flaws and wear, as seen in HUGE scans far above. Please ... SEE the above HUGE SCANS to note any and all FLAWS! Size: -- see ruler in the scans. All of the Dave Cheadle Card Store cards are Authentic Antiques = 100% Guaranteed Original After 50 years of collecting, I'm thinning my archives of thousands and thousands of pre-1900 cards. My inventory includes items ranging from common and affordable to one-of-a-kind rarities that I have used to illustrate my over 150 articles that I have published, along with numerous books I've published, including My ... now out-of-print 1996 classic book that helped establish the name for the ebay category and helped define the hobby of Victorian Trade Card collecting: VICTORIAN TRADE CARDS HISTORICAL REFERENCE & VALUE GUIDE, by Dave Cheadle. Be sure to subscribe to my STORE NEWSLETTER and to add me to your favorites list! As a life-long collector and social historian, and as the founding editor of the Trade Card Collectors Association's journal, "The Trade Card Quarterly," I can certify that all items offered are authentic and fully guaranteed-- full refunds without question if not as represented. FREE Shipping with TRACKING and professional packaging within United States: - YES! NOTE: International and World-Wide Global Shipping is now handled with charges determined via the ebay International Shipping Program. More GREAT ADVERTISING TRADE CARDS, ephemera, vintage Colorado History Postcards Historical Paper Americana, 19th Century and antique cards etc. always available right now for ~ Immediate Purchase ~ in my store as -- BUY IT NOW = Newly Listed Cards ... can be viewed in My Store, Starting with the Most Recently Listed: Click this Hot Link: Dave Cheadle Card Store =======================================================================

Price: 98 USD

Location: Loveland, Colorado

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